Sherry Rathod is the LeadSafe Outreach Coordinator for the City of Charlotte, Housing and Neighborhood Services Department. Educating the community about lead poisoning and coordinating outreach efforts are among her many responsibilities in this position. Sherry has been with the … Read more

Melanie Napier, PhD, MSPH, is a Public Health Epidemiologist with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill with a PhD in Epidemiology in 2016, Melanie knew she wanted to get involved in … Read more

Lakieta Sanders is a Public Health Educator with Durham County Department of Public Health. Lakieta received a B.S. in Community Health Education from North Carolina Central University in 2003 and joined Durham County Department of Public Health in 2004. She … Read more

Daniel Ortiz, Environmental Health Director, and Diana Blue, Environmental Health Program Specialist, with the Cumberland County Department of Public Health are new members to the Lead and Healthy Homes Task Force. Daniel oversees two separate environmental health offices in Cumberland … Read more

Nellie Benitez, Lead Outreach Worker and Focus on Fathers Specialist, and Elizabeth Fridley, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Nurse, with the Chatham County Public Health Department are engaged members of the Lead and Healthy Homes Task Force. Along with Carl Kivett, … Read more