Contributors – Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019
Publication of this report would not have been possible without the contributions of the state and territorial health departments, STD control programs, and public health laboratories that provided STD surveillance data to CDC.
| State/City/Territory | STD Project Directors | STD Program Managers | State Epidemiologists* | Laboratory Directors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Anthony Merriweather | Thomas Lee | Sherri L. Davidson | Sharon Massingale |
| Alaska | Susan Jones | Nathan Wormington | Joe McLaughlin | Bernard Jilly |
| Arizona | Rebecca Scranton | Rebecca Scranton | Kenneth Komatsu | Victor Waddell |
| Arkansas | Tiffany Vance | Brandi Roberts | Jennifer Dillaha | Kathryn Seely |
| California | Holly Howard | Romni Neiman | Erica Pan | Zenda Berrada |
| Los Angeles | Michael Green | Marisa Cohen | Erica Pan | Nicole Green |
| San Francisco | Susan Philip | Trang Nguyen | Erica Pan | Godfred Masinde |
| Colorado | Yesenia Mendez | Yesenia Mendez | Rachel K. Herlihy | Scott Bookman |
| Connecticut | Lynn Sosa | Linda Ferraro | Matthew Cartter | Jafar Razeq |
| Delaware | Theo Hudson | Theo Hudson | Tabatha Offutt-Powell | Sergio Huerta |
| District of Columbia | Michael Kharfen | Adam Visconti | John Davies-Cole | Luke Short (interim) |
| Florida | Craig Wilson | Craig Wilson | Carina Blackmore | Patty Lewandowski |
| Georgia | LaTasha Terry | Mildred Banks | Cherie Drenzek | Elizabeth Franko |
| Hawaii | Peter Whiticar | Gerald “Luke” Hasty, Jr. | Sarah Kemble (acting) | Edward Desmond |
| Idaho | Aimee Shipman | Kimberly Matulonis-Edgar | Christine Hahn | Christopher Ball |
| Illinois | Danny Brikshavana | Danny Brikshavana | Wayne Duffus | Matt Charles |
| Chicago | Irina Tabidze | Tammy Rutledge | Wayne Duffus | Massimo Pacilli/Raj Rajendra |
| Indiana | Caitlin Conrad | Caitlin Conrad | Pamela Pontones | Judith Lovchik |
| Iowa | Randy Mayer | George Walton | Caitlin Pedati | Michael Pentella |
| Kansas | Scott Strobel | Scott Strobel | Farah Ahmed | N. Myron Gunsalus |
| Kentucky | Tisha Johnson | Chang Lee | Douglas Thoroughman (acting) | Ranjana Arora |
| Louisiana | Samuel Burgess | Chaquetta Johnson | Theresa Sokol (interim) | Richard Tulley |
| Maine | Lauren Gauthier | Lauren Gauthier | Siiri Bennett | Kenneth Pote |
| Maryland | Kenneth Ruby | Elisabeth Liebow | David Blythe | Robert Myers |
| Baltimore | Adena Greenbaum | LaNisha Childs | David Blythe | Irish Brown-Plowden |
| Massachusetts | Kathleen Roosevelt | Lauren Molotnikov | Catherine Brown | Sandra Smole |
| Michigan | Kathryn Macomber | Kristine Judd-Tuinier | Sarah Lyon-Callo | Sandip Shah |
| Minnesota | Christine Jones | Julie Hanson Perez | Ruth Lynfield | Myra Kunas (Interim) |
| Mississippi | Melverta Bender | Christie Lewis | Paul Byers | Daphne Ware |
| Missouri | Alicia Jenkins | Craig Highfill | George Turabelidze | Bill Whitmar |
| Montana | Stacy Luke | Cara Murolo | Laura Williamson | Ron Paul |
| Nebraska | Tami Washam | Tami Washam | Tom Safranek | Mary Boden |
| Nevada | Lindsey Kinsinger | Elizabeth Kessler | Melissa Bullock | Stephanie Van Hooser |
| New Hampshire | Lindsay Pierce | Lorlette Moir | Benjamin Chan | Christine Bean |
| New Jersey | Greta Anschuetz | Greta Anschuetz | Christina Tan | Thomas J. Kirn (acting) |
| New Mexico | Andrew Gans | Janine Waters | Christine Ross | Michael Edwards |
| New York | Rachel Malloy | Cord Stone | Debra Blog | Jill Taylor |
| New York City | Diana Sanchez | Julie Schillinger | Debra Blog | Jennifer Rakeman |
| North Carolina | Jacquelyn Clymore | Roger Follas | Zack Moore | Scott Shone |
| North Dakota | Lindsey VanderBusch | Lindsey VanderBusch | Tracy Miller | Jason Wahl |
| Ohio | Laurie Rickert | Karen Nicosia | Sietske de Fijter | Quanta Brown |
| Oklahoma | Terrainia Harris | Sally Bouse | Jared Taylor | Samuel T. Dunn |
| Oregon | Annick Benson-Scott | Joshua Ferrer | Dean Sidelinger | John Fontana |
| Pennsylvania | Beth Butler | Kristine King | Sharon Watkins | Dongxiang Xia |
| Philadelphia | Caroline Johnson | Cherie Walker-Baban | Sharon Watkins | Kerry Buchs |
| Rhode Island | Thomas Bertrand | Katharine Howe | Utpala Bandy | Ewa King |
| South Carolina | Ali Mansaray | Bernard Gilliard | Linda Bell | Atwell Coleman |
| South Dakota | Angela Jackley | Mary Rea | Joshua Clayton | Timothy Southern |
| Tennessee | Pamela Talley | Dreama Phillips | John Dunn | Richard Steece |
| Texas | Shelley Lucas | Karen Surita | Jennifer A. Shuford | Grace Kubin |
| Utah | Scott White | Scott White | Angela Dunn | Erik Christensen (interim) |
| Vermont | Daniel Daltry | Daniel Daltry | Lori Cragin | Mary (Stella) Celotti |
| Virginia | Oana Vasiliu | Cameron Rose | Lilian Peake | Denise Toney |
| Washington | Zandt Bryan | Emalie Huriaux | Scott Lindquist/Cathy Wasserman | Romesh Gautom |
| West Virginia | Suzanne Wilson | Debora S. Blankinship | Sharon McBee | Sharon Lee Cibrik |
| Wisconsin | Scott Stokes | Brandon Kufalk | Ryan Westergaard | James Schauer |
| Wyoming | Leslie Fowler | Leslie Fowler | Alexia Harrist | Cari Sloma |
| American Samoa | Fara M. Utu | Ina Sagaga | Afili Tufa | June Vaifanua-Leo |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Mayleen Ekiek | Mayleen Ekiek | Livingston Taulung | Maria Marfel, Kasian Otoko, Maopa Raikabula, William Nena |
| Government of the Marshall Islands | Mailynn K. Lang | Adela Sibok | Jill McReady | Paul Lalita |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Vicenta Tenorio | Vicenta Tenorio | Emily Haanschoten | Philip Dauterman |
| Guam | Vince Aguon | Vince Aguon | Ann Pobutsky | AnneMarie Santos |
| Puerto Rico | Greduvel Duran Guzman | Javier Vazquez Melendez | Encijar Hassan | Gonzalo Gonzalez |
| Republic of Palau | Sherilynn Madraisau | Connie B. Olikong | N/A | Clarette Matlab, Francis Termeteet |
| Virgin Islands | Jason Henry | Bobby Thompson | Esther Ellis | Brett Ellis |
| *As documented on the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists website (https://www.cste.org/page/StateEpiexternal icon) as of January 20, 2021 | ||||
Page last reviewed: April 13, 2021