Special listing.

The Board of Directors includes NEHA's nationally elected officers and regional vice presidents. Affiliate presidents (or appointed representatives) comprise the Council of Delegates. Technical section chairpersons, the executive director and all past presidents of the association are ex officio Council members. This list is current as of press time.

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Officers

President -- Douglas J. Ebelherr, 7 Windsor Place, Lincoln, IL 62656. Phone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

President Elect -- Jim Balsamo, Jr., M.S., M.P.H., M.H.A., R.S., Director of Environmental Health & Safety, Tulane University Medical Center-TW16, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

First Vice President -- Ron Grimes, R.S., M.P.H., D.A.A.S., Director/Health Officer, Jackson County Health Dept., 1697 Lansing Ave., Jackson, MI 49202. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Second Vice President -- Richard F. Collins, M.S.E.H., R.S., D.A.A.S. Senior Environmental Health Scientist, Deputy Terrorism Response Activities Coordinator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd. N.E., Mailstop: E-28, Atlanta, GA 30329-4018. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Immediate Past President -- James D. Dingman, M.S., R.E.H.S., D.A.A.S., Sr. Regulatory Services Representative, Regulatory Services Department. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Vice Presidents

Region 1 -- Rich Gabriel, Sr. E.H.S., Public Health Preparedness Manager, North Central District Health Dept., 215 10th St., Lewiston, ID 83501. Phone [phone]: fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Term expires 2005.

Region 2 -- Richard A. Pantages, R.E.H.S., 35522 Woodbridge Place, Fremont, CA 94536-3378. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; email: [e-mail]. Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada. Term expires 2006.

Region 4 -- Mary Myszka, R.S., Marathon County Health Dept., 1200 Lakeview Dr., Room 200, Wausau, WI 54403. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail], Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Term expires 2004.

Region 5 -- Brian Collins, Environmental Health Director, 1520 Avenue K, Suite 210, Plano, TX 75086-0358. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Term expires 2005.

Region 6 -- James Michael Phillips, M.S., R.S., 5353 Medlar Rd., Miamisburg, OH 45342-4751. Phone: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Term expires 2004.

Region 7 -- Thomas R. Ward, R.S., Env. Health Director, Union Co. Health Dept., 500 N. Main Street, Suite 36, Monroe, NC 28112. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Term expires 2005.

Region 8 -- Bob Custard, Chief, Environmental Health Division, Alexandria Health Dept., 517 N. Saint Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone [phone], ext. 254; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC. Term expires 2006.

Region 9 -- Patrick J. Maloney, R.S., M.P.A.H., Chief Environmental Health Services, 11 Pierce St., Brookline, MA 02445. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Term expires 2004.

Region 10 -- Bruce R. Chelikowsky, R.S., Deputy Director, Div. of Facilities and Env. Engineering, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Ste. 600A, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. Far East Affiliate, Foreign Members, Industry Affiliate, Jamaica, National Conference of Local Environmental Health Administrators, and Uniformed Services. Term expires 2005.

Affiliate Presidents

Alabama -- Terry G. Young, Environmental Supervisor, St. Clair County Health Department, P.O. Box 627, Pell City, AL 35125. Phone [phone]; fax [phone].

Alaska -- Chris Tofteberg, FS & S Program Manager, 825 L St., 5th Floor, Anchorage, AK 99501. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Arizona -- Aimee R. Upton, R.S., Maricopa County Environmental Health Division, 1001 N. Central Ave, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1937. Phone [phone]; fax [phone].

Arkansas -- James H. Tanner, R.S., Sharp County Health Unit, 714 Ash Flat Dr., Ash Flat, AR 72513. Phone [phone].

California -- Turonda R. Crumpler, Western Exterminator Co., 305 N. Cresent Way, Anaheim, CA 92801.

