Our Staff


NACDD succeeds through our strong core of seasoned and dedicated 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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John W. Robitscher

Chief Executive Officer

MPH, CEO

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Marti Macchi

Chief Program Strategy Officer

MEd, MPH

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Tamika Smith

Chief Operations Officer

MBA, MS, PMP

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Trish Strong

Chief Financial Officer

CPA

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Senior Leadership
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Jeanne Alongi

VP, Public Health Leadership

DrPH, MPH

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Jeremy Arieh

Sr. Director, Communications and Member Services

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Stephanie Cantillo

Sr. Director, Human Resources

PHR

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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

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Robyn Taylor

VP, Center for Justice in Public Health

MBA

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Office of the Chief Executive
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John W. Robitscher

Chief Executive Officer

MPH, CEO

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Natasa Bilic

Executive Assistant

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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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Seressa Allen

Project Manager

MBA, MPM

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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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Jay Harmon

Project Manager

PMP, MCP

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Jamiel Jones

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

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Zunera Mirza

Health Communications Specialist

MPH

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Michael Parker

Sr. Meeting Planner

CMP

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Sarah Cantrell Perkins

Member Support Manager

MEd

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James “Jimmy” Porter

Sr. Contract Analyst

BA

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Nicole Scales

Executive Assistant

MA

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Sy Scott

Sr. Program Coordinator

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Teresa Slayton 

Procurement Manager

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

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Lauren Wilkins

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

BA

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Programs
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Marti Macchi

Chief Program Strategy Officer

MEd, MPH

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Jeanne Alongi

VP, Public Health Leadership

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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Robyn Taylor

VP, Center for Justice in Public Health

MBA

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Vishwarupa “Vish” Vasani

Director, Center for Advancing Healthy Communities (CAHC)

MPH

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Katherine “Katie” Cacal

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

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, JD, RN

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Crystal Doxie

Associate Director, Grants Management

MBA

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Kelly Durden

Associate Director, Program Implementation

MA

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Pascale D. Edouard

Program Manager, Center for Justice in Public Health

DrPH, MPH

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Mara Galic

Sr. Program Manager, Building Resilient Inclusive Communities

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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Dora McFadden

Administrative Assistant, Center for Partnerships and Innovation

BS, MHS

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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

Sr. Evaluator, Building Resilient Inclusive Communities

MPH, RD

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Nicole Scales

Executive Assistant

MA

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Ann Marie Shields

Sr. Manager of Evaluation

MSW

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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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Tierney Thomison

Program Manager, Public Health Americorps

MPH

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Human Resources
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Stephanie Cantillo

Sr. Director, Human Resources

PHR

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Felicia Addison

Sr. Human Resources Coordinator

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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

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Finance
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Trish Strong

Chief Financial Officer

CPA

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Hafeez Anjorin

Financial Analyst

MBA

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Nona Allen

Budget Manager

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

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Policy & Government Affairs
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Liz Ruth

VP, Center for Health Policy

MPP

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Zachary Harris

Public Policy Coordinator

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