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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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, … Continued

Christy Klaus, Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) with Wake County Lead Program, is an active member of the Lead and Healthy Homes Task Force. Christy and her colleague, Jason Dunn, REHS, work to uncover sources of lead in homes of … Continued