Dr. Pamela Roshell was appointed as Regional Director of Region IV of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the federal government’s lead agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Prior to this, Dr. Roshell served in a variety of leadership roles at AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) including State Director in Georgia and South Carolina. She also performed health policy education, program design and implementation activities for AARP’s Southeast Region.