Contact the Office of Communications and Public Liaison

NCI’s Office of Communications and Public Liaison is staffed by experts in science writing, digital communications, and media and public affairs. If you have a question about the office or NCI’s communications efforts, please contact us.

National Cancer Institute
Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL)
BG 9609 MSC 9760
9609 Medical Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-9760

Phone: 240-276-6600
Email: nciocpl@mail.nih.gov

Nancy Murphy
Director (Acting)
murphyns@mail.nih.gov

Nelvis Castro
Deputy Director
castron@nih.gov

Office of Cancer Content

Kelli Marciel, M.A.
Associate Director for Cancer Content
kelli.marciel@nih.gov

Rebecca Chasan, Ph.D.
Deputy Associate Director for Cancer Content
rchasan@mail.nih.gov

Office of Communications Planning and Coordination

Bonny Sheppard, M.A.
Associate Director for Communications Planning and Coordination (Acting)
bonny.sheppard@nih.gov

Office of Dissemination and Digital Communications

Lakshmi Grama, M.A., M.L.S.
Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications
lgrama@mail.nih.gov

Sabrina Rahman
Deputy Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications
islamsa@mail.nih.gov

Office of Program Management

Jonathan H. Cho
Associate Director for Program Management
chojon@nih.gov

Candace Maynard, M.P.A.
Deputy Associate Director for Program Management
maynarc@mail.nih.gov

Office of Public Affairs

Cynthia Vitelli, M.P.A.
Associate Director for Public Affairs
cynthia.vitelli@nih.gov

Sona Thakkar, M.A.
Deputy Associate Director for Public Affairs
thakkars@mail.nih.gov