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Leadership and Staff

Executive Leadership Team

Brett Harris, Dr.PH

President
Senior Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago Clinical Associate Professor, UAlbany School of Public Health
 

Dan Schrank, MPH

President Elect
NYS Department of Health
 

Erica Salamida

Secretary
Director of Community Outreach Coalition of NYS Alzheimer’s Associations
 

Katie Connors, MPH

Treasurer
Project Director, Council on Addiction Recovery Services, Inc.
 

Denise C. Tahara, PhD

Immediate Past President
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, College of Health Professions, Pace University
 

Board of Directors

Kim Krytus

University of Buffalo

Jennifer Lee

Senior Director of Public Health, CAI Global
 

Joelle Monaco, MBA

President, Joelle Monaco Consulting
 

Mandy Qualls, M.S., CHES

Schuyler County Health Department
 

Andréa Sonenberg, PhD, WHNP, CNM-BC, FNAP, FNYAM

Policy Faculty Fellow-AACN Professor Emeritus, Pace University
 

Nisha Beharie, DrPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health School of Health Science and Practice New York Medical College

Christian T. Gloria, PhD, MA, CHES

Associate Professor & Deputy Chair of Sociomedical Sci
Director of the Region 2 Public Health Training Center
 

NYSPHA is a member of the APHA Region II

Representative of the APHA Region II: Dr. Denise Tahara

Are you interested in serving on our Board of Directors?  

If so, click here for additional information on how you can get involved with our strong and growing association of public health professionals across New York State.

 

Staff

Erin Sinisgalli, MPH, MCHES

Executive Director
 

Kristy Degener, MPH

Project Coordinator
Kristy (at) nyspha.org

Purumi Park, MS

Event Planner
Purumi (at) NYSPHA.org