Our Staff
NACDD thrives thanks to the dedication and expertise of our multifaceted team of professionals. Our Headquarters team in Decatur, GA, energizes our Mission and is the driving source of excellence behind NACDDās work. Our staff is committed to supporting our Membership in their efforts to build capacity in chronic disease prevention and control and health promotion.
We offer a number of services: fiscal agency, meeting and event planning, communications, technical support, logistics and procurement, professional development, program evaluation, public health crisis response, and assistance in the delivery of grant implementation.
As an undercurrent of all that we do, we take great pride knowing that we are helping people in the United States to live healthier lives.
John W. Robitscher
Chief Executive Officer
MPH, CEO
Marti Macchi
Chief Program Strategy Officer
DrPH, MPH, M.Ed.
Tamika Smith
Chief Operations Officer
MBA, MS, PMP
Jeanne Alongi
VP, Public Health Leadership
DrPH, MPH
Jeremy Arieh
Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services
Stephanie Cantillo
VP, Human Resources
PHR
Samaha Hodges
Sr. Director of Programs
MPH
Alice āAliā Jaglowski
VP, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MSH
John W. Patton
VP, Center for Partnerships & Innovation
Liz Ruth
VP, Center for Health Policy
MPP
John W. Robitscher
Chief Executive Officer
MPH, CEO
Natasa Bilic
Executive Assistant
Tamika Smith
Chief Operations Officer
MBA, MS, PMP
Jeremy Arieh
Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services
Seressa Allen
Project Manager
MBA, MPM
Tommye Campbell
Meeting Planner
CMP
Stacey Evans
Associate Director, Communications and Member Services
Flo Flowers
Associate Director, PMO
MBA, PMP
Jamiel Jones
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Michael Parker
Sr. Meeting Planner
CMP
Sarah Cantrell Perkins
Member Engagement Manager
MEd
James “Jimmy” Porter
Sr. Contract Analyst
BA
Nicole Scales
Administrative Assistant
MA
Sybrina āSyā Scott
Sr. Project Coordinator
MSOL
Teresa SlaytonĀ
Procurement Manager
MLA, CCA, CPPB, CPP, CPPM, CPPC, GCPM
Ritchie Thomas
Associate Director, Information Technology
Laura Weikle
Member Support Manager
Lauren Wilkins
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
BA
Marti Macchi
Chief Program Strategy Officer
DrPH, MPH, M.Ed.
Jeanne Alongi
VP, Public Health Leadership
DrPH, MPH
Samaha Hodges
Sr. Director of Programs
MPH
Alice āAliā Jaglowski
VP, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MSH
John W. Patton
VP, Center for Partnerships & Innovation
Kristen Alford
Director of the Diabetes Portfolio
PhD, MPH, MSW
Kelly Durden
Director of Program Implementation
MA
Vishwarupa “Vish” Vasani
Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities (CAHC)
MPH
Shannon Bicknell
Learning Management System Specialist
MS, MA, BA
Katherine “Katie” Cacal
Sr. Public Health Communications Specialist, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MPH
Julia Chevan
Sr. Program Manager, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
PT, PhD, MPH
Chelsea Cole
Sr. Program Coordinator, Public Health AmeriCorps
MPH
Tamara Demko
Associate Director, Center for Public Health Leadership
DrPH, MPH, JD, BSN, RN
Crystal Doxie
Associate Director, Grants Management
MBA
Pascale D. Edouard
Program Evaluator
DrPH, MPH
Samia Fields
Sr. Grant Management Specialist
BA, MA
Mara Galic
Sr. Program Manager, Building Resilient Inclusive Communities
MHSc, RD
Katherine “Kate” Hohman
Associate Director of Public Health Practice
DrPH, MPH
DeShara Johnson
Public Health Program Specialist
Daphnie Loriston
Program Portfolio Manager
MPH
Dora McFadden
Administrative Assistant, Center for Partnerships and Innovation
BS, MHS
Hilary Merlin
Professional Development Specialist
MEd
Heidi Milby
Associate Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MPH
Kimberly Miller
Evaluator
MPH
Rita Nahta
Associate Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
PhD, MPH, BS
Kristin Nelson-Garcia
Sr. Program Manager, Center for Public Health Leadership
MA
Lola Omolodun
Program Portfolio Manager
MSPH
Leah Rimkus
Associate Director, Evaluation
MPH, RD
Nicole Scales
Administrative Assistant
MA
Akanksha Sharma
Administrative Coordinator, CPHL
BS
Ann Marie Shields
Associate Director, Data Management
MSW
Jake Sneed
Program Evaluator, CPHL
MPH, CHES
Sandte Stanley
Evaluation Manager
MA, MPH
Katherine Stone
Sr. Program Manager, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MPH, BASc
Tierney Thomison
Program Manager, Public Health Americorps
MPH
Brieana White
Sr. Program Manager, Technical Assistance
BS, MPH
Amy Wieczorek Basl
Senior Evaluator
MPH
Adrian Zeh
Evaluator
MPA, MLAS
Stephanie Cantillo
VP, Human Resources
PHR
Felicia Addison
Sr. Human Resources Coordinator
Fatima Goines
Associate Director, Human Resources
SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Janine Guerra Wilson
Human Resources Manager
MPA, PHR, SHRM-CP
Charles Williams
Associate Director, Finance
MBA, CPA
Hafeez Anjorin
Financial Analyst
MBA
Nona Allen
Budget Manager
MBA
Kim Austin
Accounting Manager
MS
NicoleĀ BennettĀ
Staff Accountant
BS
Matthew Borysewicz
Sr. Staff Accountant
Joel Castro
Staff Accountant
BS
Grace Okubo
Budget Manager
BS
Liz Ruth
VP, Center for Health Policy
MPP
Francesca Bentley
Public Policy Analyst
MIP