20th Anniversary of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program—a critical source of funding for state, local, and territorial public health departments that helps to build and strengthen their abilities to effectively respond to a range of public health threats.
To help mark this anniversary, CDC is recognizing and celebrating the state, local, and territorial public health preparedness workforce and their contributions to the PHEP program over the past two decades.
PHEP Trailblazers
Public health preparedness directors and other staff who have made lasting contributions to the field of public health emergency preparedness over the past 20 years. Arizona Eugene Livar
Christine Medley
California Susan Fanelli
Kim Saruwatari
Georgia Kesia Cobb
Mark Palen
Kentucky Rebecca Gillis
Kim Yazell
Los Angeles CountyDickson Diamond
Stella Fogleman
Louisiana Doris Gray Brown
Kayla Guerrero
Marshall Islands Francyne Wase-Jacklick
Michigan Linda Scott
Minnesota Karen Moritz
Cheryl Peterson-Kroeber
Mississippi Jim Craig
Debbie Sneed
Nevada Jeff Quinn
New Jersey Holly Funkhouser Cucuzzella
Barbara Montana
North Carolina Julie Casani
Samantha Moose
North Dakota Timothy Wiedrich
Pennsylvania Andrew Pickett
Betsy Walls
Rhode Island Cynthia Vanner
South Carolina Marian Nanney
South DakotaBill Chalcraft
Tennessee Robert Goff
Randy Gowler
Utah Dean Penovich
Paulette Valentine
Virgin Islands Francine Lang
Virginia Bob Mauskapf
WashingtonKay Koth
Wisconsin Brittany Fry
Kay Mittelstadt-Lock
WyomingKami Neighbors
James Smith
PHEP Pathfinders
Public health preparedness professionals early in their preparedness careers who demonstrate effective leadership, innovation, and a willingness to contribute to the broader preparedness community. Arizona Susan Runcorn
Kirsten VanDeventer
California Tricia Blocher
Georgia Xavier Crockett
Tracy Dabbs
Kentucky Angela Kik
Vickie Sanderson
Los Angeles County Caitlin Harvey
Lisa Patrick-Mudd
Pablo Valadez
Louisiana Katildra McDonald
Minnesota Whitney Hultstrand
Carolina (Caro) Ramirez
Mississippi Marshall Horn
Nevada Andrea Esp
Emily Gould
New Jersey Ditty Mae Jankauskas
Jamie Weller
North Carolina Diana Vetter Craft
Pennsylvania Mary Limbert
Nate Wardle
Tennessee Tabitha Hobson
Bianca Novo
Utah Bryan Lewis
Jenny Starley
Vermont Sarah Perry
Heather Rigney
Wisconsin Kelsey Cordova
Hannah Sorensen
Wyoming Keith Harris
Ronda Zancanella
PHEP Champions
Staff who have been with the PHEP program in their jurisdictions in some capacity for at least 10 years. Champions may also be community health workers or other volunteers. Arizona Mike Fila
Mitch Lach
Kore Redding
Katie Turnbow
Edward Valinski
California Tom Ahrens
Alan Hendrickson
Richard Johnson
David LeMay
Georgia Herman Albertie
Valerie Attell
Jodi Bazemore
Susan Beckham
Charlisa Bell
Laurice Bentley
Pam Blackwell
Skyler Brennan
Darrell Enfinger
Julie Gabel
Harjinder Ghuman
Keith Goodman
Veronda Griffin
Laurent Guillou
Preston Harpe
Bernard Hicks
Leah Hoffacker
Bruce Jeffries
Eric Jens
Chelsea Keller
Ricky Lee
Byron Lobsinger
Susan Malone
Julie Miller
Sonja Moody
J. Patrick O'Neal
Christopher Owen
Suresh Pai
Jessica Pavlick
Rewa Pressley
Peki Prince
Mark Reiswig
Lauren Robinson
Ryan Rutan
April Shivers
Larry Staton
Jennifer Stokes
Saneika Thomas
Melanie Wood
Todd Wyckoff
Kentucky Rebecca Hardin
Los Angeles County Dee Ann Bagwell
Brandon Dean
Danny Huang
Jee Kim
Michael Melton
Elizabeth Rubin
Denise Shelton-Hall
Louisiana
Sandra L. Harris
Patricia White
Michigan Brook Babcock
Stephanie Baker
Jennifer Beggs
Karla Black
Kris Blahnik
Jeannie Byrne
Kerry Chamberlain
Jim Cook
Jodie Defrenn
Melissa DeRoche
Susie Dice
Patricia Draper
Jerry Ellsworth
Jay Fiedler
Denise Fleming
Susan Gasco
Lindsey Gestro
Bret Haner
Chris Harrington
Kathy Haskins
Christine Hendrickson
Tiffany Henderson
Tatyana Ivanova
Cindra James
Dayna Kapp
Jim Koval
Mike Lahey
Joyce Lai
Diane Lois
Mary Macqueen
Fatema Mamou
Kathy Mayo
Teresa Miller
Jolanda Murphy
Melissa Opheim
Joy Parish
Dodie Putney
Roger Racine
Bethany Reimink
Scott Schreiber
Sandip Shaw
Jason Smith
Jennifer Sorek
Nicole Swanton
Kerri Taylor
Cori Upper
Larry Zimmerman
Jennifer Zordan
Minnesota Brenda Pohlman
Mickey Sculland
Mississippi Tammy Chamblee
Nevada Marsha Foreman
Sandra Harris
New Jersey Christina Butieb-Bianco
Monique Davis
Sally Flanagan (retired)
Susan O. Johnson
Jeryl Krautle
Karen Pawlak (Fox)
Andrew Snyder
North Carolina Charlotte Martin
North Dakota
Juli Sickler
Pennsylvania Steve Alles
Jeff Backer
Raegan Camuso
Jessia Caum
Suzanne Curtis
Fallon Maggio
Tom Mangan
Jeff Miller
Kumar Nalluswami
Atmaram Nambiar
Joanne Roth
Mary Ellen Shields
Douglas Snyder
Rhode Island Brittan Bates-Manni
Alysia Mihalakos
Marissa Silva
South Dakota Sandy Frentz
Chuck Kevghas
Tennessee Jeff Sexton
Melissa Taylor
Utah Annette Atkinson
Lloyd Berentzen
Kim Christensen
Ralph Clegg
Mindy Colling
Jeff Coombs
Melissa Dimond
Michelle Hale
Brian Hatch
Zac Kearney
Kevin McCulley
Ivy Melton Sales
Nate Selin
Mike Wiebel
Washington Kari McDonald
Wisconsin
Joe Cordova
Brenda Lutz-Hanson
Wyoming Steve Kipp
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