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National Medical Association
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Sheila Pradia-Williams, R.Ph., M.B.A.

Sheila Pradia-Williams is the Deputy Associate Administrator in the Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services, where she provides overarching leadership alongside the BHW Associate Administrator.

Before assuming her role in June 2022, Ms. Pradia-Williams was the Director for BHW’s Office of Strategy, Programs, and Partnerships, where she led implementation of strategic priorities and programs funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the American Rescue Plan Act.

Ms. Pradia-Williams has a passion for HRSA’s mission to improve health and achieve health equity through access to quality services, a skilled health workforce, and innovative programs.  She previously served in leadership roles within BHW and its predecessor bureaus and with HRSA’s HIV/AIDS bureau.

Over the span of her 28-year career as an officer in the U. S. Public Health Service, Ms. Pradia-Williams served in positions across the Department. She helped to coordinate and plan the confirmations of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Surgeon General, and managed the regulatory process for blood and biological products within the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review at the Food and Drug Administration.

Before joining the federal workforce, Ms. Pradia-Williams was a hospital pharmacist at George Washington University Hospital. She holds degrees in Biochemistry and Pharmacy from Xavier University of New Orleans and a Masters of Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.