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: May 23, at 10:30 a.m. in Bridgeport, WV, at Ryan's restaurant.

District / Organization:	Representative:

Beckley	Stan Walls, R.S. - Beckley-Raleigh County Health Department
Fairmont	Susan Plum, S.I.T. - Barbour County Health Department
Kearneysville	Arletta Lancaster, R.S. - Jefferson County Health Department
St. Albans	Gail Harris, R.S. - Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Wheeling	Lock Johnson, R.S. - Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department

Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department	Steve Bayer, R.S.

WV DHHR - Office of Environmental Health Services	Barb Taylor - Director
	Vacant - Threat Preparedness Coordinator
Environmental Engineering Division	Walt Ivey, P.E. - Director
	Bob Hart, P.E. - District Office Manager
Public Health Sanitation Division	Brad Cochran, R.S. - Director
	Nathan Douglas, R.S. - Assistant Director
	Clarence Christian, R.S. - District Sanitarian
Radiation, Toxics, & Indoor Air Division	Randy Curtis, P.E. - Director

Division of Local Health	Kay Shamblin, R.N. - Director

Nursing Liaison Committee Representative	Jennifer Walls, R.N. - Cabell-Huntington Health Department

West Virginia Association of Sanitarians	Warren Elmer, 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.