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Mailing Address  
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)  
National Institutes of Health  
6700B Rockledge Drive, Suite 2500, MSC 6910  
Bethesda, MD 20892  
(20817 zip code for delivery service or hand delivery)  

Contact By Division

DivisionEmail Fax
Office of the Director [email protected] 301-480-3394
Division of Assurances [email protected]301-451-5672
  • Annual Reports
[email protected]301-480-2887
  • Restricted Awards
[email protected] 301-480-3386
Division of Compliance Oversight [email protected]301-480-3387
Division of Policy and Education [email protected] 301-451-5546

Click the heading to view the dropdown with OLAW staff contact information.

Staff Member Phone Fax
Office of the Director    
Axel Wolff, MS, DVM  
Acting Director
301-594-2061 301-480-3394
Neera Gopee, DVM, PhD  
Associate Director for Animal Welfare Policy
301-594-3657301-451-5546
Joan Ward  
Program Analyst
301-594-2506 301-480-3394
Angelina Williams, DVM, MPH  
Animal Welfare Program Specialist
301-451-1952 301-480-3394
Division of Assurances    
Jane Na, DVM, CPIA  
Director
301-402-1922 301-451-5672
Nicole Lukovsky-Akhsanov, DVM, MPH  
Deputy Director
301-480-8196 301-451-5672
Paula Knapp  
Senior Assurance Officer
301-451-4206 301-451-5672
Robyn Engel, DVM  
Animal Welfare Program Specialist
301-594-5204 301-451-5672
Temeri Wilder-Kofie, DVM, MPH  
Animal Welfare Program Specialist
301-594-1833 301-451-5672
Devora McCoy, MBA  
Animal Welfare Program Analyst
301-496-5051 301-451-5672
Thelma Maritza Carrasco  
Lead Program Analyst
301-402-5913 301-451-5672
Kiara Peoples, MS  
Program Analyst
301-594-2289 301-451-5672
Ge'Vonna Keyes  
Program Analyst 
301-402-2030 301-451-5672
Katherine Smith  
Program Analyst
301-480-6985 301-451-5672
Division of Compliance Oversight   
Brent Morse, DVM  
Director
301-594-2921 301-480-3387
Jacquelyn Tubbs, DVM  
Senior Animal Welfare Program Specialist
301-402-2081 301-480-3387
Teagan Ware MS, PMP 
Animal Welfare Program Analyst
301-435-2390 301-480-3387
Division of Policy and Education   
Nicolette Petervary, VMD, MS  
Director
301-496-3133 301-451-5546
Megan Clark, DVM, MPH, CPIA  
Senior Animal Welfare Program Specialist
301-480-7669 301-451-5546
Carolyn Reneski, CPIA 
Animal Welfare Program Analyst
301-827-9232 301-451-5546
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