Colorado -- Lyle E. Moore, Jr., M.P.H., R.E.H.S., Bioterrorism Program Coordinator, Jefferson County Health Department, 1801 19th St., Golden, CO 80401. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Connecticut -- Edward L. Briggs, M.P.H., M.S., R.E.H.S., Chief Sanitarian, Ridgefield Health Dept., 66 Prospect St., Ridgefield, CT 06877. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Florida -- Paul M. Minshew, R.S., Environmental Manager, Volusia County Health Dept., 1845 Holsonback Dr., Rm 1021, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. Phone [phone]; fax [phone] e-mail: [e-mail];

Georgia -- Melba Bridges, R.E.H.S., Environmental Health Specialist 4, Jasper County Health Dept., 366 E. Green St., Monticello, GA 31064. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Hawaii -- Eric Honda, 1582 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, HI 96720. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Idaho -- Barry H. Burnell, E.H.S., Dept. of Environmental Quality, 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, ID 83706-1255. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Illinois -- Richard A. Daugherty, Senior Sanitarian, DuPage County Health Dept., 422 N. Cass Ave., Westmont, IL 60559-1502. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Indiana -- A. Scott Gilliam, M.B.A., C.F.S.P., Director, Food Protection Program, Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Industry -- Larry Eils and Dee Clingman, c/o National Automatic Merchants Assn., 20 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60606-3102. E-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Iowa -- Donn Dierks, Council Bluffs Health Dept., 209 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, IA 51501. E-mail: [e-mail]

Jamaica -- George Wright, 16 Westminister Rd., Kingston 10, Jamaica. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Kansas -- Karen R. Purvis, R.S., Ellis County Environmental Office, 601 Main St., Suite C, Hays, KS 67601. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone].

Kentucky -- Sam Burnette, 632 Alfa Dr., Frankfort, KY 40601-4406.

Louisiana -- Marian Aguillard, P.O. Box 2661, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. E-mail: [e-mail].

Maryland -- Joseph J. Barbee, Jr., R.S., 17850 Melville Rd., Henderson, MD 21640-1563. Phone [phone]; fax [phone].

Massachusetts -- Deborah M. Rosati, R.S., R.E.H.S., 217 Porter St., Melrose, MA 02176. Phone: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Michigan -- Bruce DuHamel, R.S., M.S.A., Director of Environmental Health, Mid-Michigan District Health Dept., 615 N. State Rd., Stanton, MI 48888. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Minnesota -- Steven Roy, R.S., Environmental Health Specialist III, City of St. Paul, Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection, 350 St. Peter St., Suite 300, St. Paul, MN 51102. E-mail: [e-mail]

Mississippi -- Willie L. Brown, Jr., Mississippi State Dept. of Health, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Missouri -- Linda Haywood, 800 W. Tampa St., P.O. Box 1837, Springfield, MO 65802-1837. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Montana -- Rachelle Deskins, 2955 Spokane Creek Rd., East Helena, MT 59635. Phone: [phone].

National Capital Area -- Jennifer L. Tong, National Restaurant Association, 1200 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036-3006. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; email: [e-mail]

National Conference of Local Environmental Health Administrators -- Rob Blake, R.E.H.S., M.P.H., Environmental Health Director, Dekalb County Board of Health, 445 Winn Way, Suite 320, Decatur, GA 30030. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Nebraska -- Leslie (Les) J. Theisen, R.E.H.S., Sanitation Control Section, Douglas County Health Department, 1819 Farnam St., Room 400, Omaha, NE 68183. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Nevada -- Daniel Maxson, R.E.H.S., Environmental Health, Clark County Health District, P.O. Box 3902, Las Vegas, NV 89127. Phone [phone].

New Hampshire/Vermont -- Michael Tremblay. City of Nashua, Dept. of Environmental Health, 18 Mulberry St., Nashua, NH 03060. Phone [phone].

