PHEP

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 County
Dickson 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 Dakota
Bill Chalcraft

Tennessee
Robert Goff
Randy Gowler

Utah
Dean Penovich
Paulette Valentine

Virgin Islands
Francine Lang

Virginia
Bob Mauskapf

Washington
Kay Koth

Wisconsin
Brittany Fry
Kay Mittelstadt-Lock

Wyoming
Kami 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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