Sarah Boateng, MHA

Ms. Sarah Newman Boateng is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (P-DASH) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, she shares responsibility with the Assistant Secretary for Health, for planning, coordinating, and directing substantive program matters; policy and program development; and determining and setting legislative and program priorities covering the full range of public health activities within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to promote Healthy people, healthy communities, healthy nation.

Most recently she served as Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Chief of Staff from February 2021 through July 2022, where she organized and prioritized critical issues to support OASH's mission to lead America to a healthier future. Prior to that Ms. Boateng served as the Executive Deputy Secretary at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Special Assistant to the Physician General at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Director of Public Affairs at Planned Parenthood Keystone and a constituent advocate/LGBT Affair Advisor for U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. Ms. Boateng holds a master's degree in Healthcare Administration from the Colorado State University, and she is also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and the Robert Morris University.