Contact the Office of Communications and Public Liaison

NCI’s Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) is one of three public-facing offices under the NCI Center for External Affairs. It is staffed by experts in science writing, digital communications, strategic planning, 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 Siebert Murphy
Director
murphyns@mail.nih.gov

Sabrina Islam-Rahman
Deputy Director (Acting)
islamsa@mail.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

Sabrina Islam-Rahman
Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications (Acting)
islamsa@mail.nih.gov

Ilene France
Deputy Associate Director for Dissemination and Digital Communications (Acting)
ilene.france@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

Nancy Siebert Murphy
Associate Director of Public Affairs (Acting)
murphyns@mail.nih.gov