Agency programs and contacts

The Act was signed in October 2010, but some federal agencies have been promoting the use of plain language for years. (If you don’t see your agency’s program listed here, contact us so we can include it.)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Contact

  • Bruce Seeman, Media Relations Director
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Mary Wallace, Deputy Director, Office of Communications
• Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • CFPB_Plain_Writing_Act@cfpb.gov

  Senior official

  • Gena Chieco, Executive Secretary and Counsel to the Director
• Corporation for National and Community Service

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Amy Borgstrom, Senior Agency Official for Plain Language

  Contact

  • Aaron Olszewski, Plain Writing Coordinator
• Department of Agriculture

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Jerry Mande, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

  Contact

  • Maureen Wood
• Department of Commerce

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • PlainLanguage@doc.gov

  Senior official

  • Parker Sheedy, Special Assistant and Editor
• Department of Defense

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dod-plain-language@mail.mil

  Senior official

  • Thomas Muir, Acting Director of Administration and Management
• Department of Education

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Katherine Devine, Plain Language Officer
• Department of Energy

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Ingrid A. Kolb, Director, Office of Management

  Contact

  • Michael Coogan
• Department of Health and Human Services

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • hhsplainwriting@hhs.gov

  Senior official

  • Oliver Potts, Deputy Executive Secretary and Plain Writing Coordinator
• Department of Homeland Security

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Dr. Kimberly O’Connor, Executive Secretary

  Contact

  • Michael Broome
• Department of Housing and Urban Development

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • webmanager@hud.gov
• Department of Interior

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Mark Patrick, Associate Deputy Secretary
• Department of Justice

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Michael H. Allen, Deputy Assistant Attorney General
• Department of Labor

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainlanguage@dol.gov

  Senior official

  • Kathleen E. Franks, Director of Regulatory and Programmatic Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP)
• Department of State

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management

  Contact

  • Janet Freer
• Department of Transportation

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Carol C. Darr, Director, Executive Secretariat
• Department of Treasury

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainwriting@treasury.gov

  Senior official

  • Rebecca Ewing, Deputy Executive Secretary
• Department of Veterans Affairs

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • VAPlainLanguage@va.gov

  Senior official

  • Carrie McVicker, Executive Secretary
• Environmental Protection Agency

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Eric Wachter, Director of the Office of the Executive Secretariat in the Office of the Administrator
• Farm Credit Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Mike Stokke, Director of Congressional and Public Affairs

  Contact

  • Emily Yaghmour
• Federal Communications Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Howard Parnell, Chief, Web and Print Publishing Division
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • PlainWriting@fdic.gov
• Federal Election Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainlanguage@fec.gov

  Senior official

  • Gregg Scott, Assistant Staff Director, Information Division
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • customer@ferc.gov

  Senior official

  • Mary O'Driscoll, Press Secretary and Director of Media Relations
• Federal Housing Finance Agency

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainlanguage@fhfa.gov

  Senior official

  • Carrie Johnson, Senior Advisor
• Federal Maritime Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • secretary@fmc.gov

  Senior official

  • Karen V. Gregory, Secretary
• Federal Trade Commission

  Senior official

  • Christian S. White, Deputy General Counsel
• Food and Drug Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • LaKeisha McClendon, Chief Learning Officer

  Contact

  • Julie Frandsen
• General Services Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Teressa Wykpisz-Lee, Associate Administrator for the Office of Strategic Communications

  Contact

  • Katherine Spivey
• Institute of Museum and Library Services

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Elizabeth Holtan, Communications Manager

  Contact

  • Elizabeth Holtan
• Internal Revenue Service

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Terry Lemons, Chief, Communications & Liaison
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Larry Box, Head, Executive Secretariat

  Contact

  • Gina Hall
• National Archives and Records Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainwriting@nara.gov

  Senior official

  • Maria Stanwich, Senior Official for Plain Writing
• National Capitol Planning Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainwriting@ncpc.gov

  Senior official

  • Barry Socks, Chief Operating Officer
• National Credit Union Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • PlainWriting@ncua.gov

  Senior official

  • John Kutchey, Deputy Executive Director
• National Endowment for the Arts

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plainlanguage@arts.gov

  Senior official

  • Don Ball, Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs
• National Institute of Corrections

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Contact

  • Donna Ledbetter, Writer/Editor, Director's Office
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Darren B. Ash, Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management
• Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • plain@oshrc.gov

  Senior official

  • Donald G. Shalhoub, Chief Counsel to the Chairman
• Office of Management and Budget

  Senior official

  • Lauren Wright, Assistant Director for Management and Operations
• Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Christopher J. Bavasi, Executive Director

  Contact

  • Scott Kuhr
• Office of Personnel Management

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
  • OPMExecSec@opm.gov

  Senior official

  • Steve Hickman, Acting Executive Secretary
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • J. Jioni Palmer, Senior Advisor and Director of Communications and Public Affairs
• Securities and Exchange Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Lori J. Schock, Director, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
• Small Business Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website
• Social Security Administration

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Susan Camarena, Associate Commissioner, Office of Public Inquiries
• U.S. Agency for Global Media

  Contact

  • Pamela Prah
• U.S. Agency for International Development

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Angelique Crumbly, Acting Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Management

  Contact

  • Lisa Glufling
  • Christine Brown
• U.S. Census Bureau

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Senior official

  • Shelly Hedrick, Special Assistant
• U.S. Election Assistance Commission

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Contact

  • Cliff Tatum
• U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority

  Plain language resources

  • Visit website

  Contact

  • Aloysius Hogan, Esq.
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  Contact

  • Eric Atkisson, Director Of Communications