COVID-19 Response Team, Cayuga County Health Department

Members of the Cayuga County Health Department COVID-19 Response Team:

• Kimberly Abate, Senior Public Health Educator; Tyierra Beal, COVID-19 Support Staff; Megan Bell, Prinicipal Typist; Janine Clifford, Director of Adminstrative Services; Thandine Collier, Rabies Coordinator; Kathleen Cuddy, Public Health Director; Susan Doyle Larson, PT Nurse; Rosalyn Fagan, Billing Supervisor; Melissa Field, Public Health Assistant; Donna Gilfus, Junior Accountant; Phillip Gioia, Medical Director; Chrisann Hunt, Senior Typist; Kaitlyn Jirinec, FT Nurse; Mary Jump, Public Health Sanitarian; Ann Kennedy, PT Nurse; Maxine Kinsella, FT Nurse; Kendra Knapp, Public Health Sanitarian; Patricia Lewandowski, Senior Clerk; Keya Love, COVID-19 Support Staff; Kelly Lupo, PT Nurse; Karen McGrath, PT Nurse; Michele Mustico-Murphy, Public Health Sanitarian; Marcy North, FT Nurse; Eileen O'Connor, Director of Environmental Health; Lorraine Pantori, Senior Account Clerk; William Pierce, COVID-19 Support Staff; Duane Ross, Public Health Sanitarian; Deanna Ryan, Supervising Public Health Administrator; Kristopher Scholl, Public Health Sanitarian; Melissa Wilczek, PT Nurse; Suzanne Wilson, PT Nurse; Kevin Zippel, FT Nurse; Tracy Blair, EI Service Coordinator; Sarah Donovan, Senior Clerk; Lorie Fischer, Coordinator of Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs; Jessica Freeman, PT EI Service Coordinator; Jodi Mekeel, EI Service Coordinator; Meghan Sedorus, EI Service Coordinator; Nina Yantch, Billing specialist; Ashley Agley, WIC Assistant; Stacy Carter, WIC Nutritionist; Patricia Granato, WIC Nutrition Assistant; Vanessa Lampman, WIC Assistant; Rebecca McEvers, PT Peer Counselor; Jsynine McLeod, PT Peer Counselor; Victoria Pysnack, WIC Nutritionist; Tania Young, WIC Program Coordinator; Anne Hesse, Public Health Sanitarian; Molly Burke, Senior Public Health Educator; Noreen Cornall, FT Nurse; Kimberlee Winslow, EI Service Coordinator; Mackenzie Tabone, EI Service Coordinator; Bobbi Jo Demmerle, COVID-19 Support Staff; Ani Fish, Public Health Engineer; Elizabeth Baker, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Melissa Cullinan, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Frances Diaz, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Maggie Deitrich, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Dalton Elser, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Shannon English, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Ben Guzalak, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Matthew Hoey, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Shelly Lowe, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Deb Mendzef, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Molly Murphy, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Emily Palmer, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Sue Polcovich, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Abby Rowe, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Pam Sanchez, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Kari Ann Sawran Worden, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Kathy Sennett, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Deb English, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Sarah Nasholts, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Holly Beauchine, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Danielle Collier, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Monica Groth, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Kayli Wright, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Karen Miltner, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Haley O'Brien, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Linda Waters, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Terry Nolan, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Laurie Coleman, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Amanda Hare, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Tricia Kerr, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Div Patel, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Margaret Owren, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Ann Guarino, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Pam O'Hara, COVID-19 Contact Tracer; Lynn Marinelli, Budget Director

Cayuga County Health Department wishes to thank the MANY local physicians, RNs, EMTs and support staff that got their vaccination clinics off the ground and continue to keep them running.

The staff in the Cayuga County Health Department has gone above and beyond, working countless hours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to fulfill the goal of keeping the residents of Cayuga County safe. This department works across a wide spectrum of community infrastructures, often dealing with emotionally charged situations. While following federal and state guidance to ease the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff feel the impact of frustrations experienced by those in business, schools, restaurants, medical facilities, and by the residents of our community. The staff remain supportive, answering questions to educate and help with needs in a population of over 78,000 people. CCHD Staff embrace these challenges, adopting new roles and serving with understanding and compassion. Even with the constant cycle of change they continue to move forward in a proactive manner, consistently helpful, respectful, and responsive to the community’s needs and questions. They work to expand community knowledge, providing testing, situational updates, vaccination clinics, enforcement of regulations; while performing ongoing mandatory functions that are non-COVID-19 related. This is in recognition of the amazing people who work here, who feel responsibility to do their jobs well, support their co-workers, and maintain good public health and a safe environment in our community. I hope when we look back it will be with immense pride on how our staff individually, collectively, and collaboratively responded. The entire Cayuga County Health Department staff stands out front, as true champions in improving the health and safety of their community during extraordinary circumstances.