Leadership & Staff
Executive Director, David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH
David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH, was named executive director and chief executive officer effective May 4, 2015.
(303) 802-2127 | ddyjack@neha.org
Dyjack's 30-year career includes expertise in environmental health, emergency preparedness and response, public health informatics, infectious disease, workforce development, governmental infrastructure, maternal and child health, health equity, and chronic disease. A board-certified industrial hygienist, Dyjack also has advanced degrees in public health with a doctorate from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from the University of Utah.
Administration
Renee Clark
Director, Finance
(303) 802-2158 | rclark@neha.org
Started January 2019 | JEH Profile
Kristie Denbrock, MPA
Chief Learning Officer
(303) 802-2138 | kdenbrock@neha.org
Started March 2017
Soni Fink
Sales Manager
(303) 802-2139 | sfink@neha.org
Started November 2011 | JEH Profile
Nathan Galanos
Contracts Administrator
(303) 802-2153 | ngalanos@neha.org
Started September 2021 | JEH Profile
Elizabeth Grenier
Senior Project Coordinator
(303) 802-2160 | egrenier@neha.org
Started January 2022 | JEH Profile
Angelica Ledezma
Annual Educational Conference Manager
(303) 802-2128 | aledezma@neha.org
Started December 2017 | JEH Profile
Stephanie Lenhart, MBA
Senior Accountant
(303) 802-2140 | slenhart@neha.org
Started June 2021 | JEH Profile
Matthew Lieber
Database Administrator
(303) 802-2150 | mlieber@neha.org
Started May 2013 | JEH Profile
Dillon Loaiza
Accounts Payable Specialist
(303) 802-2166 | dloaiza@neha.org
Started Jul 2021 | JEH Profile
Laura Manes
Human Resources Manager
(303) 802-2144 | lmanes@neha.org
Started September 2022
Danci Miles
Senior Accountant
(303) 802-2162 | dmiles@neha.org
Started January 2023
Shahzad Perez
IT Manager
(303) 802-2163 | sperez@neha.org
Started June 2022
Katherine Sheppard
Executive Assistant
(303) 802-2129 | ksheppard@neha.org
Started November 2021 | JEH Profile
Gail Vail, CPA, CGMA
Associate Executive Director
(303) 802-2134 | gvail@neha.org
Started August 2016 | JEH Profile
Entrepreneurial Zone
Seth Arends
Senior Graphic Designer
(303) 802-2143 | sarends@neha.org
Started 2016 | JEH Profile
Rance Baker
Director, Entrepreneurial Zone
(303) 802-2131 | rbaker@neha.org
Started August 2009
Faye Blumberg
Instructional Designer
(303) 802-2168 | fblumberg@neha.org
Started October 2021 | JEH Profile
Trisha Bramwell
Sales and Training Support
(303) 802-2147 | tbramwell@neha.org
Started April 2010 | JEH Profile
Joetta DeFrancesco
Retail Program Standards Coordinator
(303) 802-2174 | jdefrancesco@neha.org
Started April 2022 | JEH Profile
Anna Floyd, PhD
Senior Instructional Designer
(303) 802-2155 | afloyd@neha.org
Started January 2021 | JEH Profile
Nicole Kinash
Administrative & Logistical Support
(303) 802-2169 | nkinash@neha.org
Started October 2021 | JEH Profile
Melodie Lake
Editor/Copy Writer
(303) 802-2167 | mlake@neha.org
Started October 2021 | JEH Profile
Nick Ogg
Media Production Specialist
(303) 802-2171 | nogg@neha.org
Started February 2022 | JEH Profile
Christl Tate
Associate Director, Programs
(303) 802-2130 | ctate@neha.org
Started January 2003
Cole Wilson
Operations Manager
(303) 802-2136 | nwilson@neha.org
Started February 2019 | JEH Profile
Sharon Unkart, PhD
Associate Director, Education
(303) 802-2142 | sdunkart@neha.org
Started October 2015 | JEH Profile
Melissa Vaccaro
Senior Food Safety Program Specialist
(202) 871-6359 | mvaccaro@neha.org
Started February 2023
Government Affairs
Doug Farquhar, J.D.
