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.
Jeanne Alongi
Interim Chief Executive Officer
DrPH, MPH
Tamika Smith
Chief Operations Officer
MBA, MS, PMP
Jeremy Arieh
Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services
Stephanie Cantillo
VP, Human Resources
PHR
Dionne Denson
Sr. Director of Finance
MAcc, GCFM
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
Natasa Bilic
Executive Assistant
Tamika Smith
Chief Operations Officer
MBA, MS, PMP
Jeremy Arieh
Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services
Tommye Campbell
Meeting Planner
CMP
Stacey Evans
Associate Director, Communications and Member Services
Flo Flowers
Associate Director, PMO
MBA, PMP
Jamiel Jones
Communications & Marketing Specialist
Teresa Slayton
Procurement Manager
MLA, CCA, CPPB, CPP, CPPM, CPPC, GCPM
Laura Weikle
Member Support Manager
Jeanne Alongi
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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
Kristen Alford
Director, Diabetes Portfolio
PhD, MPH, MSW
Amy Wieczorek Basl
Sr. Program Evaluator, Diabetes
MPH
Shannon Bicknell
Learning Management Systems Specialist
MS, MA, BA
Sharon Biggers
Sr. Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation
MPH
Katherine “Katie” Cacal
Sr. Public Health Communications Specialist, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MPH
Elizabeth Cherry-Mullen
Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation Health Systems Change
MPH
Julia Chevan
Sr. Program Manager, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
PT, PhD, MPH
Tamara Demko
Associate Director, Center for Public Health Leadership
DrPH, MPH, JD, BSN, RN
Crystal Doxie
Associate Director, Grants Management
MBA
Kelly Durden
Director of Program Implementation
MA
Pascale D. Edouard
Program Evaluator
DrPH, MPH
Samia Fields
Sr. Grant Management Specialist
BA, MA
Mara Galic
Sr. Program Manager
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
Kristyn MacInnis
Sr. Professional Development Manager
DHEd, RDH, CHES
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
Tierney Rivara
Program Manager, Public Health Americorps
MPH
Ann Marie Shields
Associate Director, Data Management
MSW
Jake Sneed
Program Evaluator
Sandte Stanley
Sr. Program Evaluator, Public Health Practice
MA, MPH
Katherine Stone
Sr. Program Manager, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities
MPH, BASc
Vishwarupa “Vish” Vasani
Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities (CAHC)
MPH
Leo Olu Williams
Program Manager, Tobacco Cessation Coverage
MPH
Adrian Zeh
Evaluator
MPA, MLAS
Stephanie Cantillo
VP, Human Resources
PHR
Felicia Addison
Sr. Human Resources Specialist
Fatima Goines
Associate Director, Human Resources
SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Janine Guerra Wilson
Human Resources Manager
MPA, PHR, SHRM-CP
Dionne Denson
Sr. Director of Finance
MAcc, GCFM
Nona Allen
Budget Manager
MBA
Hafeez Anjorin
Financial Analyst
MBA
Kim Austin
Accounting Manager
MS
Nicole BennettÂ
Staff Accountant
BS
Matthew Borysewicz
Sr. Staff Accountant
Joel Castro
Staff Accountant
BS
Grace Okubo
Budget Manager
BS
Charles Williams
Associate Director, Finance
MBA, CPA
Liz Ruth
VP, Center for Health Policy
MPP