The members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials are proud to act as liaisons between the field of public health and the general public that it serves.
Alabama
Scott Harris, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA
State Health Officer
Alabama Department of Public Health
Alaska
Heidi Hedberg, BA
Commissioner
Alaska Department of Health
Alaska
Robert Lawrence, MD, MEd, MA*
Chief Medical Officer and S/THO Designee
Alaska Department of Health
American Samoa
Saipale Fuimaono, MD
Director
American Samoa Department of Health
Arizona
Sheila Sjolander, MSW*
Interim Director
Arizona Department of Health Services
Arkansas
Renee Mallory, RN, BSN
Secretary of Health
Arkansas Department of Health
Arkansas
Jennifer Dillaha, MD
Director, State Health Officer, and S/THO Designee
Arkansas Department of Health
California
Erica Pan, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FAAP
Director and State Public Health Officer
California Department of Public Health
Colorado
Jill Hunsaker Ryan, MPH
Executive Director
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Connecticut
Manisha Juthani, MD
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Delaware
Steven L. Blessing, MA
Director
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
District of Columbia
Ayanna Bennett, MD, MSPH, FAAP
Director
District of Columbia Department of Health
Federated States of Micronesia
Marcus Samo, MPH*
Secretary of Health and Social Affairs
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
Florida
Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD
Surgeon General and Secretary
Florida Department of Health
Georgia
Kathleen Toomey, MD, MPH
Commissioner and State Health Officer
Georgia Department of Public Health
Guam
Theresa Arriola, MBA
Director
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
Hawaii
Kenneth Fink, MD, MGA, MPH
Director
Hawaii State Department of Health
Idaho
Elke Shaw-Tulloch, MHS
Public Health Administrator
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Illinois
Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP
Director of Public Health
Illinois Department of Public Health
Indiana
Lindsay Weaver, MD, FACEP
State Health Commissioner
Indiana Department of Health
Iowa
Kelly Garcia, MPA
Director
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa
Robert Kruse, MD, MPH
State Medical Director and S/THO Designee
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Kansas
Janet Stanek, MBA
Secretary
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Kentucky
Steven J. Stack, MD, MBA
Commissioner
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Kentucky
John Langefeld, MD
Medical Director and S/THO Designee
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Maine
Puthiery Va, DO
Director
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Maryland
Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD
Secretary of Health
Maryland Department of Health
Maryland
Elizabeth Kromm, PhD*
Acting Deputy Secretary of Public Health and S/THO Designee
Maryland Department of Health
Massachusetts
Robert Goldstein, MD, PhD
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Health
Michigan
Elizabeth Hertel, MBA
Director
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Michigan
Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Chief Medical Executive & S/THO Designee
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Minnesota
Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD
Health Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
Mississippi
Daniel Edney, MD, FACP, FASAM
State Health Officer
Mississippi State Department of Health
Missouri
Sarah Willson, MBA, BSN
Director
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Montana
Douglas Harrington, MD
State Medical Director
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
Nebraska
Steve Corsi, PsyD
Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Nebraska
Ashley Newmyer, MPH*
Interim Director, Division of Public Health and S/THO Designee
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Nevada
Dena Schmidt
Administrator
Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health
Nevada
Ihsan Azzam, MD, PhD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer and S/THO Designee
Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health
New Hampshire
Patricia Tilley, MS Ed*
Associate Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
New Jersey
Jeff Brown
Acting Commissioner of Health
New Jersey Department of Health
New Mexico
Gina DeBlassie
Cabinet Secretary
New Mexico Department of Health
New Mexico
Miranda Durham, MD*
Chief Medical Officer and S/THO Designee
New Mexico Department of Health
New York
James McDonald, MD, MPH
Commissioner of Health
New York State Department of Health
North Carolina
Kelly Kimple, MD, MPH
Director and State Health Officer
North Carolina Division of Public Health
North Carolina
Lawrence Greenblatt, MD
State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer and S/THO Designee
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
North Dakota
Dirk Wilke, JD, MBA
Interim State Health Officer
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Northern Mariana Islands
Esther L. Muña, PhD, MHA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Health Corporation
Ohio
Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA
Director of Health
Ohio Department of Health
Oklahoma
Col. Keith Reed, RN, MPH, CPH
Commissioner of Health
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Oregon
Sejal Hathi, MD, MBA
Director
Oregon Health Authority
Oregon
Naomi Adeline-Biggs, MBBS, MPH
Public Health Director and S/THO Designee
Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division
Pennsylvania
Debra Bogen, MD, FAAP
Secretary of Health
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Puerto Rico
Victor Ramos Otero, MD
Secretary of Health
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ota Kisino*
Minister of Health & Human Services
Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health & Human Services
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Francyne Wase-Jacklick
Secretary of Health & Human Services and S/THO Designee
Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health & Human Services
Republic of Palau
Gaafar Uherbelau
Minister of Health
Republic of Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services
Republic of Palau
Sherilynn Madraisau*
Director, Bureau of Public Health and S/THO Designee
Republic of Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services
Rhode Island
Jerome Larkin, MD
Director
Rhode Island Department of Health
South Carolina
Edward Simmer, MD, MPH
Interim Director
South Carolina Department of Public Health
South Carolina
Brannon Traxler, MD, MPH
Deputy Director of Health Promotion and Services & Chief Medical Officer and S/THO Designee
South Carolina Department of Public Health
South Dakota
Melissa Magstadt, CNP, MBA
Secretary of Health
South Dakota Department of Health
Tennessee
Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Health
Texas
Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH
Commissioner
Texas Department of State Health Services
Utah
Stacey Bank, MD
Executive Medical Director
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Vermont
Julie Arel, MPH, MSW
Interim Health Commissioner
Vermont Department of Public Health
Virgin Islands
Justa E. Encarnacion, RN, MBA, HCM
Health Commissioner & Chief Public Health Officer
United States Virgin Islands Department of Health
Virginia
Karen Shelton, MD
State Health Commissioner
Virginia Department of Health
Washington
Dennis Worsham
Secretary of Health
Washington State Department of Health
West Virginia
VACANT
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Wisconsin
Paula Tran, MPH
State Health Officer and Division of Public Health Administrator
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Wyoming
Alexia Harrist, MD, PhD
State Health Officer
Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division
Wyoming
Stephanie Sandoval, MBA*
Senior Administrator and S/THO Designee
Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division
*Bio coming soon.