FLIGHT: Who Officers Are

For Public Health

At a glance

CDC's Future Leaders in Infections and Global Health Threats program is no longer accepting new applicants. The program concluded June 30, 2026. This site will remain available for reference through December 31, 2026, and will then be archived for historical purposes.

Current classes

Meet the current FLIGHT officers and learn about their assignments. Note: the assignments listed do not reflect outbreak or other emergency response efforts.

2023

Officer Shanice Battle
Shanice Battle, PhD, MPH; CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention
Officer Laura Castro
Laura Castro, DrPH, MPH; CDC National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, Global Influenza Branch
Officer Mellisa Roskosky
Mellisa Roskosky, PhD, MSPH; CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases

2022

Officer Alyson Cavanaugh
Alyson Cavanaugh, DPT, MPH, PhD; Lieutenant in the United States Public Health Service; CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Officer Katherine Franc
Katherine Franc, DVM, MPH; CDC Center for Global Health, Division of Global Health Protection

2021

Officer Farrell Tobolowsky
Farrell Tobolowsky, DO, MS; CDC Center for Global Health, Global Immunization Division
Officer Michelle Waltenburg
Michelle Waltenburg, DVM, MPH; CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
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