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Technical Section Chairs

Technical Sections:

Air/Land
Children’s Environmental Health
Drinking Water Quality/Water Pollution
Emerging Pathogens/Vector Control and Zoonotic Diseases
Environmental Health Leadership Development
Environmental Health Research
Environmental Health Tracking and Informatics
Food Safety and Protection
General Environmental Health
Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances
Injury Prevention/Occupational Health
Institutions and Schools Environmental Health
Onsite Wastewater Systems
Sustainability
Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness

AIR/LAND
	Terry Beebe, EHS Environmental Health Director Utah County Health Department 151 S University Ave, Ste 2600, Provo, UT 84601 Phone: 801.851.7071 E-mail: terry@utah.gov

CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
	Chair, Don Herrington, RS Bureau Chief Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Arizona Department of Health Services 150 N 18th Ave, Ste 100, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602.364.1889 herrind@azdhs.gov
	Vice Chair, M.L. Tanner Environmental Health Manager III Bureau of Environmental Health, Division of General Sanitation, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull St, Columbia, SC, 29201 Phone: 803.896.0655 E-mail: tannerml@dhec.sc.gov

DRINKING WATER QUALITY/WATER POLLUTION
	Robert G. Vincent, RS, MPA Environmental Administrator Bureau of Water Programs, Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-22, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1742 Phone: 850.245.4578 E-mail: bob_vincent@doh.state.fl.us

EMERGING PATHOGENS/VECTOR CONTROL AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
	Mike Lester, RS Director of Health and EMS City of Baytown 220 W Defee, Baytown, TX 77520 Phone: 281.420.5305 E-mail: mike.lester@baytown.org

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
	Chair, Ken Sharp, REHS Division Director Division of Env. Health Iowa Dept. of Public Health 321 E 12th St, Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: 515.281.5099 E-mail: ksharp@idph.state.ia.us
	Vice Chair, Val F. Siebal, REHS Director, Sacramento County Environmental Management Department 8475 Jackson Rd, Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95826 Phone: 916.875.8444 E-mail: siebalv@saccounty.net

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
	R. Steven Konkel, PhD, AICP, FRIPH Graduate Program Faculty and Associate Professor Department of Environmental Health Science, Eastern Kentucky University U.S. Fulbright Scholar AY 07/08, Dublin Institute of Technology E-mail: steve.konkel@dit.ie

ENVIRONMENTAL TRACKING AND INFORMATICS
	Gregory Kearney, DrPH, MPH, RS Environmental Epidemiologist Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1712 Phone: 850.245.4577 E-mail: greg_kearney@doh.state.fl.us

FOOD SAFETY AND PROTECTION
	Chair, Michéle Samarya-Timm, MA, REHS, CHES, DAAS, HO Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Health Educator 20 Orchard St, Franklin Park, NJ 08823-1226 Phone: 732.873.2500, ext. 372 E-mail: Michele@EnvironmentalHealthResources.com
	Vice Chair, Steven Lipton, MEd, LEHP, CP-FS, MSJS President, Biotest Services Inc 411 Jarvis Ave, Des Plains, IL 60018-1911 Phone: 847.824.3113 E-mail: sjlipton@biotestservices.com, shlomo626@gmail.com, EHblogger@gmail.com

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
	Chair, Tracynda Davis, MPH Director, Environmental Health Programs National Swimming Pool Foundation 4775 Grandby Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: 719.540.9119 E-mail: tracynda.davis@nspf.org
	Vice Chair, Christopher A. Hinz, BS, RS Tri-County Environmental Health Program Manager Waushara, Green Lake and Marquette County Health Departments (Wisconsin) P.O. Box 837, Wautoma, WI 54982 Phone: 920.787.6590 E-mail: hinzc@centurytel.net

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCE

Chair, Priscilla Oliver, PhD
Life Scientist/Program Manager
Office of Policy and Management, US EPA
PO Box 4305, Central City Station, Atlanta, GA 30302-4305
Phone: 404.562.8292
E-mail: oliver.priscilla@epa.gov

Vice Chair, Sheila D. Pressley, MS, REHS
Assistant Professor
Environmental Health Sciences Department, Eastern Kentucky University
220 Dizney Bldg, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: 859.622.6339
E-mail: sheila.pressley@eku.edu

INJURY PREVENTION/OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
	CDR Donald B. Williams, REHS, MPH, DAAS Injury Prevention Specialist USPHS, Indian Health Service 7900 S J Stock Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746 Phone: 520.295.5638 E-mail: donald.williams@ihs.gov

INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
	Chair, Terrance B. Gratton, DrPH, DAAS, RS Assistant Professor University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health 3400 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107 Phone: 817.735.5140 E-mail: tgratton@hsc.unt.edu
	Vice Chair, Milton Morris, REHS, DAAS, CP-FS, (ABD)PhD Program Director, Environmental Health Science Benedict College 1600 Harden St, Benedict College, Columbia, SC 29204-1058 Phone: 803.705.4608 E-mail: morrism@benedict.edu

ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
	Chair, Craig Gilbertson, RS Environmental Planner Ayres Associates PO Box 215, Walker, MN, 56484 Phone: 218.547.0660 E-mail: gilbertsonc@ayresassociates.com
	Vice Chair, Brent L. Reagor, RS Public Health Director Town of Concord Health Department 141 Keyes Rd., Concord, MA 01742 Phone: 978.318.3275 E-mail: breagor@concordma.gov

SUSTAINABILITY
	Chair, Thomas R. Gonzales, MPH, REHS Resource Protection Program Manager Clark County Public Health, Env Health Div 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98666-8825 Phone: 360.397.8154 E-mail: Tom.Gonzales@clark.wa.gov

TERRORISM AND ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS
	Chair, Mike Allred, PhD Deputy Associate Director Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, NCEH/ATSDR 4770 Buford Hwy, Bldg 101, MS F-16, Atlanta, GA 30341 Phone: 770.488.3344 E-mail: mia2@cdc.gov
	Vice Chair, Martin A. Kalis, MA Public Health Advisor, Environmental Health Services Branch, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services NCEH/CDC 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS F-38, Atlanta, GA 30341 Phone: 770.488.4568 E-mail: mkalis@cdc.gov