AACR OFFICE OF SCIENCE POLICY & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
1425 K Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-6499 (Phone)
(202) 898-0966 (Fax)
govrelations@aacr.org
STAFF:
Jon Retzlaff
Managing Director of Science Policy & Government Affairs
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Before joining the AACR in 2010 as the Managing Director of Science Policy and Government Affairs, Mr. Retzlaff worked in government relations for Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC and led the firm’s health and biomedical research practice. Previously, he served as legislative director for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology from 2004-2007.
Additionally, he worked for the National Institutes of Health, first as a program analyst within the Office of the Director's legislative office; then as a senior legislative advisor to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; and finally as the Executive Officer of the National Library of Medicine. Mr. Retzlaff was assigned to the House (1998) and Senate (2000-2001) appropriations subcommittees on labor, health and human services, education and related agencies on health research funding issues, as well as within the Office of the Secretary for Legislation at the Department of Health and Human Services. He entered the Federal Government as a Presidential Management Intern in 1993 and completed a rotation in the Office of Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) during his training.
Mr. Retzlaff earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota, a master's degree in public administration from Indiana University and a master's degree in business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mary Lee Watts, M.P.H., R.D.
Director of Government Relations
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Pamela Bradley, Ph.D.
Director of Science Policy
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Mark Fluery, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Science Policy
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Kelsey Johnson, MPA
Senior Manager of Science Policy Communications
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James Ingram,
Manager of Legislative Affairs
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Jessica Oxley
Administrative Coordinator
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