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National Environmental Health Association
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE
by John Steward, M.P.H., R.E.H.S.
John Steward has been a leader in Environmental Health in Georgia for over 25
years. Mr. Steward is a retired Captain from the U.S. Public Health Services and
employee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is now a faculty
member of Georgia State University, Institute of Public Health. In 2011, he became
the Region 7 Vice President of the National Environmental Health Association.
John Steward, M.P.H.
Upcoming Conference Dates:
2015 – Orlando, Florida
2016 – San Antonio, TX
The 2014 NEHA Annual Educational Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year is the
78th Annual Education Conference and the first International Federation of Environmental Health World
Congress. Scholarship opportunities are available, and the NEHA “virtual conference” will again available
online. Dr. Mark Kiem of the CDC (Atlanta) will be presenting the keynote address.
NEHA Searching for a new Executive Director. Nelson Fabian, who has admirably led NEHA for over
30 years, has resigned to pursue other business opportunities, but will stay with NEHA until the end of
July. In the transition to a new leadership team and the beginning of a search for a new Executive
Director, NEHA will be led by three highly-capable senior staff- Rance Baker, Larry Marcum, and Jill
Cruickshank.
NEHA's organization remains strong. Membership has risen to over 5000 for the first time in several
years, finances are stable, and NEHA continues to be sought by CDC, FDA, EPA, and other organizations
for technical and administrative support and training.
The Journal of Environmental Health is also available online. Soon, members will be able to choose a
Journal that is online, paper, or to receive both. Online access will be less expensive, given the printing
and mailing costs avoided. In addition, all members receive a bi-monthly e-newsletter from NEHA to
keep up to date on opportunities, news, and other items of interest.
Changes in NEHA Leadership:
During the past year, Ms. Alicia Enriquez Collins of Lilburn, Georgia has served as NEHA
President. Next year, Dr. Carolyn Harvey of Richmond, Kentucky will be President. Mr. Adam
London, a local health official in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was elected to be 2nd Vice President
and will become NEHA President three years hence.
Mr. Tim Hatch of Montgomery Alabama was elected to be the new Region 7 Vice President.
Beginning in July, Mr. Hatch will serve Georgia and the southeastern states for a three year term.
I am completing my three-year term as the Region Seven Vice President, and I have truly enjoyed
serving as your representative to the NEHA Board of Directors. I encourage everyone to become
or remain a NEHA member and to find ways to become actively involved. Those ways include
running for office, serving as a technical adviser, writing an article, leading your state affiliate,
and other activities. Your individual effort is needed to keep environmental health vital, modern
and progressive. The returns you receive will be numerous and gratifying. I will continue to be a
contact for the Georgia State University School of Public Health graduate program.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE
by John Steward, M.P.H., R.E.H.S.
John Steward has been a leader in Environmental Health in Georgia for over 25
years. Mr. Steward is a retired Captain from the U.S. Public Health Services and
employee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is now a faculty
member of Georgia State University, Institute of Public Health. In 2011, he became
the Region 7 Vice President of the National Environmental Health Association.
John Steward, M.P.H.
Upcoming Conference Dates:
2015 – Orlando, Florida
2016 – San Antonio, TX
The 2014 NEHA Annual Educational Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year is the
78th Annual Education Conference and the first International Federation of Environmental Health World
Congress. Scholarship opportunities are available, and the NEHA “virtual conference” will again available
online. Dr. Mark Kiem of the CDC (Atlanta) will be presenting the keynote address.
NEHA Searching for a new Executive Director. Nelson Fabian, who has admirably led NEHA for over
30 years, has resigned to pursue other business opportunities, but will stay with NEHA until the end of
July. In the transition to a new leadership team and the beginning of a search for a new Executive
Director, NEHA will be led by three highly-capable senior staff- Rance Baker, Larry Marcum, and Jill
Cruickshank.
NEHA's organization remains strong. Membership has risen to over 5000 for the first time in several
years, finances are stable, and NEHA continues to be sought by CDC, FDA, EPA, and other organizations
for technical and administrative support and training.
The Journal of Environmental Health is also available online. Soon, members will be able to choose a
Journal that is online, paper, or to receive both. Online access will be less expensive, given the printing
and mailing costs avoided. In addition, all members receive a bi-monthly e-newsletter from NEHA to
keep up to date on opportunities, news, and other items of interest.
Changes in NEHA Leadership:
During the past year, Ms. Alicia Enriquez Collins of Lilburn, Georgia has served as NEHA
President. Next year, Dr. Carolyn Harvey of Richmond, Kentucky will be President. Mr. Adam
London, a local health official in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was elected to be 2nd Vice President
and will become NEHA President three years hence.
Mr. Tim Hatch of Montgomery Alabama was elected to be the new Region 7 Vice President.
Beginning in July, Mr. Hatch will serve Georgia and the southeastern states for a three year term.
I am completing my three-year term as the Region Seven Vice President, and I have truly enjoyed
serving as your representative to the NEHA Board of Directors. I encourage everyone to become
or remain a NEHA member and to find ways to become actively involved. Those ways include
running for office, serving as a technical adviser, writing an article, leading your state affiliate,
and other activities. Your individual effort is needed to keep environmental health vital, modern
and progressive. The returns you receive will be numerous and gratifying. I will continue to be a
contact for the Georgia State University School of Public Health graduate program.
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