Officers & Board of Trustees

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Officers

The term of the person elected Vice-President shall be four years; however, the office they hold will change after each year during their term. After carrying out their first year term as Vice-President they shall have a one year term as President-Elect, followed by a one year term as President, and finally a one year term as Past-President. The President shall be an Environmental Health Scientist and serve as Chairman of the BOARD, and shall preside at the Annual Business Meeting, and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominations committee. The President, with the approval of the BOARD, shall appoint all committee members and committee chairpersons, except the Nominations Committee. It shall be the duty of the President, upon selection of the various committee members and chairpersons, to notify them of their appointment and to outline their duties. In addition, the President shall be an active member of the National Environmental Health Association (N.E.H.A.) and shall serve as a member of the Council of Delegates of the N.E.H.A., representing the Utah Chapter. The President-Elect shall primarily prepare themselves to assume the office of President the following year. The President-Elect shall serve as Chairman of the Education Committee, being primarily responsible for the Spring and Fall Educational Conferences following their succession to this office. The President-Elect shall perform other duties as assigned by the President, and shall be the ranking Officer in the absence of the President. At the Annual Business Meeting following the election, the President-Elect shall succeed to the office of the President. In addition, the President-Elect shall be a member of the N.E.H.A. Section 10. The Vice-President shall primarily prepare themselves to assume the office of President-Elect the following year. The Vice-President shall serve as Co-Chairman of the Education Committee, being primarily responsible to assist the President-Elect in their duties. The Vice-President shall perform other duties as assigned by the President, and shall be the ranking officer in the absence of the President and the President-Elect. At the Annual Business Meeting following the election, they shall succeed to the office of President-Elect. The Past-President shall be a counselor and advisor to the Board. They shall also serve as Chairman of the Nominations Committee and as Historian for the Association unless the Board appoints another; in this case, the Past-President shall be Co-Historian and an advisor to verify that historical records of the Association are maintained current and accurate. The Historian shall maintain a library of Association publications. 

The term of Secretary shall be three years. The Secretary shall maintain a current register of members, shall take minutes at Board meetings, shall maintain a file of official correspondence, shall communicate with the members, other professionals, and the public as requested by the President, and perform other duties as requested by the President. The Secretary shall be a member of the Nominations Committee. 

The term of the person elected Associate Treasurer shall be four years; however, the office they hold will change after two years. After carrying out their first two years as Associate Treasurer, they shall have a two year term as Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds of the Association and shall deposit them as appropriate in a financial institution approved by the Board. Disbursements shall be made by the check of the Association with the required two signatures or by the Association debit card. The Treasurer shall maintain a file of all transactions, including income, debits, receipts, past audits, status of membership payments, and any other appropriate items. The Treasurer shall prepare a written report of the financial condition of the Association and present it to the membership at the Annual Business Meeting. Additional reports shall be made to the BOARD whenever requested with adequate notice. The Associate Treasurer assists the Treasurer in their duties and prepares to become Treasurer. At the Annual Business Meeting two years following their election, they shall succeed to the office of the Treasurer

Nathan Brooks President

Summit County Health Department

Four Year Term: 2021 - 2025


Karla Bartholomew

President-Elect

Salt Lake County Health Department

Four Year Term: 2022 - 2026

Jamie Pluta

Vice President

Salt Lake County Health Department

Four Year Term: 2023 - 2027

Abby Weymouth

Past President

Weber-Morgan Health Department

Four Year Term: 2020 - 2024

Hannah Manning

Secretary

Utah County Health Dept.

Three Year Term: 2023 - 2026

Cynthia Rudh

Treasurer

Weber-Morgan Health Dept.

Four Year Term: 2023 - 2025

Mack Stokes

Associate Treasurer

Bear River Health Department

Four Year Term: 2023 - 2027

Board of Trustees

The term for the six Trustees shall be for three years, with two new Trustees elected each year. If it becomes necessary to elect or appoint Trustees to replace any removed from office or resigning, the replacement Trustee shall serve no longer than the term of the Trustee replaced, unless re-elected. The Board shall have the same rights, powers, privileges, and duties as are generally conferred upon Boards. These include but are not limited to the following: 

(a) Conduct and carry on the affairs and business of the Association. 

(b) Develop appropriate ways and means of increasing the membership. 

(c) Provide ways and means of financing activities of the Association

(d) Select a depository(s) for the funds of the Association

(e) Fix the time and place of the annual Spring and Fall Educational Conferences and of the meetings of the Board. 

(f) Arrange for the publication of the activities of the Association in the Newsletter, as well as of other matters of interest to the members. 

(g) Arrange for and oversee the safeguarding and storage of all Association files and equipment. 

(h) Provide policy and procedures to carry out these Bylaws in cases not specifically covered herein. 

(i) Perform all other duties that are specifically delegated to it by these Bylaws. 

Kevin Okleberry

Salt Lake County Health Department

Three Year Term: 2021 - 2024

Heidi Johnson

Independent

Three Year Term: 2021 - 2024

Loren Allen

Davis County Health Department

Three Year Term: 2022 - 2025

Rachel Winters

Salt Lake County Health Department

Three Year Term: 2022 - 2025

Mamta Chaudhari

Salt Lake County Health Department

Three Year Term: 2023 - 2026

Joshua Poulsen

Utah Dept. of Agriculture & Food

Three Year Term: 2023 - 2026

Other Board Members

Robert Nunn

Davis County Health Department

Website

Non-voting Board Member: Since 2008

Cassandra Fairclough

Utah Department of Health & Human Services

Newsletter

Non-voting Board Member: Since 2015