Staff

To file a complaint with the health district, please call 203-881-3255 x 100, complaints are not accepted via email or electronic submission.

Jessica Kristy, MPH
Director of Health
E: jkristy@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 103

Lisa McEachern
Business Manager
E: lmceachern@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 106

Judith Waleski
Administrative Assistant
E: jwaleski@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 100

Rose Carey
Administrative Assistant
E: rcarey@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 101

Melanie Dokla, BS, RS
Assistant Director of Environmental Health Services
E: mdokla@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 105

VACANT
Head Sanitarian
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John Mucha, BS
Sanitarian
E: jmucha@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 112

Amanda Michaud, BS
Housing Code Enforcement Officer/Sanitarian
E: amichaud@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 113

VACANT
Sanitarian
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*NVHD may also contract with part time licensed sanitarians for inspections performed after-hours or on weekends.

Carissa Caserta, MPH
Assistant Director of Community Health Services
E: ccaserta@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 104

Kristie D’Averso, RN
Public Health Nurse
E: kdaverso@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x107

Lisa Trupp, CCHW
Health Educator
E: ltrupp@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x108

Elizabeth A. Mester, BS
Immunization Action Plan (IAP) Program Coordinator
E: emester@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 109

Nancy Serrano
COVID-19 Immunization Action Plan (CAP) Program Coordinator
E: nserrano@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 125

Vanessa Lopez
Community Outreach Worker
Immunization Program
E: vlopez@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x 126

*NVHD may also contract with part time licensed medical professionals for clinic or community health programming support.

Barbara Becker, MS
Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator
E: bbecker@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255

Paulina Cherkasov
Surveillance & Outbreak Response Team Coordinator
E: pcherkasov@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x116

Beatriz Allen
Surveillance & Outbreak Response Team Program Specialist
E: ballen@nvhd.org
P: 203-881-3255 x117

Verletha Santiago
Director of WIC Services
Optimus Healthcare
E: vsantiago@opthc.org
P: 203-894-4302

Lauren Ramos, IBCLC
Manager of WIC Nutrition Services
Optimus Healthcare
E: lkeenan@opthc.org
P: 203-894-4370