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Technical Section Chairs


Technical Sections:


AIR/LAND
Co-chair, 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

 

Co-chair, Ron Tobler
Program Manager
Utah County Health Department
151 S University Ave, Ste 2600, Provo, UT 84601
Phone: 801.851.7069
E-mail:  ront@utah.gov

CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Co-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

 

Co-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

Co-chair, Mel Knight, REHS
109 Gold Rock Court
Folsom, CA 95630-1841
Phone: 916.989.4224
E-mail: melknight@sbcglobal.net

 

Co-chair, Ken Sharp, REHS
Division Director
Division of Environmental Health, Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E 12th St, Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515.281.5099
E-mail: ksharp@idph.state.ia.us

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, MPH, DrPH, 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  
Co-chair, George Nakamura, REHS, MPA, DAAS
950 Pocatello Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone: 408.738.4324
E-mail: gmlnaka@comcast.net

 

Co-chair, Michéle Samarya-Timm, MA, REHS, CHES, DAAS, HO
Health Educator
Franklin Township Health Department
935 Hamilton St, Somerset, NJ 08873
Phone: 732.873.2500, ext. 372
E-mail: michele.samarya-timm@twp.franklin.nj.us

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Co-chair, David W. Pluymers, MSTHA, RS
Director of Public Health Preparedness
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
1 W Wilson St, PO Box 2659, Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608.266.8294
E-mail: pluymdw@dhfs.state.wi.us

 

Co-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

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Co-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

 

Co-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
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

ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
Craig Gilbertson, RS
Environmental Planner
Ayres Associates
PO Box 215, Walker, MN, 56484
Phone: 218.547.0660
E-mail: gilbertsonc@ayresassociates.com

TERRORISM AND ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS
Co-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

 

Co-chair, Jason P. Bashura, MPH, RS
Public Health Preparedness Coordinator
Naugatuck Valley Health District
98 Bank St, Seymour, CT 06483
Phone: 203.881.3255
E-mail: JBashura@nvhd.org

 

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