mary wakefield.ne and everyone deal with questions of the disadvantaged, shortages, education and practice, you will already recognize her as a leader as administrators, health resources and administration. she has a $7.5 billion agency that supports a national network of nearly 8,000 health centers serving 19 million patients, and with new funding, i know there's many challenges to move as quickly as possible to work with the health reform provisions that include supports for those health centers. the ryan white hiv aids program, the 5,000 clinicians, and the national health services for the healthy start program that fight the infant mortality, the national organ and marrow donor programs are all administered by the agency she leads. dr. wakefield brings a rare combination of experience, urban and rural practice as a nurse, washington policymaking as a chief of staff to two u.s. senators, and her work in academic circles, and her administration of service and research partnerships that target healt