About Us

Meet Our Leaders



Lillian Rivera, RN, MSN, PhD
Administrator

Rene Ynestroza, MBA, MSMIS
Senior Public Health Services Manager

Thomas Burns, MPH
Program Manager, STD

Olga Connor, BA
Director, Office of Communications & Legislative Affairs

Samir Elmir, PhD, PE
Division Director, Environmental Health and Engineering

Reynald Jean, MD, MPH
Director, TB Program

Morton Laitner, Esq.
Chief Legal Counsel

Alicia Reyes-Perez, RN, BSN
Director, Public Health Preparedness

Pamela Toomer, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H., N.C.S.N.
Director, School Health Program

Yesenia D. Villalta, MSN, ARNP
Director, Women’s Health & Preventive Services

Karen Weller, RN, BSN, ICCE
Director, Office of Community Health and Planning

Denise West, RD, LD/N, MPH
Director, WIC & Nutrition

Maribel Zayas, BPA, JD
Financial Administrator