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Staff Directory

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DepartmentEmployeeEmail
Health CommissionerJamie R. Gerken, MPH, BSNhealthcommish@defiancecohealth.org
LeadershipJamie R. Gerken, MPH, BSNhealthcommish@defiancecohealth.org
LeadershipAlysha Drain
Fiscal Officer
adrain@defiancecohealth.org
LeadershipMike Prigge, BS, REHS
Director of Environmental Health
mprigge@defiancecohealth.org
LeadershipStacy Lucas,BSN,RN
Director of Nursing
don@defiancecohealth.org
LeadershipBrian Heil, MPH, REHS
Health Promotion Coordinator
bheil@defiancecohealth.org
Administrative StaffAlysha Drain
Fiscal Officer
adrain@defiancecohealth.org
Administrative StaffRebecca Gearhart
Fiscal Administrative Assistant
rgearhart@defiancecohealth.org
Administrative StaffChrista Johnston 
Office Manager
cjohnston@defiancecohealth.org
Administrative StaffStacie Hummel 
Registrar
shummel@defiancecohealth.org
Administrative StaffMary Harman 
Deputy Registrar
mharman@defiancecohealth.org
Community Health StaffStacy Lucas,BSN,RN
Director of Nursing
don@defiancecohealth.org
Community Health StaffJanice Amoroso, BSN, RN
Public Health Nurse
don@defiancecohealth.org
Community Health StaffKatie Marbaugh, BSN, RN
Public Health Nurse
kmarbaugh@defiancecohealth.org
Community Health StaffKaylee Williams, BSN, RN
Public Health Nurse
kwilliams@defiancecohealth.org
Community Health StaffKatelyn Rodecap, BS, ASN, RN
Public Health Nurse
krodecap@defiancecohealth.org
Environmental Health StaffMike Prigge BS, REHS
Director of Environmental Health
mprigge@defiancecohealth.org
Environmental Health StaffSarah Medford, MVPH, REHS
Registered Environmental Health Specialist
smedford@defiancecohealth.org
Environmental Health StaffJessalyn Adkins, BS, REHS
Registered Environmental Health Specialist
jadkins@defiancecohealth.org
Environmental Health StaffGeorge Ivory, BS, EHSIT
Environmental Health Specialist in Training
givory@defiancecohealth.org
Health Promotion StaffBrian Heil, MPH, REHS
Health Promotion Coordinator
bheil@defiancecohealth.org
Health Promotion StaffTaylor Jessing, MPH, CHES
Health Promotion Specialist
tjessing@defiancecohealth.org
Health Promotion StaffJessica West, BS
Health Promotion Specialist/PIO
jessica.west@defiancecohealth.org
Health Promotion StaffBridget Fischer, MPH
Epidemiologist
bfischer@defiancecohealth.org
WIC StaffMelinda Kuhlman, RD, LD, CLC
WIC Director
mkuhlman@defiancecohealth.org
WIC StaffRebecca Roehrig, BSN, RN
WIC Health Professional
rroehrig@defiancecohealth.org
WIC StaffCrystal Salaz
WIC Clerk
csalaz@defiancecohealth.org
WIC StaffMyah Wagner
WIC Breastfeeding Peer Helper
mwagner@defiancecohealth.org