Members of the 2017 Public Health Works! Honor Roll

Albany County Department of Health

Broome County Health Department

Cayuga County Department of Health and Human Services

Chemung County Health Department

Clinton County Department of Health

Cortland County Health Department

Legionella Team

  • Karen Felker- Harrity - Registered Nurse
  • Pam Griffith - Supervising Public Health Nurse
  • Mike Ryan - Environmental Health Director
  • Diane Madak Lamont - Supervising Sanitarian
  • Suzanne Osterhoudt - Public Health Nurse

Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health

Erie County Department of Health

Jefferson County Public Health Service

Madison County Department of Health

Monroe County Health Department

Nassau County Department of Health

Zika Epi-Surveillance Team

  • Cynthia Cirillo – Epidemiologist
  • Theresa Cafiero – Epidemiologist
  • Deborah Kimelstein – Epidemiologist
  • Jeanne Ost – Epidemiologist
  • Glenda Henry – Epidemiologist
  • Brian Donohue - Social Health Investigator
  • Jacob Estanis - Epidemiologist.

Niagara County Department of Health

Niagara County Department of Health

Oneida County Health Department

Diagnostic and Treatment Clinic

  • Sandra Pejcic - Director of Clinic Services
  • Marina Kistner - Registered Nurse
  • Lisa Wilcox - Registered Nurse
  • Valentina Osilovsky - Registered Nurse
  • Rene Burgess - Senior Administrative Assistant
  • Leah Leshkevich - Clerk
  • Hallie Gabriel - Public Health Nurse
  • Michele Edic - Data Processing Clerk
  • Michelle Fish - Clerk
  • Naw Lay - Karen/Burmese Interpreter
  • Angela Percola - Principal Clerk
  • Stacey Farrell - Registered Nurse
  • Joan Gallimo - Supervising Public Health Nurse
  • Kay Roberts - Supervising Public Health Nurse
  • Christine Benson - Principal Clerk
  • Elena Leshkevich - Registered Nurse
  • Linda Sinker - Clerk
  • Roseanne Clemente - Public Health Nurse
  • Jasmina Hodzic - Outreach Worker
  • Dr. Susan Blatt - Medical Director

Onondaga County Health Department

Team Tablet

  • Heidi Mason - Environmental Health Tech II
  • Steve LaGuardia - Sanitarian I
  • Russell Mangicaro - Sanitarian I
  • Amy D'Arcy - Sanitarian I
  • Robin Arnold - Sanitarian !
  • David Czerkies - Sanitarian IV
  • Matthew Alexander - Sanitarian III
  • Jeff Dennis - Sanitarian I
  • Richard Petit - Sanitarian II
  • Jennifer Bryz-Gornia - Environmental Health Tech I
  • Dawn Watikins - Sanitarian II
  • Gretchen Pierson - Sanitarian III
  • Kim Moran – Environmental Health Tech II
  • Rebecca Amidon - Sanitarian I
  • Kara Huff - Sanitarian I
  • Wendy Kurlowicz - Sanitarian III

Onondaga County Health Department

Public Drinking Water Team

  • Rob Furey - Public Health Engineer II
  • Shawn Rush - Public Health Engineer III
  • Jeff Till - Director of Public Health Engineering

Ontario County Public Health

Orleans County Health Department

Orleans County Health Department

Orleans County Health Department

Migrant Farmworker Housing Program

  • John Rich - Public Health Sanitarian
  • Francisco G. Meza Aguero - Public Health Sanitarian

Rockland County Department of Health

Rockland County Department of Health

Zika Response Team

  • Sumira Mazza - Public Health Specialist I
  • Ronda Rosman - Program Specialist, Public Health Education
  • Amy Isenberg - Environmental Health Specialist
  • Scott McKane - Senior Public Health Engineer
  • Catherine Baade - Assistant Environmental Health Specialist
  • Juliette Content - Public Health Assessment Assistant II
  • Anil K. Vaidian, MD, MPH - Director of TB & Communicable Disease Program
  • Maria I. Souto, MPH - Coordinator, Communicable Disease Program
  • Una Diffley - Director, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Peter Hornberger - Public Health Technician I
  • James Hornberger - Environmental Biologist
  • Junie Delizo, MPH - Director, Public Health Preparedness
  • Kevin McKay - Director, Epidemiology and Public Health Planning
  • Bonnie Sullivan - Public Health Nurse
  • Judith Doherty - Public Health Nurse
  • Judith Hunderfund - Director, Environmental Public Health
  • Brian Hunderfund - Senior Environmental Health Specialist

