Background
Christopherson, Gary Arthur was born on February 25, 1948 in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States.
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Gary Arthur Christopherson
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Gary Arthur Christopherson, American government agency administrator. Volunteer researcher Center for Conflict Resolution, Inc., Problem Solving, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, 1971-1973; volunteer search manager Health and Human Services Department, Presidential Transition Personnel Office, 1991; president GChris Inc., Nelson, Wisconsin.
Education
Bachelor in Political Science, University of Wisconsin, 1970; Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin, 1974; postgraduate in health services administration, Johns Hopkins University, 1981-1983.
Career
Urban planner City of Madison (Wisconsin) Planning Department, 1972. Coordinator Milwaukee Blood Pressure program Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1974-1975. States coordinator, program development section Kappa Systems Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, 1975-1977.
Director special projects, various other health projects City of Milwaukee Health Department, 1977-1980. Deputy director municipal health services program Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Baltimore, 1981-1983. Director health legislation select committee on aging, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1983-1991.
Executive director National Gray Panthers Project Fund, 1991, March of Dimes, national capital chapter, Arlington, Virginia, 1991-1992. Associate director presidential appointments Office of Presidential Personnel, The White House, Washington, 1993-1994. Senior advisor health affairs Department of Defense, 1994-1997, acting principal deputy assistant, secretary, 1998-2000, prin deputy assistant, secretary for health, acting assistant secretary, 1998.
Senior advisor force health protection Reserve Affairs Dept.Def., 1999-2000. Chief information officer Veterans Health Administration, since 2000.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer researcher Center for Conflict Resolution, Inc., Problem Solving, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, 1971-1973. President, Vulnerable in American, Inc., University Park, Maryland., since 1989. Co-chair Campaign '88 Health Advisory Group, DNC, Washington, 1988.
Volunteer search manager Health and Human Superior vena cava syndrome Department, Presidential Transition Personnel Office, 1991. President GChris Inc., Nelson, Wisconsin.
Interests
Connections
Son of Lynn Arthur and Irene Mae (Ruben) C.
