Jim O’Hara is the director of the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. Mr. O’Hara has more than a decade of experience in the development of public health policy. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health from 1997 to 1999, he represented the Department of Health and Human Services on an inter-agency committee, coordinating food safety policy initiatives among the federal public health agencies and serving as liaison with the White House, the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, he was the Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs at the Food and Drug Administration from 1993 to 1997 where he developed and oversaw the agency’s communications with the public on numerous multi-state outbreaks of foodborne illness. Mr. O’Hara was awarded the U.S. Surgeon General’s Medallion in 1999 by Dr. David Satcher for his work in public health policy.
Mr. O’Hara received his BA from the University of Notre Dame in 1972, his MA from the University of Chicago in 1978 and was a Knight Fellow at Stanford University in 1981-1982. He is a senior scholar with the O’Neil Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
Erin Bongard is the Deputy Director of the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. Prior to joining PSP, Ms. Bongard worked in the President’s Office at Population Action International. She has ten years of public policy advocacy and campaign experience. She is a former Midwestern regional director for Communities United to Strengthen America, a national non-partisan advocacy group that educated voters about healthcare, education and economic security. As regional director, Erin supervised five district offices and a staff of 20 and was a member of the national senior policy team designing and implementing national and regional organizational strategy. In addition, Ms. Bongard worked in the Executive Office for the Connecticut Secretary of the State and for the majority leadership in the Connecticut General Assembly, where she researched and advised legislators on social and health policy issues.
Ms. Bongard received her Master of Social Work with a concentration in Policy and Research from the University of Connecticut, and her BSW from Saint Joseph College. She also serves on the board of advisors at the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the University of Connecticut.
Caroline Hubbard is the Policy Associate for the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute. Prior to joining PSP, Ms. Hubbard was the Program Logistics Manager for Vital Voices Global Partnership, where she executed international training programs aimed at empowering emerging women leaders. Ms. Hubbard has worked at the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and in the American Association of University Women's Public Policy and Government Relations Department.
Ms. Hubbard received her Master of Arts in Public Policy with a concentration in Women's Studies from The George Washington University. She holds her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and French Language from the University of Texas at Austin.
Jim O’Hara is the director of the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. Mr. O’Hara has more than a decade of experience in the development of public health policy. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health from 1997 to 1999, he represented the Department of Health and Human Services on an inter-agency committee, coordinating food safety policy initiatives among the federal public health agencies and serving as liaison with the White House, the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, he was the Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs at the Food and Drug Administration from 1993 to 1997 where he developed and oversaw the agency’s communications with the public on numerous multi-state outbreaks of foodborne illness. Mr. O’Hara was awarded the U.S. Surgeon General’s Medallion in 1999 by Dr. David Satcher for his work in public health policy.
Erin Bongard is the Deputy Director of the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. Prior to joining PSP, Ms. Bongard worked in the President’s Office at Population Action International. She has ten years of public policy advocacy and campaign experience. She is a former Midwestern regional director for Communities United to Strengthen America, a national non-partisan advocacy group that educated voters about healthcare, education and economic security. As regional director, Erin supervised five district offices and a staff of 20 and was a member of the national senior policy team designing and implementing national and regional organizational strategy. In addition, Ms. Bongard worked in the Executive Office for the Connecticut Secretary of the State and for the majority leadership in the Connecticut General Assembly, where she researched and advised legislators on social and health policy issues.
Caroline Hubbard is the Policy Associate for the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute. Prior to joining PSP, Ms. Hubbard was the Program Logistics Manager for Vital Voices Global Partnership, where she executed international training programs aimed at empowering emerging women leaders. Ms. Hubbard has worked at the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs at the U.S.