Heather L. Hauck, M.S.W., LIC.S.W., is the Deputy Associate Administrator at Health Resources and Services Administrator. Ms Hauck was previously at the Director of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration. The Maryland Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration leads statewide public health efforts to improve the health of Marylanders by reducing the transmission of infectious diseases, helping impacted persons live longer, healthier lives, and protecting individuals and communities from environmental health hazards. Ms. Hauck is the Ex Officio Chair of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) and has been a member of the organization since 2003. She serves on NASTAD’s Executive Committee, Membership Committee, and the NASTAD Global Program Ethiopia team. Prior to joining the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Ms. Hauck was an independent consultant providing technical assistance to hospitals, national associations, and state public health agencies on HIV program development issues. She served as the Section Chief of the New Hampshire HHS Division of Public Health STD/HIV Section in Concord, NH from 2003 to 2006. Prior to her work in New Hampshire, Ms. Hauck was a co-director and a social worker in the Washington Hospital Center Social Work Department in Washington, DC. She has a Master of Social Work degree from the National Catholic School of Social Service, Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.