Public Health Madison & Dane County

Vision

Healthy people. Healthy Places.

Mission

Working with the community to enhance, protect, and promote the health of the environment and the well-being of all people.

Directory

Janel Heinrich, Director  

 Provides administration, leadership, management, planning, and implementation of public health activities as they relate to health, consumer protection, and environmental protection. Also acts as liaison with other local, state and federal agencies.

Operations Division

The Operations Division is responsible for developing and monitoring the agency’s budget and accounting, providing administrative and clerical support for the agency across offices and clinic sites, coordinating human resources and workforce development, leading media relations, and coordinating strategic planning, accreditation, and quality improvement activities.

Sarah Mattes, Director of Operations 

Division leadership, management, planning and implementation.

Millicent Hutchinson, Budget and Finance Manager    

Manages all budgeting and accounting functions including development and monitoring of budgets, purchasing, payroll, billing, and contract monitoring.

Melanie Jicha, Public Health Supervisor  

Manages operations and administrative support for all office locations.

Sara Stinski, Communications Manager    

Manages internal and external communications and emergency preparedness.

Katarina Grande, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages public health epidemiology and data science.

Sara Camacho, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages language access, open records, HIPAA compliance, and city technology liaison.

Sandy Bogar, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages quality improvement and performance management activities, workforce development efforts, health and racial equity activities, human resources, and evaluation.

Community Health Division

To enhance the health and safety of the families in our community, this Division monitors and works to reduce rates of communicable diseases, provides healthcare services to uninsured/underinsured residents, and supports healthy birth outcomes through home visiting and nutrition assistance programs.

Carl Meyer, Community Health Division Director    

Division leadership, planning, and implementation

Kate Louther, Community Health Division Deputy Director    

Division leadership, planning, and implementation

Stephanie West, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming & Clinic and Well Woman Program

Gabby Aranda Bernstein, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming & Clinic

Sarah Dobbins, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages:

• Maternal and Child Health Outreach
• Fetal Infant Mortality Review
• Community-Based Public Health Nurses
• Reproductive Health Nurse Navigators

Erin Polkinghorn, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program and Immunization Program

Hester Wolfe, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Acute and Communicable Disease Program

Molly O’Brien, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Acute and Communicable Disease Program

Rachel Goldberg, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program)

Daniel Stattelman-Scanlan, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Prenatal Care Coordination and Nurse-Family Partnership Program

Environmental Health Division

This Division monitors and regulates the surroundings in which people live, learn, work, and play in order to prevent injuries or illnesses from occurring. This includes issuing permits and inspecting businesses, monitoring environmental conditions, and decreasing the number of hazards to which the public are exposed.

Bonnie Armstrong, Director of Environmental Health Division    

Division leadership, planning, and implementation

Stefanie Moccero, Environmental Health Services Supervisor    

Manages:

• Licensing and inspection of food establishments/vendors.
• Regulation of lodging facilities and swimming pools.
• Investigation of food and waterborne illness.

Brandon Macomber, Environmental Health Services Supervisor    

Manages:

• Animal Services
• Well and Septic Program
• Health and Safety Environmental Risks 
• Environmental Health Labs (Tests: water, clinical specimens, hazardous materials/spills, landfill leachate monitoring)
• Water Testing (i.e., surface and groundwater, swimming pools, beaches)
• Environmental Protection

Community Initiatives Division

To improve community health and address health inequities, this division provides direct services, partners with internal and community stakeholders, and leverages community assets and resources to address emerging health concerns. Some of the ways we do this is by providing policy analysis, coalition building, and supporting program planning and community engagement.

Aurielle Smith, Director of Community Initiatives    

Division leadership, planning and implementation. Supervises Emergency Preparedness.

Veronica Figueroa Velez, Violence Prevention, Outreach, and Response Supervisor    

Manages Violence Prevention Team

Vacant, Violence Intervention and Outreach Supervisor    

Manages Violence Intervention Team

Julia Olsen, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction and Syringe Services

Lourdes Shanjani, Public Health Supervisor    

Manages community engagement strategy team, policy, and Community Health Assessment (CHA)/Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).