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Leadership & Staff

Executive Director, David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH

(303) 802-2127 | ddyjack@neha.org

David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH, was named executive director and chief executive officer effective May 4, 2015. Dyjack's 30-year career includes expertise in environmental health, emergency preparedness and response, public health informatics, infectious disease, workforce development, governmental infrastructure, maternal and child health, health equity, and chronic disease. A board-certified industrial hygienist, Dyjack also has advanced degrees in public health with a doctorate from the University of Michigan and a master's degree from the University of Utah.

Administration

Name Title Email Employment
Kelsey Lyon Chief Operating Officer klyon@neha.org Started August 2023,
Katherine Bailey Executive Assistant kbailey@neha.org Started November 2021, JEH Profile
Renee Clark Director, Finance rclark@neha.org Started January 2019, JEH Profile
Michelle Hunter Human Resources Director mhunter@neha.org Started January 2024
Ashish Sharma IT Director asharma@neha.org Started October 2023
Kristie Denbrock, MPA Chief Learning Officer kdenbrock@neha.org Started March 2017, JEH Profile
Zianna Bueno Accounting Clerk zbueno@neha.org Started January 2024
Elizabeth Grenier Senior Project Coordinator egrenier@neha.org Started January 2022, JEH Profile
Molly Hannon Contracts Administrator mhannon@neha.org Started January 2024
Angelica Ledezma Annual Educational Conference Manager aledezma@neha.org Started December 2017, JEH Profile
Dillon Loaiza Accounts Payable Specialist dloaiza@neha.org Started July 2021, JEH Profile
Soni Fink Sales Manager sfink@neha.org Started November 2011, JEH Profile
Kristen Ruby-Cisneros Managing Editor, Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½kruby@neha.org Started January 2003, JEH Profile

Entrepreneurial Zone

Name Title Email Employment
Seth Arends Senior Graphic Designer sarends@neha.org Started 2016, JEH Profile
Rance Baker Director, Entrepreneurial Zone rbaker@neha.org Started August 2009, JEH Profile
Faye Blumberg Instructional Designer fblumberg@neha.org Started October 2021, JEH Profile
Joetta DeFrancesco Retail Program Standards Coordinator jdefrancesco@neha.org Started April 2022, JEH Profile
Anna Floyd, PhD Senior Instructional Designer afloyd@neha.org Started January 2021, JEH Profile
Julia Hautzinger Graphic Designer jhautzinger@neha.org Started November 2023,
Nicole Kinash Training Logistics Manager nkinash@neha.org Started October 2021, JEH Profile
Melodie Lake Editor/Copy Writer mlake@neha.org Started October 2021, JEH Profile
Nick Ogg Media Production Specialist nogg@neha.org Started February 2022, JEH Profile
Sadie Shervheim Project Coordinator sshervheim@neha.org Started October 2021
Evan Suttell Administrative Assistant esuttell@neha.org Started July 2023,
Christl Tate Associate Director, Programs ctate@neha.org Started January 2003
Sharon Unkart, PhD Associate Director, Education sdunkart@neha.org Started October 2015, JEH Profile
Melissa Vaccaro Senior Food Safety Program Specialist mvaccaro@neha.org Started February 2023,

Government Affairs

Name Title Email Employment
Doug Farquhar, J.D. Director, Government Affairs dfarquhar@neha.org Started April 2020, JEH Profile

Member Services & Credentialing

Name Title Email Employment
Heather Folker Director, Member Services & Credentialing hfolker@neha.org Started December 2021, JEH Profile
Bobby Medina Credentialing Specialist bmedina@neha.org Started October 2015, JEH Profile
Eileen Neison Credentialing Manager eneison@neha.org Started April 2014, JEH Profile
Brandie Rome Administrative Assistant brome@neha.org Started November 2023,
Michele Samarya-Timm, MA, HO, MCHES, REHS, DLAAS Membership & Affiliate Engagement Manager msamaryatimm@neha.org Started May 2021, JEH Profile
Alfonso Valadez Member Services Representative avaladez@neha.org Started April 2022, JEH Profile

Program & Partnership Development

Name Title Email Employment
Gina Bare, RN Associate Director, Program & Partnership Development gbare@neha.org Started November 2020, JEH Profile
Nick Bohnenkamp Senior Program & Operations Manager nbohnenkamp@neha.org Started May 2021, JEH Profile
Holly Cypress Administrative Support hcypress@neha.org Started June 2021, JEH Profile
Nicole Dutra Senior Project Coordinator ndutra@neha.org Started January 2023,
Adrienne Gothard, MPH Senior Project Coordinator agothard@neha.org Started April 2022, JEH Profile
Becky Labbo, MA Senior Evaluation Specialist rlabbo@neha.org Started October 2020, JEH Profile
Somara Mentley, MPH Project Coordinator smentley@neha.org Started January 2023,
Vi Nguyen Project Coordinator vnguyen@neha.org Started January 2024
Rachel Stokes, DrPH, MPH, REHS Project Coordinator II rstokes@neha.org Started January 2024
Christopher Walker, MSEH, REHS Senior Program Analyst, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ cwalker@neha.org Started November 2020, JEH Profile
Jennifer Wells Project Assistant jwells@neha.org Started January 2024

NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model

Name Title Email Employment
Rosie DeVito, MPH Program & Operations Manager rdevito@neha.org Started January 2019, JEH Profile
Ashley Miller Senior Program Coordinator amiller@neha.org Started February 2024
Daniela Ramirez Project Coordinator dramirez@neha.org Started February 2023,