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Executive Office

This Executive Office provides management oversight and guidance to NCCIH’s business and administrative components in support of the Center’s mission. A primary responsibility of the Executive Office is to ensure that NCCIH is practicing responsible stewardship through developing human resources, establishing effective leadership, management and administrative practices, and engineering business activities for efficiency. The Executive Office oversees the Office of Administrative Operations, which encompasses administrative management and financial management. NCCIH’s technology transfer, ethics, internal controls, and information technology programs are also managed within the Executive Office.

Executive Officer: Ginger Betson Phone: 301-496-5760
Deputy Executive Officer: Ann Ellis Phone: 301-451-8453

Office of Administrative Operations

The Office of Administrative Operations consists of the several components, including the Administrative Office, Budget Office, Ethics Office, Management Analysis Office and the Information Technology Office. These components provide support to NCCIH’s senior management as well as front line administrative support to the Center’s internal and external customers.


Administrative Office

Senior Administrative Officer: Sandy Putsky
Phone: 301-827-4897


Budget Office

Budget Officer: Alisha Smith
Phone: 301-594-4691


Ethics Office

Ethics Counselor: Ginger Betson
Phone: 301-496-5760

Ethics Specialist: Loretta McDonald
Phone: 301-402-5860


Management Analysis Office

Deputy Executive Officer: Ann Ellis
Phone: 301-451-8453


Information Technology Office

CIO: Eric Gallagher
Phone: 301-496-8258


Mailing Address:

Office of Administrative Operations
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2182
Bethesda, MD 20892-2182