New Jersey -- Kimberly Zagorski, M.A., R.S., Senior REHS, Summit Regional Health Department, 512 Springfield Ave., Summit, NJ 07901. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

New Mexico -- Lorie L. Stoller, Environmentalist, New Mexico Env. Dept., 4131 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

New York -- Region 8 Vice President Bob Custard, Chief, Environmental Health Division, Alexandria Health Dept., 517 N. Saint Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone [phone], ext. 254; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

North Carolina -- Michael Cash, Person County Health Department, 325 S. Morgan St., Roxboro, NC 27573. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

North Dakota -- Terry Ludlum, R.S., Fargo-Cass Public Health, Environmental Health Services, 2301 8th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Ohio -- Rob Perry, R.E.H.S., Director of Environmental Health, Clermont County General Health District, 2275 Bauer Rd., Batavia, OH 45103. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Oklahoma -- Joe Drummond, HC 65 Box 134, Hominy, OK 74035. Phone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Oregon -- James C. Mack, R.S., B.S.E.H., M.P.A., 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 608, Portland, OR 97232. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Pennsylvania -- Joseph H. Tarara, Sanitarian Supervisor, PA Dept. Env. Protection, Drinking Water Div., Rd. #2, Box 603C, Greensburg, PA 15601. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Rhode Island -- Stephen F. DiMaio, Senior Sanitarian, Rhode Island Dept. of Health, Div. of Food Protection, Room 203, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908. Phone [phone]; fax [phone].

South Carolina -- M.L. Tanner, SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, WCS/CLPPP, P.O. Box 101106, Columbia, SC 29211-0106. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

South Dakota -- Clark Hepper, Senior Health Facility Surveyor, Office of Health Protection, South Dakota Dept. of Health, 600 E. Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501. Phone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Tennessee -- Kevin Dixon, Food Safety Specialist, NSF International, 7955 Jenhurst Way, Powell, TN 37849. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Texas -- William T. Bartley, 3601 4th St., MS 9020, Lubbock, TX 79430. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Uniformed Services -- Jon P. Schnoor, Vessel Sanitation Program, CDC NCEH VSP, 1850 Eller Dr., #101, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-4201. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Utah -- Terry Beebe, Environmental Health Director, Utah County Health Department, 589 South State St., Provo, Utah 84606. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Virginia -- Guerry Beatson, Jr., 316 Riverside Dr., Lynchburg, VA 24503. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Washington -- Tony Barrett, 103 Sea Pines Lane, Bellingham, WA 98226. Phone [phone].

West Virginia -- V.J. Davis, M.S., R.S., 107-109 Adams St., Room 512, Fairmont, WV 26554. Phone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Wisconsin -- Steve Elmer, M.S., R.S., School Food Safety Coordinator, Dept. of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster St., PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Wyoming -- Roy Kroeger, R.E.H.S., Cheyenne/Laramie County Env. Health, 100Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82007. Phone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Technical Section Chairs

Air/Land -- Alicia Enriquez, Supervising Environmental Specialist, Sacramento County Environmental Management Department, 8475 Jackson Rd., Suite 240, Sacramento, CA 95826-3904. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Chemical and Bioterrorism Preparedness -- Co-chair, Barry W. Moore, Memphis-Shelby Co. Health Dept., 814 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, TN 38105. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Co-chair, Thomas J. Butts, M.Sc., R.E.H.S., R.H.S.P., Emergency Management Coordinator, Tri-County Health Department, 7000 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 301, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; email: [e-mail]

Drinking Water/Pollution -- Robert Vincent, Bureau of Water Programs, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A08, Tallahassee, FL 32399.

Emerging Pathogens/Vector Control/Zoonotic Disease -- Brenda Faw, R.E.H.S., Sr. Environmental Health Specialist, Env. Health Division, El Dorado County Env. Management Division, 2850 Fairlane Court, Bldg. C, Placerville, CA 95667. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Environmental Health Leadership Development -- Holly Coleman, R.S., 110 Lansbrooke Lane, Apex, NC 27502. Phone [phone]; e-mail:[e-mail]

Environmental Health Research -- Darryl B. Barnett, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., R.S., D.A.A.S., Associate Professor, Chair, Dept. of Env. Health Science, Eastern Kentucky University, Rm 220 Dizney, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond, KY 40475. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Food Protection and Safety -- Co-chair, George Nakamura, R.E.H.S., M.P.A., D.A.A.S., Contra Costa County Env. Health Dept., 2120 Diamond Blvd., Suite 200, Concord, CA 94520. Phone [phone], ext. 226. Co-chair, Michele Samarya-Timm, M.A., R.E.H.S., C.H.E.S., Health Educator, 20 Orchard St., Franklin Park, NJ 08823. Phone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

