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On Oct. 1, 2024, the FDA began implementing a reorganization impacting many parts of the agency. We are in the process of updating FDA.gov content to reflect these changes.

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  1. Office of the Chief Counsel

Organization of the Office of Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Administration

Management Team

Mark Raza
Chief Counsel

Peter Beckerman
Principal Deputy Chief Counsel

Amanda Edmonds
Senior Deputy Chief Counsel

Shannon Singleton
Deputy Chief Counsel for Litigation (Enforcement)

Michele Svonkin
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel 

Wendy Vicente
Deputy Chief Counsel for Litigation (Defensive)

Shoshana Hutchinson
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel

Deborah Chasan-Sloan
Deputy Chief Counsel for Program Review for Drugs and Biologics

Abigail Brandel
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Drugs

Kim Dettelbach
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Drugs

Sarah Seager-Stewart
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Drugs

Halley Kropa
Deputy Chief Counsel for Program Review for Foods and Veterinary Medicine

Sara Beardsley
Acting Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Foods and Veterinary Medicine

Elena Marsteller Towne
Acting Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Foods and Veterinary Medicine

David Mednick
Deputy Chief Counsel for Program Review for Devices and Tobacco

Marcy Busch
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Devices

Will Thanhauser
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Tobacco

Susan Williams
Assistant Deputy Chief Counsel for Tobacco

Jennifer Zamora
Supervisory Administrative Officer

Ruth Jean-Pierre
Senior Advisor

Nakia Kamara
Supervisory Management Analyst

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