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
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Jeanne Alongi

Interim Chief Executive Officer

DrPH, MPH

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Tamika Smith

Chief Operations Officer

MBA, MS, PMP

Senior Leadership
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Jeremy Arieh

Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services

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Stephanie Cantillo

VP, Human Resources

PHR

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Dionne Denson

Sr. Director of Finance

MAcc, GCFM

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Samaha Hodges

Sr. Director of Programs

MPH

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Alice “Ali” Jaglowski

VP, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MSH

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John W. Patton

VP, Center for Partnerships & Innovation

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Liz Ruth

VP, Center for Health Policy

MPP

Office of the Chief Executive
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Natasa Bilic

Executive Assistant

Operations
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Tamika Smith

Chief Operations Officer

MBA, MS, PMP

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Jeremy Arieh

Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services

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Tommye Campbell

Meeting Planner

CMP

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Stacey Evans

Associate Director, Communications and Member Services

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Flo Flowers

Associate Director, PMO

MBA, PMP

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Jamiel Jones

Communications & Marketing Specialist

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Teresa Slayton

Procurement Manager

MLA, CCA, CPPB, CPP, CPPM, CPPC, GCPM

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Laura Weikle

Member Support Manager

Programs
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Jeanne Alongi

Interim Chief Executive Officer

DrPH, MPH

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Samaha Hodges

Sr. Director of Programs

MPH

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Alice “Ali” Jaglowski

VP, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MSH

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John W. Patton

VP, Center for Partnerships & Innovation

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Kristen Alford

Director, Diabetes Portfolio

PhD, MPH, MSW

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Amy Wieczorek Basl

Sr. Program Evaluator, Diabetes

MPH

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Shannon Bicknell

Learning Management Systems Specialist

MS, MA, BA

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Sharon Biggers

Sr. Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation

MPH

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Katherine “Katie” Cacal

Sr. Public Health Communications Specialist, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MPH

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Elizabeth Cherry-Mullen

Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation Health Systems Change

MPH

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Julia Chevan

Sr. Program Manager, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

PT, PhD, MPH

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Tamara Demko

Associate Director, Center for Public Health Leadership

DrPH, MPH, JD, BSN, RN

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Crystal Doxie

Associate Director, Grants Management

MBA

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Kelly Durden

Director of Program Implementation

MA

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Pascale D. Edouard

Program Evaluator

DrPH, MPH

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Samia Fields

Sr. Grant Management Specialist

BA, MA

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Mara Galic

Sr. Program Manager

MHSc, RD

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Katherine “Kate” Hohman

Associate Director of Public Health Practice

DrPH, MPH

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DeShara Johnson

Public Health Program Specialist

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Daphnie Loriston

Program Portfolio Manager

MPH

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Kristyn MacInnis

Sr. Professional Development Manager

DHEd, RDH, CHES

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Hilary Merlin

Professional Development Specialist

MEd

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Heidi Milby

Associate Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MPH

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Kimberly Miller

Evaluator

MPH

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Rita Nahta

Associate Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

PhD, MPH, BS

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Kristin Nelson-Garcia

Sr. Program Manager, Center for Public Health Leadership

MA

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Lola Omolodun

Program Portfolio Manager

MSPH

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Leah Rimkus

Associate Director, Evaluation

MPH, RD

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Tierney Rivara

Program Manager, Public Health Americorps

MPH

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Ann Marie Shields

Associate Director, Data Management

MSW

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Jake Sneed

Program Evaluator

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Sandte Stanley

Sr. Program Evaluator, Public Health Practice

MA, MPH

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Katherine Stone

Sr. Program Manager, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities

MPH, BASc

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Vishwarupa “Vish” Vasani

Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities (CAHC)

MPH

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Leo Olu Williams

Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation Coverage

MPH

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Adrian Zeh

Evaluator

MPA, MLAS

Human Resources
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Stephanie Cantillo

VP, Human Resources

PHR

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Felicia Addison

Sr. Human Resources Specialist

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Fatima Goines

Associate Director, Human Resources

SHRM-SCP, SPHR

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Janine Guerra Wilson

Human Resources Manager

MPA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Finance
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Dionne Denson

Sr. Director of Finance

MAcc, GCFM

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Nona Allen

Budget Manager

MBA

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Hafeez Anjorin

Financial Analyst

MBA

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Kim Austin

Accounting Manager

MS

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Nicole Bennett 

Staff Accountant

BS

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Matthew Borysewicz

Sr. Staff Accountant

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Joel Castro

Staff Accountant

BS

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Grace Okubo

Budget Manager

BS

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Charles Williams

Associate Director, Finance

MBA, CPA

Policy & Government Affairs
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Liz Ruth

VP, Center for Health Policy

MPP

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