Journal of Medical Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense

JMedCBR Editorial Board

 

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Anna Johnson-Winegar

USA         

Dr. Anna Johnson-Winegar served as the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) from 1999 until her retirement in 2003.  She acted as the single focal-point within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) responsible for oversight, coordination, and integration of the chemical/biological (CB) defense, counterproliferation support, chemical demilitarization, and Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (ACWA) programs. She  represented the Department of Defense on multiple interagency and international groups addressing CB issues.  She provided Congressional testimony on numerous occasions during this time. She also participated as a biological weapons inspector in Iraq for the United Nations under UNSCOM.

 

In 1998, she received the lifetime achievement award from Women in Science and Engineering. Upon her retirement from civil service, she received the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Award (with bronze palm), Presidential Rank Award as a Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service, the Gold Medal from the National Defense Industrial Association, and numerous other recognitions.  In 2006 she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Hood College, her alma mater.  She currently is engaged in private consulting work for industry, academic, and government clients.