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
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
Jeremy Arieh
Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services
Stacey Evans
Associate Director, Communications and Member Services
Jamiel Jones
Communications & Marketing Specialist
James “Jimmy” Porter
Sr. Contract Analyst
BA
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
Amy Wieczorek Basl
Sr. Program Evaluator, Diabetes
MPH
Sharon Biggers
Sr. Program Manager, Tobacco
MPH
Katie Cacal
Health Communications Specialist
Elizabeth Chery-Mullen
Program Manager, Tobacco
MPH
Julia Chevan
Sr. Program Manager, Brain Health & Arthritis
PT, PhD, MPH
Tamara Demko
Associate Director, Diabetes
DrPH, MPH, JD, BSN, RN
Kelly Durden
Director of Program Implementation
MA
Pascale Edouard
Program Evaluator
Samia Fields
Sr. Grant Management Specialist
BA, MA
Mara Galic
Sr. Program Manager
MHSc, RD
Katherine “Kate” Hohman
Director, Center for Public Health Leadership
DrPH, MPH
DeShara Johnson
Public Health Program Specialist
Kristyn MacInnis
Sr. Professional Development Manager
DHEd, RDH, CHES
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
Associate Director, Center for Public Health Leadership
MA
Leo Olu-Williams
Program Manager, Cardiovascular Health
Lola Omolodun
Program Portfolio Manager
MSPH
Leah Rimkus
Associate Director, Evaluation
MPH, RD
Ann Marie Shields
Associate Director, Data Management
MSW
Jake Sneed
Program Evaluator
Sandte Stanley
Evaluation Manager
Katie Stone
Sr. Program Manager, National Network
Vishwarupa “Vish” Vasani
Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities (CAHC)
MPH
Stephanie Cantillo
VP, Human Resources
PHR
Felicia Addison
Sr. Human Resources Specialist
Janine Guerra Wilson
Sr. 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
Grace Okubo
Budget Manager
BS
Liz Ruth
VP, Center for Health Policy
MPP