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 NACDD’s 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.

Executive Leadership

John W. Robitscher

Chief Executive Officer

MPH, CEO

Marti Macchi

Chief Program Strategy Officer

MEd, MPH

Tamika Smith

Chief Operations Officer

MBA, MS, PMP

Trish Strong

Chief Financial Officer

CPA

Senior Leadership

Jeanne Alongi

VP, Public Health Leadership

DrPH, MPH

Jeremy Arieh

Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services

Stephanie Cantillo

Sr. Director, Human Resources

PHR

Samaha Hodges

Sr. Director of Programs

MPH

Alice “Ali” Jaglowski

VP, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MSH

John W. Patton

VP, Center for Partnerships & Innovation

Liz Ruth

VP, Center for Health Policy

MPP

Robyn Taylor

VP, Center for Justice in Public Health

MBA

Office of the Chief Executive

John W. Robitscher

Chief Executive Officer

MPH, CEO

Natasa Bilic

Executive Assistant

Operations

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

Nicole Scales

Administrative Assistant

Sybrina “Sy” Scott

Sr. Project Coordinator

MSOL

Teresa Slayton

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

Programs

Marti Macchi

Chief Program Strategy Officer

MEd, MPH

Jeanne Alongi

VP, Public Health Leadership

DrPH, MPH

Samaha Hodges

Sr. Director of Programs

MPH

Alice “Ali” Jaglowski

VP, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MSH

John W. Patton

VP, Center for Partnerships & Innovation

Robyn Taylor

VP, Center for Justice in Public Health

MBA

Kelly Durden

Director of Program Implementation

Vishwarupa “Vish” Vasani

Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities (CAHC)

MPH

Shannon Bicknell

Learning Management Systems 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 Manager, Center for Justice in Public Health

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

Lola Omolodun

Program Portfolio Manager

MSPH

Leah Rimkus

Associate Director, Evaluation

MPH, RD

Nicole Scales

Administrative Assistant

Akanksha Sharma

Administrative Coordinator, CPHL

Ann Marie Shields

Associate Director, Data Management

MSW

Sandte Stanley

Sr. Program Evaluator, Public Health Practice

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

Adrian Zeh

Evaluator

MPA, MLAS

Human Resources

Stephanie Cantillo

Sr. Director, 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

Finance

Trish Strong

Chief Financial Officer

CPA

Hafeez Anjorin

Financial Analyst

MBA

Nona Allen

Budget Manager

MBA

Kim Austin

Accounting Manager

Nicole Bennett

Staff Accountant

Matthew Borysewicz

Sr. Staff Accountant

Joel Castro

Staff Accountant

Grace Okubo

Budget Manager

Charles Williams

Associate Director, Finance

MBA, CPA

Policy & Government Affairs

Liz Ruth

VP, Center for Health Policy

MPP

Francesca Bentley

Public Policy Analyst

MIP