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.
| District / Organization: | Representative: |
| Beckley | J.J. Rose, Sanitarian. - McDowell County Health Department |
| Fairmont | Steve Hinerman, R.S. - Harrison Clarksburg Health Department |
| Kearneysville | Gillian Beach, Sanitarian - Jefferson County Health Department |
| St. Albans | Stan Mills, R.S. - Kanawha-Charleston Health Department |
| Wheeling | Lock Johnson, R.S. - Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department | Nicole Needs, R.S. |
| WV DHHR - Office of Environmental Health Services (OEHS) | Lee Orr - Interim Office Director |
| (OEHS) Environmental Engineering Division | Meredith J. Vance - Director |
| (OEHS) Public Health Sanitation Division |
Judy Vallandingham R.S. - Director, - Committee Chairman |
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Stacy King R.S. - Assistant Director, Committee Secretary/Recorder |
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Penny Mangold R.S. - District Sanitarian Represnetative |
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| (OEHS) Radiation, Toxics, & Indoor Air Division | Tera Patton - Director |
| (OEHS) Readiness Coordinator | Lee Orr - Readiness Coordinator |
| WV DHHR - Division of Disease Epidemiology | Katherine Guinther, Epidemiologist - Food and Waterborne Disease |
| WV DHHR - Office of Laboratory Services Environmental Chemistry | Vacant - Assistant Director - Environmental Chemistry |
| WV DHHR - Environmental Microbiology | Christi Clark - Interim Office Director |
| Center for Local Health | Debbie Hssion - Director |
| West Virginia Association of Sanitarians | Jennifer Hutson, R.S. - Vice President |
| West Virginia Association of Local Health Departments | |
| West Virginia University - Environmental Health & Safety | Kirk Powroznik |
Meeting Minutes
| 2022 | February | May | August | November |
| 2021 | February | May | August | November |