Biden picks 3 coordinators for Covid-19 response The officials are set to play a major role in the president-elect's response to the worsening pandemic. From left, Bechara Choucair, senior vice president and chief health officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals; Carole Johnson, commissioner for New Jersey Department of Human Services; and Tim Manning, director of Washington operations and senior adviser at Pacific Disaster Center. | Kaiser Permanente/New Jersey Department of Human Services/Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies Link Copied President-elect Joe Biden is expanding his White House Covid-19 Response team, tapping three senior officials to coordinate vaccine, testing and supply chain strategy in an announcement first shared with POLITICO.