NYSPHA 2025 Public Health Award Winners
05 May 2025
NYSPHA is thrilled to announce the public health heroes who were honored at the 2025 New York State Public Health Partnership Conference!
New York State Public Health Association Members of the Year:
- Nisha Beharie, DrPH
- Amanda Horner, MPH, CHES®
- Vincent C. Martello
Student of Excellence in Public Health:
- Alina Yang
- Anthony Un
- Zoe Olcott
Legislator of the Year:
- Assemblymember Anna Kelles, PhD
- Senator Pete Harckham
Environmental Health Leadership Award:
- NYSPHA Climate Committee
- Milagros Rosado Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC
- Jennifer Delaney
The Herman M. Biggs Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Mary Fran Wachunas
- Daniel J. Stapleton
- Carrie Horton
Outstanding Contribution for Individual Service:
- Sarah Ravenhall, MHA, CHES
- Frank Kruppa
- Michael Mendoza
Outstanding Contribution for Local Health Department Service:
- Kara Kane
- Office of Health Equity, Nassau County Department of Health
- Kevin Watkins, MD, MPH
Outstanding Contribution for Rural Local Health Department Service:
- Jessica Darney Buehler and Elizabeth Terry, Essex County Health Department
- Tompkins County Whole Health
- Cattaraugus County Health Department Lead Prevention Program
New York State Fellowship Excellence in Public Health:
- Hillary Beaudouin
- Khrystin C.
- Karley Copeland
- Damaris Daniels
- Hamdullah Hassan
- Julia Hyatt
- Gabrielle Roosevelt, MPH
- Jessica Salvagni
- Laurisa Sampson
- Laura Sunder, MBA
- Inijesu Taiwo MD, MPH
- Sagarika Vemprala
Congratulations to all our award winners, and thank you for all you do for our New York State communities!
