Interim Secretary of Health Chief Science Officer Deputy Chief Science Officer and

Namvar Zohoori, MD, PhD, MPH

Renee Mallory, RN, BSN Deputy State Epidemiologist
Austin Porter III, DrPH, MPH

Senior Public Agency Director and State Health Officer Deputy Director for Administration and Interim Chief of Staff
Deputy State Health Officer Health Advisor State Surgeon General
Jennifer Dillaha, MD J. Don Adams, MPH, RS
Naveen Patil, MD Joe Bates, MD, MS Kay Chandler, MD

State Epidemiologist Deputy Chief Medical Officer Deputy Director for Associate Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer
Mike Cima, PhD Bala Simon, MD, DrPH Public Health Programs Jo Thompson, MS
Cassie Cochran, MPH

Office of Performance Management, Office of Health

Quality Improvement, and Evaluation Disparities Elimination
Rupa Sharma, MSPH, MSc Office of Health Information
Health Services Office of Health Technology (OHIT) Chychy Smith, DrPH, MPH
General Counsel Boards and Commissions Director
Permit Agency Communications Anne Santifer, BA Director
Laura Shue, JD Matt Gilmore, BA
Tracy Steele Meg Mirivel, MA General Counsel Coordinator Director
Director Director
Nuclear/Radiological &
Office of Finance
Environmental Liaison Officer Facilities Support Services
Board of Acupuncture & Related Techniques Shirley Louie, MS, CIH James Joiner, PE
Board of Athletic Training Director Facilities Manager
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Board of Dental Examiners Policy & Procedure
Board of Dispensing Opticians
Board of Examiners of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors Spinal Cord Commission Human Resources and Sheryl Alexander, BS, MSW
Board of Examiners in Counseling & Marriage & Family Therapy Terra Patrom, CRC Professional Development
Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Executive Director Tracy Bradford, BS
Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers Director
Board of Nursing Policy and Special Projects
Board of Optometry
Office of Preparedness Coordinator
Board of Pharmacy Information
& Emergency Haley Ortiz, MPPA
Board of Physical Therapy Technology Services
Board of Podiatric Medicine Response Systems
Jim Carter, MS
Dietetics Licensing Board (OPERS)
Chief Information Officer
Minority Health Commission Vacant
Psychology Board Director
Social Work Licensing Board Jerrilyn Jones, MD, MPH Internal Audit
State Medical Board Medical Director Jamie Jackson, MBA
Tobacco Settlement Commission
Director

Center for Health Advancement

Center for Health Protection Center for Local Public Health Center for Public Health Practice Public Health Laboratory Cristy Sellers, MS, RD, LD, Director
Connie Melton, MBA, FACHE, Director Sherian Kwanisai, MPH, RNP, Director Jeremy Courtney, MPH, RS, Director
Mandy Thomas, ADMO* Katie Seely, PhD, Director Geray Pickle, BBA, ADMO*
Rick Sanders, ADMO* Erica Appleby, ADMO*
Atul Kothari, MD, ADS* Susan Wylie, ADMO* Bala Simon, MD, DrPH, ADS*
Richard McMullen, PhD, ADS* Howraa Al-Mousawi, PhD, ADS*
Renee Brink, MPH, BSN, RN
State Patient Care Director Chronic Disease Branch
Immunizations Branch
Alcohol Testing Branch Toney Bailey, MHA, Branch Chief
Kellye McCartney, Branch Chief Epidemiology Branch Laura Bailey, MS, Branch Chief Bala Simon, MD, DrPH
Vacant Lori Simmons, MS, Branch Chief
Environmental Health Branch State Chronic Disease Director
Medical Director Atul Kothari, MD, Medical Director
Terry Paul, RS, CPH, Branch Chief Chronic Disease Medical Director
Richard McMullen, PhD, Science Director
Clinical/Biological Sciences Branch
Outbreak Prevention and Response Branch
Catherine Waters, Branch Chief
Leslie Himstedt, BSMT (ASCP), Branch Chief Family Health Branch
Atul Kothari, MD, Medical Director
Health Statistics Branch Hattie Scribner, PhD, Branch Chief
Hometown Health Support Services Branch Lynda Lehing, BSN, MBA, Branch Chief William “Sam” Greenfield, MD
Laura Rothfeldt, DVM, DACVPM
Julie Harlan, MCHES, Branch Chief Medical Director for Family Health
State Public Health Veterinarian Environmental / Chemistry Branch
Kimberly Hayman, RN, FCN Steve Schexnayder, MD
Faith-based Outreach Coordinator Laura Bailey, MS, Branch Chief
Medical Director for Child Health
Health Systems Licensing /Regulations Branch Vital Records Branch Mike Riddell, MD
Shane David, PharmD Nathaniel Noble, MBA, Branch Chief Medical Director for Women’s Health
Branch Chief
Public Health Regions
Infectious Disease Branch Vacant Nutrition / WIC Branch
Tiffany Vance, MBA, Branch Chief Central Regional Director Mitzi Fritschen, MEd, RD, LD, Branch Chief
Naveen Patil, MD, MHSA, MA, Medical Director Bill Farris, BS, RS
Northeast Regional Director Oral Health
Richard Taffner, MPH, BS, RS Rachel Sizemore, DDS, MHSA, Director
Substance Misuse and Injury Prevention Branch Northwest Regional Director
Jacob Smith, BS Karen Sagaskey, BS, RD, LD
Branch Chief Southeast Regional Director Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Branch
Tony Key, BS Joy Gray, TTS, Branch Chief
Personal Care Services Branch Southwest Regional Director
*Associate Director for Science Bala Simon, MD, DrPH
Alex Hooper, DHA
Medical Director
Branch Chief *Associate Director for Management and Operations Revised 5/2/2023