State/Local Environmental Health Liaison Group
The State/Local Environmental Health Liaison Group was established on December 6, 1978, to facilitate communication between Local Health Departments and the Office of Environmental Health Services. The group meets quarterly to discuss matters that impact on the operation of local health department environmental health programs.
If you have any questions or concerns that need addressed, please contact your district representative so that your issues can be included on the agenda for the next meeting.
Minutes from the meetings will be posted on this site, see below for a listing of available minutes.
| Region/ Organization: | Representative: |
| ROC (Beckley) | J.J. Rose, Sanitarian. - McDowell County Health Department |
| PACT (Fairmont) | Steve Hinerman, R.S. - Harrison Clarksburg Health Department |
| SPHERE | Vacant |
| EHRPT(Kearneysville) | Glen Ondick R.S., Sanitarian - Berkeley Morgan Health Department |
| BUNDLE(St. Albans) | Rodney Melton, R.S. - Cabell-Huntington Health Department |
| NORTHERN(Wheeling) | Lock Johnson, R.S. - Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department |
| MID-OHIO VALLEY | Nicole Needs, R.S. |
| WV DHHR - Office of Environmental Health Services (OEHS) | Jason Frame - Office Director |
| (OEHS) Environmental Engineering Division | Meredith J. Vance - Division Director |
| (OEHS) Public Health Sanitation Division |
Judy Vallandingham R.S. - Division Director, - Committee Chairman |
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Stacy King R.S. - Assistant Director, Committee Secretary/Recorder |
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Penny Mangold R.S. - Regional Sanitarian Representative |
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| (OEHS) Radiation, Toxics, & Indoor Air Division | Tera Patton - Division Director |
| (OEHS) Readiness Coordinator | Scott Lucas |
| WV DHHR - Division of Disease Epidemiology | Katherine Guinther, Epidemiologist - Food and Waterborne Disease |
| WV DHHR - Office of Laboratory Services Environmental Chemistry | Matthew Keaton - Assistant Director - Environmental Chemistry |
| WV DHHR - Environmental Microbiology | Christi Clark - Office Director |
| Center for Local Health | Debbie Hission - Office Director |
| West Virginia Association of Sanitarians | Samantha, Beaudoin, R.S. |
| West Virginia Association of Local Health Departments | |
| West Virginia University - Environmental Health & Safety | Kirk Powroznik |
Meeting Minutes
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| 2022 | February | May | August | November |
| 2021 | February | May | August | November |