Director of Government Affairs
(303) 7802-2133 | dfarquhar@neha.org
Started April 2020 | JEH Profile
Marketing & Communications
Kate Beasley
Digital Communications Specialist
(303) 802-2170 | kbeasley@neha.org
Started February 2022 | JEH Profile
Chana Goussetis
Marketing & Communications Director
(303) 802-2151 | cgoussetis@neha.org
Started October 2021 | JEH Profile
Kavya Raju
Communication and Marketing Specialist
(303) 802-2152 | kraju@neha.org
Started October 2022
Kristen Ruby-Cisneros
Managing Editor, Journal of Environmental Health
(303) 802-2148 | kruby@neha.org
Started January 2003 | JEH Profile
Jordan Strahle
Marketing and Communications Manager
(303) 802-2161 | jstrahle@neha.org
Started September 2020 | JEH Profile
Member Services
Heather Folker
Director, Member Services & Credentialing
(303) 802-2137 | hfolker@neha.org
Started December 2021 | JEH Profile
Bobby Medina
Credentialing Specialist
(303) 802-2135 | bmedina@neha.org
Started October 2015 | JEH Profile
Eileen Neison
Credentialing Manager
(303) 802-2146 | eneison@neha.org
Started April 2014 | JEH Profile
Michele Samarya-Timm, MA, HO, MCHES, REHS, DLAAS
Membership & Affiliate Engagement Manager
(202) 871-3797 | msamaryatimm@neha.org
Started May 2021 | JEH Profile
Alfonso Valadez
Member Services Representative
(303) 802-2126 | avaladez@neha.org
Started April 2022
Programs & Partnerships Development
Gina Bare, RN
Associate Director, Program and Partnership Development
(303) 802-2164 | gbare@neha.org
Started November 2020 | JEH Profile
Jesse C. Bliss, MPH
Director, Program and Partnership Development
(202) 991-8769 | jbliss@neha.org
Started October 2019 | JEH Profile
Nick Bohnenkamp
Senior Program & Operations Manager, Program and Partnership Development
(303) 802-2157 | nbohnenkamp@neha.org
Started May 2021 | JEH Profile
Amy Chang
Senior Program Analyst
(303) 802-2176 | achang@neha.org
Started November 2022
Holly Cypress
Administrative & Communications Support, Program and Partnership Development
(202) 871-3865 | rclark@neha.org
Started June 2021 | JEH Profile
Nicole Dutra-Marquez
Senior Project Coordinator
(202) 871-3949 | nmarquez@neha.org
Started January 2023
Adrienne Gothard, MPH
Senior Project Coordinator
(303) 802-2175 | agothard@neha.org
Started April 2022 | JEH Profile
Becky Labbo, MA
Senior Evaluation Specialist, Program and Partnership Development
(303) 802-2145 | rlabbo@neha.org
Started October 2020 | JEH Profile
Terryn Laird
Public Health Communications Specialist
(303) 802-2159 | tlaird@neha.org
Started August 2020 | JEH Profile
Susan Martino
Senior Program Analyst, Environmental Health
(303) 802-2177 | smartino@neha.org
Started January 2023
Somara Mentley
Project Coordinator
(303) 802-2165 | smentley@neha.org
Started January 2023
Reem Tariq, MSEH
Senior Project Coordinator, Program and Partnership Development
(202) 991-8773 | rtariq@neha.org
Started February 2018 | JEH Profile
Christopher Walker, MSEH, REHS
Senior Program Analyst, Environmental Health
(202) 991-8770 | cwalker@neha.org
Started November 2020 | JEH Profile
Laura Wildey, CP-FS
Senior Program Analyst, Food Safety, Program and Partnership Development
(202) 991-8771 | lwildey@neha.org
Started February 2020 | JEH Profile
NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model
Rosie DeVito, MPH
Program & Operations Manager
(303) 802-2156 | rdevito@neha.org
Started January 2019 | JEH Profile
Daniela Ramirez
Project Coordinator
(303) 802-2154 | dramirez@neha.org
Started February 2023
Chintan K. Somaiya, MBA, MS
Senior Project Coordinator
(303) 802-2141 | csomaiya@neha.org
Started March 2022 | JEH Profile