Department of Health Organization Chart
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH
David R. Gifford, MD, MPH
CHIEF LEGAL ADVISOR
Vacant
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Andrea Bagnall-Degos, Acting
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR POLICY
Helen Drew
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Leonard Green
ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH SERVICES REGULATION
Helen Drew
Acting Executive Director
Drinking Water Quality
June Swallow
Facilities Regulation
Raymond Rusin
Food Protection and Sanitation
Ernest Julian, PhD
Health Professions Regulation
Charles Alexandre, RN
Health Systems Development
Michael Dexter
Valentina Adamova
Health Economics Specialist
Managed Care Regulation
Fernanda daCosta
Regulatory Promulgation
Elizabeth Shelov
COMMUNITY, FAMILY HEALTH & EQUITY
Ana Novais
Executive Director
William Hollinshead, MD
Health Disparities & Access to Care
Carrie Bridges
Team Lead
Healthy Homes & Environments
Robert Vanderslice, PhD
Team Lead
Chronic Care & Disease Management
Dona Goldman, RN
Team Lead
Health Promotion & Wellness
Jan Shedd
Team Lead
Perinatal & Early Childhood Health
Blythe Berger, PhD
Team Lead
Preventive Services & Community Practices
Patricia Raymond, RN
Team Lead
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Thomas Gilson, MD
Chief Medical Examiner
HEALTH LABORATORIES
Ewa King, PhD
Associate Director
Environmental Sciences
Henry Liebovitz, PhD
Chief
Biological Sciences
Robert Ireland, PhD
Acting Chief
Forensics
David Uliss, PhD
Chief
SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Center for Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
Robert Crausman, MD
Acting Lead
Center for Emergency Preparedness & Response
Edward D'Arezzo
Acting Lead
PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION
Center for Health Data Analysis
Jay Buechner, PhD
Lead
Health Information Technology
Amy Zimmerman - Levitan
Vital Records
Colleen Fontana
State Registar
Center for Public Health Communications
Andrea Bagnall - Degos
Acting Lead