Chatham Info
Board of Health Members and Public Health Managers
Public Health Managers
Administrator: Randy McCall, PhD, MPA
Chief Medical Officer: Diane Weems MD
Nurse Manager: Cathy Schmid
Environmental Health Manager: Todd Jones
For information about Lead Testing in Chatham County, call Cindy Zipperer, Chatham County Health Department Lead Nurse at 912-353-5161.
Board of Health Members
The 7 member Board of Health consists of the following representatives:
·Chief Executive Officer of the County Commission or some member designated by said officer.
·County Superintendent of Schools
·A physician appointed by the County Commission (actively practicing in county).
·A consumer advocate appointed by the County Commission
·Consumer or licensed nurse interested in promoting Public Health appointed by the Governing Authority of the
largest municipality.
·Advocate for the County's needy, underprivileged, or elderly community, appointed by the County Commission.
·Chief Executive Office of the governing authority of the largest municipality of the county or some member
designated by said officer.
The County Commission Chair (or a designee), County Superintendent of Schools, and the Mayor serve on the Board of Health while in office. All other Board of Health Members serve 6-year terms and may be reelected.
Harris Odell, Jr.
Chatham County Commission
Dr. Thomas B. Lockamy, Jr., Superintendent
Chatham County Board of Education
Otis Johnson, Ph.D.
Mayor, city of Savannah
Kathryn Martin, MPA, Ph.D
Consumer or licensed nurse interested in promoting Public Health appointed by the Governing Authority of the largest municipality
Kelly Erola, M.D.
Physician
Courtney Reich
Advocate for the County's needy, underprivileged, or elderly community, appointed by the County Commission
Roger Moss
Consumer advocate