General Environmental Health -- Karen Hoffman Bender, R.E.H.S., R.D., Sr. Environmental Health Specialist, El Dorado County Environmental Management Dept., 3348 Lake Tahoe Blvd., #303, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Hazardous and Toxic Substances -- Co-chair, John A. Steward, M.P.H., R.E.H.S., Captain, U.S. Public Health Service, Deputy Director, Office of Commissioned Corps Personnel, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop K-27, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341. Phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

Co-chair, Welford C. Roberts, Ph.D., R.S., R.E.H.S., D.A.A.S., Technical Specialist, ICF Consulting, 25778 Aythorne Lane, South Riding, VA 20152. Phone: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Injury Prevention/Occupational Health -- Dan Holcomb, Sr. Environmental Health Specialist, ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Mail Stop E-31, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Institutional Environmental Health -- Welford C. Roberts, Ph.D., R.S., R.E.H.S., D.A.A.S., Technical Specialist, ICF Consulting, 25778 Aythorne Lane, South Riding, VA 20152. Phone: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Onsite Wastewater Management -- Anthony Smithson, R.S., M.S., Coordinator, Onsite Wastewater Program, Lake County Health Dept., 3010 Grand Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085. Phone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].

NEHA Staff: [phone]

Kristin Benn, Project Coordinator and Assistant Manager, Research and Development, ext. 342, [e-mail]

Rebecca Berg, Journal Copy Editor and Reporter, [e-mail]

Tabby Bernardo, Executive Coordinator, ext. 302, [e-mail]

Matthew Cummings, Project Specialist, Research and Development, ext. 346, [e-mail]

Vanessa DeArman, Food Safety Project Specialist, Research and Development, ext. 311, [e-mail]

Tom Dickey, Project Coordinator, Research and Development, [phone], [e-mail]

Cindy Dimmitt, Member and Service Specialist, ext. 343, [e-mail]

Nelson Fabian, Executive Director, ext. 301, [e-mail]

Alicia Green, Project Specialist, ext. 338, [e-mail]

Jake Hofer, Webmaster and Information Technology Specialist, ext. 315, [e-mail]

Susan Jerles, IAQ Project Assistant, Research and Development, ext. 310, [e-mail]

Kristen Kuhar, Education Coordinator, ext. 341, [e-mail]

Larry Marcum, Manager of Research and Development and Governmental Affairs, Contact for National Radon Proficiency Program, ext. 303, [e-mail]

Julia Miller, Terrorism Response Coordinator, Research and Development, ext. 337, [e-mail]

Julie Munoz, Business Development and Operations Manager for NEHA Training LLC, ext. 304, [e-mail]

Dawn Parks, Operations and Human Resources Manager, Office Manager, ext. 312, [e-mail]

Amanda Peralta, Receptionist, Customer Service, ext. 300, [e-mail]

Christl Pokorney, Project Coordinator, Research and Development, ext. 305, [e-mail]

Gil Rhoads, Financial Coordinator, ext. 336, [e-mail]

Cristi Robb, Credentialing Specialist, ext. 309, [e-mail]

Toni Roland, Meeting Planner/Conference Coordinator, ext. 313, [e-mail]

Joanne Scigliano, Journal and Periodicals Coordinator and Content Editor, ext. 314, [e-mail]

Shawn Sheridan, Marketing and Service Specialist, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, and Program Specialist for NEHA Training LLC, ext. 347, [e-mail]

Peggy Whitt, Sales and Marketing Manager, Publications Coordinator, Web site Manager, ext. 306, [e-mail]

Allegra Woods, Customer & Member Services Coordinator, ext. 308, [e-mail]

Larry Yates, NEHA Washington Representative, Governmental Affairs, [e-mail]