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The following individuals serve as members on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria:

Designated Federal Officer

Sarah McClelland, MPH
Public Health Advisor
Designated Federal Officer
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Voting Members

Voting members are Special Government Employees and are subject to conflict of interest laws and regulations.

CHAIR
Paul Plummer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DECSRHM
Executive Director, National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

VICE CHAIR
Jason Newland, MD, MEd, FPIDS, FIDSA
Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Professor of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Stephanie R. Black, MD, MSc
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center
Chief Medical Officer, Disease Control Bureau
Chicago Department of Public Health
Chicago, IL

Claire Burbick, DVM, PhD Diplomate, ACVM
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Director of Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Virginia R. Fajt, DVM, PhD, DACVCP
Clinical Professor
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Susan Huang, MD, MPH
Chancellor’s Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, CA

Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, FSHEA, FIDSA
Gene Stollerman Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Northwestern Medicine & Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Lynn Marks, MD
Owner, DDLC Solutions, LLC
Board Member, AN2 Therapeutics (ANTX)
Cape May, NJ

Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
System-Wide Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Robin Patel, MD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FACP, F(AAM)
Elizabeth P. and Robert E. Allen Professor of Individualized Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology
Director, Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, ACVPM
State Public Health Veterinarian, Supervisor, Zoonotic Diseases Unit
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN

Julia E. Szymczak, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Thomas Wittum, PhD
Professor and Chair
Veterinary Preventive Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Representative Members

American Association of Extension Veterinarians
Designated Representative:
Alison E. Robertson, B.Sc. Agric., M.Phil., PhD
Ames, IA

American Society of Microbiology
Designated Representative:
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP 
San Diego, CA

American Veterinary Medical Association 
Designated Representative:
Mark Papich, DVM, MS, ACVCP
Raleigh, NC

AMR Action Fund
Designated Representative:
Henry Skinner
Washington, DC

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Designated Representative:
Padmini Srikantiah, MD, MPH
Seattle, WA

EpiX Analytics
Designated Representative:
Francisco Zagmutt, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Fort Collins, CO

International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Designated Representative:
David Jenkins, MD
London, England

National Institute for Animal Agriculture
Designated Representative:
Lucas Pantaleon, DVM, MS, DACVIM, MBA
Versailles, KY
 

Regular Government Employees

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service
TBD

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
TBD

Food Safety Inspection Service
TBD

U.S. Department of Defense

Uniformed Services University
Paige Waterman, MD, FACP, FIDSA COL, MC
Professor of Medicine
Bethesda, MD

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Christopher Houchens, PhD
Director, Division of CBRN Countermeasures
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Washington, DC

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Melissa Miller, MD, MS, FCCM
Medical Officer, Division of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Rockville, MD

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Craig
Director
Antibiotic Resistance and Coordination and Strategy Unit
Atlanta, GA

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Shari Ling, MD
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Baltimore, MD

National Institutes of Health
Sam Perdue, PhD
Acting Chief, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Rockville, MD

Office of Global Affairs
Angela Monahan, MPH
Senior Global Health Officer, Office of Pandemics and Emerging Threats
Washington, DC

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
William Flynn, DVM
Deputy Director Science and Policy
Center for Veterinary Medicine
Rockville, MD

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development
Jay Garland, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response
Cincinnati, OH

Content created by Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
Content last reviewed May 11, 2026