Environmental Health Liaison Group

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.

Upcoming Meeting:

February 5, 2010 - Central Office, Charleston, WV at 10:30 am

District / Organization:	Representative:

Beckley	Curt Richards, S.I.T. - Nicholas County Health Department
Fairmont	Susan Plum, S.I.T. - Barbour County Health Department
Kearneysville	Denny Taketa, R.S. - Mineral County Health Department
St. Albans	Gail Sowards, R.S. - Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Wheeling	Lock Johnson, R.S. - Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department

Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department	Tim Miller, R.S.

WV DHHR - Office of Environmental Health Services	Barb Taylor - Director
	Jeffrey Smith - Threat Preparedness Coordinator
- Environmental Engineering Division	Walt Ivey, P.E. - Director
	Vacant - District Office Manager
- Public Health Sanitation Division	Brad Cochran, R.S. - Director
	Fred R Barley, R.S. - Assistant Director
	Ryan Harbison, R.S. - District Sanitarian
- Radiation, Toxics, & Indoor Air Division	Donald Thimsen, M.D., M.P.H., Epidemiologist

Division of Local Health	Vacant

Nursing Liaison Committee Representative	Vacant

West Virginia Association of Sanitarians	Jessica Lucas, R.S. - President

West Virginia Association of Local Health Departments	Bill Kearns, President

Marshall University - Safety & Health	Brian Caricco

West Virginia University - Environmental Health & Safety	Mike Trantham, R.S.