Winnebago County Public Health administrative staff provides leadership, programmatic oversight, support staffing, and financial supervision to the department as a whole.
Doug Gieryn, Director/Health Officer, is responsible for health enforcement, policies, community partnerships, funding and planning, as well as workforce development. The director also acts as a liaison between the health department, Board of Health, and County Board officials.
The administrative specialists and support team are responsible for clerical support, communications, finance management, health assessment, data management, policy and equity support, community relations, strategic planning, preparedness, fund seeking, and workforce development.
Administrative Specialists:
- Communications/Media, Wanda Tracy
- Preparedness/Emergency Response, Shelley Brown-Giebel
- Public Health Planning, Heidi Keating
- Epidemiologist, Sarahjean Schluechtermann
