Contacts

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The mission of the Waterbury Health Department is to promote healthier families, healthier neighborhoods, and a healthier community. For information on how we can help you, please connect with our public health professionals below. If you have a general question, feel free to email us.

Administration

Director of Health Aisling McGuckin RN, MSN-MPH 203-574-6780
Assistant Director of Health Ryan Borg PhD(c) 203-574-6780
Executive Administrative Assistant Tammie Jones 203-574-6780
Accounting Manager Rochdi Maghfour 203-574-6780

 

Community Health

Director of Clinical Services Natalie Hellerich, RN 203-574-6880
Children's Immunization Action Program Victoria Caisse 203-346-3907
Infectious Disease Prevention N'sira Kourouma 203-574-6883
Public Health Nursing Alexandra Cervera, RN 203-528-5349
School Nursing

Taris Velez, RN
Hope Fenn, RN
Meghan Griffin, RN

203-574-6880

Environmental Health

Chief Sanitarian Richard Lee, MPH, RS 203-346-3903
Childhood Lead Prevention Josue Ortiz
Samantha Harvey
203-346-3903

Emergency Preparedness
and Response

Sheena Pinnock, MPH

203-346-3906

Environmental Health Inspections Christopher Eddy 203-346-3903
Healthy Homes Renovation and
Lead Abatement
Francis Ford
Lisa Lebreiro
203-573-5072
Restaurant Inspections and
Food Service
Joe Gabriel
Thomas Solury
203-346-3903

Prevention, Harm & Risk Reduction

Prevention, Harm & Risk Reduction
Section Chief
Samuel Bowens III, CHW 203-574-6883 
STI & HIV/AIDS Prevention   203-574-6883
Overdose Response Unit  Rushnee Vereen-Penix 203-597-3417
Local Prevention Council  Briana Dacosta 203-574-6883
Substance Use Disorder Prevention Vinson Valdez 203-574-6883

Program Decision Support

Section Chief Cynthia Vitone, MPH 203-573-6679

Board of Health Commissioners

Chairman Sabato D'Ambrosi [email protected] 
Aldermanic Liaison Sandra Martinez-McCarthy [email protected] 
Member Jacqueline Jackson [email protected] 
Member Margaret A. O’Brien [email protected] 
Member Lisa Gordon-Green [email protected] 
Member Sarah Noujaim [email protected] 
Member Patricia Russell [email protected]