Staff

To file a complaint with the health district, please call 203-881-3255 x 100, complaints are not accepted via email or electronic submission.

Director of Health

Jessica Kristy, MPH
Director of Health
E: jkristy@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 103

Administration

Vacant
Business Manager
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Judith Waleski
Administrative Assistant
E: jwaleski@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 100

Rose Carey
Administrative Assistant
E: rcarey@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 101

Environmental Health Services

Melanie Dokla, BS, RS
Assistant Director of Environmental Health Services
E: mdokla@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 105

Laurel Shaw, MPH, RS
Chief Environmental Health Specialist
E: lshaw@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 115

John Mucha, MPH
Sanitarian
E: jmucha@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 112

Amanda Ruchin, BS
Housing Code Enforcement Officer/Sanitarian
E: amichaud@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 113

Amy Durand, MPH
Housing Code Enforcement Officer/Sanitarian
E: adurand@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 124

VACANT
Sanitarian
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*NVHD may also contract with part time licensed sanitarians for inspections performed after-hours or on weekends.

Community Health Services

Carissa Caserta, MPH
Assistant Director of Community Health Services
E: ccaserta@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 104

Kristie D’Averso, RN
Public Health Nurse
E: kdaverso@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x107

Lisa Trupp, CCHW
Health Educator
E: ltrupp@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x108

Elizabeth A. Mester, BS
Immunization Action Plan (IAP) Program Coordinator
E: emester@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 109

Vanessa Lopez, CCHW
Immunization Program Specialist
E: vlopez@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 126

*NVHD may also contract with part time licensed medical professionals for clinic or community health programming support.

Public Health Grant Programs

Vacant
Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator
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Paulina Cherkasov
Surveillance & Outbreak Response Team Coordinator
E: pcherkasov@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x116

Beatriz Allen, CCHW
Surveillance & Outbreak Response Team Program Specialist
E: ballen@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x117

Austin Telford, MPH, CCHW
Overdose Prevention Navigator (Valley)
E: atelford@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x128

Tracy Tenesaca
Overdose Prevention Navigator (Milford/Orange/West Haven)
E: ttenesaca@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x122

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

Verletha Santiago
Director of WIC Services
Optimus Healthcare
E: vsantiago@opthc.org
P: 203-894-4302

Lauren Ramos, IBCLC
Manager of WIC Nutrition Services
Optimus Healthcare
E: lkeenan@opthc.org
P: 203-894-4370