Team: Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Communications (SPEC)

Functional Area: Communication and Outreach; Program Evaluation and Analysis; Program Strategic Planning; Website Content

Programs: Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI); Common Fund Data Ecosystem(CFDE)

Natalie joined the Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC) as a Health Science Policy Analyst in August 2023. She brings experience from multiple federal agencies on behavioral and mental health research. Natalie earned her Master of Science degree in Clinical-Counseling Psychology from Radford University in 2013. After graduation she worked as an animal assisted therapy specialist in Northern Virginia before starting federal service. In 2015, she joined the Department of Veterans Affairs as a research coordinator for the VISN 5 Mental Illness Research Education Center (MIRECC). She eventually served as a Research Compliance Officer at the DCVA. In 2019, Natalie transitioned to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where she studied targeted violence and delivered trainings on behavioral threat assessment.

Team: Transformational Science and Discovery (TSD)

Functional Area: Program Management

Programs: Development and Application of Imaging Technologies for Oculomics (Oculomics) Venture Initiative; Systems Biology Data Platform (SysBio) Leveraging the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® (AMP®) Venture Initiative; Transformative High Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy (CryoEM)

Dr. Mary Ann Wu joined the Office of Strategic Coordination in 2023. Prior to joining the Office, Dr. Wu was in the Division of Biomedical Technology, Biophysics and Computational Biosciences (BBCB) at the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) where she has managed several technology development and resource programs over time, including the Legacy Resources Program, the Biomedical Technology Research Resources Program, and more recently, the Mature Synchrotron Resources program. While at NIGMS, she served as a coordinator for the Common Fund Transformative High-Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy Program. Dr. Wu received her Ph.D. The Catholic University of America and her B.S from the University of Wisconsin - Parkside.

Team: Division of Other Transactions Management (DOTM)

Functional Area: Other Transactions

Programs: Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV), "ACTIV Public-Private Partnership," administrated by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Common Fund Data Ecosystem(CFDE); Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS)

Esther Young serves as an Other Transactions Agreements Officer and Team Lead in the Office of the Strategic Coordination (OSC), where she manages a diverse portfolio of other transactions (OT) awards. Her experience includes project management and financial administration of private and federal awards and contracts. Esther has also held grants management positions within NIH. Prior to joining the federal government, Ms. Young worked for academic and non-profit institutions. She possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.