GO Health Department Staff – COVID-19 Response, Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments

Genesee Location

  • FRONT ROW:
    Kayla Shuknecht, Community Health Nurse; Carla Wahls, Community Health Nurse; Emily Nojeim, COVID-19 Specialist; Darren Brodie, Lead Coordinator; Kerry Ohlson, Community Health Nurse; Allysa Pascoe, Sanitarian; Gabrielle Lanich, Epidemiologist; MIDDLE ROW: Elizabeth Brown, Case Manager; Carol Merriman, Sr. Medical Billing Clerk; Debra Hill, HUD Sanitarian; Laurie Skinner, Financial Clerk; Sarah Kathryn McLaughlin, Case Manager.
  • BACK ROW:
    Leah Orsini, COVID-19 Specialist; Jennifer Rowan, COVID-19 Specialist; Emily Penrose, Epidemiologist; Tom Sacco, Sanitarian; Alicia Cook, Sr. Financial Clerk; Jodi David, Sr. Financial Clerk; Courtney Greene, Case Investigator.
  • Not Pictured:
    Kaitlin Pettine, Public Health Educator / PIO; Kristine Voos, Epidemiology Coordinator; Jenna Leach, Sr. Financial Clerk; Scott Senf, Admin / Budget Officer; Jessica Zaremski, Sr. Sanitarian; Bailey Groth, Sanitarian; Jessica Guth, Case Investigator

Orleans Location

  • FRONT ROW:
    Emily Nojeim, COVID-19 Specialist; Cora Young, PHEP Educator; Maxine Boyle, Clerk; Ashley Rodriguez, Public Health Educator; Melissa Pless, Public Health Nurse; Vilmarie Ocasio, Public Health Educator; Nola Goodrich-Kresse, Public Health Educator / PIO.
  • MIDDLE ROW:
    Leah Orsini, COVID-19 Specialist; Mary Ellen Messmer, Supervising Public Health Nurse; Gabrielle Marcello, Epidemiologist; Sherri Bensley, Case Manager; William Mayer, COVID-19 Specialist; Deborah Restivo, P/T RN; Carie Doty, Senior Account Clerk; Gail Pettit, P/T RN; Susan Papponetti, Senior Sanitarian; Samantha Weber, Senior Account Clerk; Katrina Rodriguez-Paeth, Case Manager; Kimberly Castricone, Administrative Officer.
  • BACK ROW:
    Brenden Bedard, Deputy Public Health Director; Ronald Mannella, Director Weights & Measures; Paul Pettit, Public Health Director; Sarah Balduf, Environmental Director; Nancy Kelly-Schicker, Sanitarian.
  • Not Pictured:
    Keri Furness, Sanitarian; John Rich, Sanitarian; Cierra Lang, Sanitarian; Cheryl Staats, Clerk; Larry Pratt, P/T Sr. Public Health Technician; Clark Stritzel, P/T Sr. Public Health Technician; David Bell, PHEP Coordinator; Deborah Krenzer-Lewter, Children Special Needs Director

COVID-19 has created and required a once in a lifetime public health response. The entire staff at the Genesee and Orleans County Health Department (GO Health) have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to meet this challenge. The 24-hour, 7 day per week operations have stretched everyone to their limits. This has truly been a collaborative and comprehensive process which has shown the true strengths and dedication of every GO Health staff member. Every staff person has stepped up and worked in their emergency response roles while balancing their traditional job functions. The residents of Genesee and Orleans should be proud of the dedicated public servants who have worked tirelessly to keep our communities safe.