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About Us
We believe a healthy community is the heart of public health. Our mission is to be a world-class public health system.
Mission & Vision  |  History & Profile  |  Strategic Priorities
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Service Sites  |  MDCHD Strategic Plan 2007-2012
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Office of Organizational Development  |  Contract Management
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Meet Our Leaders
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

Onelia Fajardo, MPH, DR, BA
Director, Refugee Health Assessment Program

Reynald Jean, MD, MPH
Director, TB Program

Morton Laitner, Esq.
Chief Legal Counsel

Fermin Leguen, MD, MPH
Medical Executive Director

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

Paula Schimpf, MSN, ARNP
Director, Office of Organizational Development

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

Evelyn Ullah, BSN, MSW
Director, HIV/AIDS

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

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