Suffolk County Dept of Health Services

Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Zika Action Plan Team

  • Department of Health Services – Office of the Commissioner
    • James L. Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW – Commissioner
    • Linda Mermelstein, MD, MPH - Chief Deputy Commissioner
    • Grace Kelly-McGovern, MS, Public Relations Director
  • Department of Health Services – Division of Public Health
    • Shaheda Iftikhar, MD - Director, Public Health
    • Lauren Barlow, RN - Bureau Chief, Communicable Disease
    • Jacqueline Bolta, RN - Public Health Nurse III Epidemiology
    • Lana Kaufman, RN - Public Health Nurse II
    • Kathleen Lauinger, RN - Public Health Nurse I
    • Debra Gavin, RN - Public Health Nurse I
    • Lynn Garvey, RN - Public Health Nurse I
    • Debra Latzen, RN – Registered Nurse
    • Diane Towle, Medical Record Clerk
    • Mikeisy Reyes, Medical Record Clerk (Spanish Speaking)
    • Jillian Cosentino, Clerk Typist
    • Briana Schlosser, Clerk Typist
    • Katherine DeSimone, Clerical Typist
    • Sarah Price, CDC Public Health Associate
  • Department of Health Services – Bureau of Public Health Protection
    • Christopher Sortino – Chief Public Health Sanitarian
    • Stephen Kane – Principal Public Health Sanitarian
    • Scott Campbell, PhD – Chief Arthropod-Borne Disease Lab
    • Michael Santoriello - Lab Director, Arthropod-Borne Disease Lab
    • Christopher Romano – Entomologist, Arthropod-Borne Disease Lab
    • Jacqueline Coven - Health Program Analyst II
    • Brian Gibbins - Wildlife Specialist
    • Lisa Kolody- Senior Sanitarian
    • Gina Scammon- Senior Sanitarian
    • Adam Kuemmel – Sanitarian
    • Anne Spooner – Sanitarian
    • Cheryl Van Tuyle – Sanitarian
    • Christopher Kandell – Sanitarian
    • Nicholas Guarino – Sanitarian
    • Julsia-Anna Searson – Student Intern
    • Santino Scibelli – Student Intern
    • Nicole Roberts – Student Intern
    • Emalee Clark – Student Intern
    • Benny Zhu – Student Intern
    • Cody Kempen – Student Intern
    • Keaton Campbell – Student Intern
    • Jessica Carlson – Student Intern
  • Department of Health Services – Division of Patient Care Services
    • Carol Lunt, NP - Clinical Nurse Practitioner
  • Department of Health Services – Office of Health Education
    • Lori Benincasa - Director of Prevention, Education and Training
    • Nancy Hemendinger, Supervising Public Health Educator
  • Department of Health Services - Division of Environmental Quality
    • Andrew Seal – Sanitarian
    • Philip de Blasi – Sanitarian
    • Gary Chmurzynski – Sanitarian
    • Mark Long - Boat Operator
  • Department of Civil Service – Office Assistant Unit
    • Jennifer Satalino – Clerk Typist
  • Department of Information Technology
    • George Fagan, Information Technology Project Coordinator
    • John Randolph - Office Systems Analyst II
  • Department of Public Works – Division of Vector Control
    • Thomas Iwanejko - Director of Vector Control
    • Ilia Rochlin, PhD - Laboratory Director
    • Daniel Cucura – Entomologist
    • Margaret Kawalkowski – Entomologist
    • Mary Dempsey –Biologist
    • Virginia Angione - Contracts Technician
    • Peter Burke - Highway Zone Supervisor
    • Steve Impellizzeri - Vector Control Labor Crew Leader
    • Daniel Lopez - Vector Control Labor Crew Leader
    • Michael Masterson - Vector Control Labor Crew Leader
    • Glenn Springman - Vector Control Labor Crew Leader
    • Brian Viggiano - Vector Control Labor Crew Leader
    • Karl Appel - Construction Equipment Operator
    • Richard Brush - Construction Equipment Operator
    • Christopher Kampfer - Construction Equipment Operator
    • Bernardo Accardi - Vector Control Aide
    • Richard Angione - Vector Control Aide
    • Frank Catz - Vector Control Aide
    • Charles Hurley - Vector Control Aide
    • John Koshmieder, Jr. – Vector Control Aide
    • Howard LaBounty - Vector Control Aide
    • Gregory Layman - Vector Control Aide
    • Jeffrey Patten - Vector Control Aide
    • Raul Perez - Vector Control Aide
    • Christopher Rankin - Vector Control Aide
    • Nicole Amodeo – Student Intern
    • Jahna Iwanejko – Student Intern
    • Joseph Montessano – Student Intern
    • Trevor Tighe – Student Intern
  • Department of Public Works – Division of Highways
    • Steven Carioto – Principle Engineering Aide
  • New York State Department of Health – Division of Epidemiology
    • Ronald Aucapina – Student Assistant
    • Karl Laroche – Student Assistant
    • Marisa Vomvos – Student Assistant

Sullivan County Public Health Services

Sullivan County Public Health Services

Tompkins County Health Department

Environmental Health Water Team

  • Adriel Shea - Senior Sanitarian
  • Elizabeth Cameron - Environmental Health Director
  • Chris Laverack – Sanitarian
  • Steve Maybee - Environmental Engineer

Westchester County Department of Health

Westchester County Department of Health

Mosquito Control and Surveillance Team

  • Peter DeLucia - Asst. Commissioner
  • Michael Condon - Associate Sanitarian
  • Robert Bellach - Sanitarian
  • John Ruggerio - Sanitarian
  • Gene Argentina - Sanitarian
  • Kineisha Beckford - Sanitarian
  • Mario Polvere - Principal Sanitarian
  • Mark Boda - Senior Sanitarian