Jeffrey A. Brown currently serves as Acting Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health. 

Brown recently served as the Deputy Commissioner of Health Systems at the New Jersey Department of Health, overseeing inspections and the enforcement of regulations for approximately 2,200 licensed New Jersey health care facilities; over 2,700 mental health and addiction services and programs; the Certificate of Need Program; the Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency; and major hospital funding programs such as Charity Care, Graduate Medical Education, and the Quality Improvement Performance Program.

Prior to his role as Deputy Commissioner of Health Systems, Brown served as the first Executive Director of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission, where he was responsible for organizational strategy, policy, and management of a new state commission, and as Assistant Commissioner for Medicinal Marijuana under the DOH.  His work included expanding access to the medicinal marijuana program from 17,000 patients to more than 125,000, leading and overseeing the first ever comprehensive regulations to underpin New Jersey's personal use cannabis industry, development of one of the most innovative laws and tax structures for cannabis sales in the country, and managing the regulatory oversight of a new billion-dollar industry.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Brown served as the Department of Health’s lead in establishing the Atlantic City Field Medical Site and was a member of DOH’s COVID-19 testing task force.

Before his time at DOH and the CRC, Brown worked extensively on the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act, particularly the creation of health insurance exchanges and the expansion of Medicaid, has led an association of community-based providers to implement innovative new payment models in Medicaid, and has fought to expand access to health care in New Jersey’s urban communities by developing sustainable financing policies. 

Jeff Brown grew up in Mercer County and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University.

Nashon Hornsby is a first-generation college graduate.  A native of Neptune Township (Monmouth County), he earned an associate’s degree in Political Science from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA).  Following graduation from Morehouse, Nashon returned to NJ and attended Seton Hall Law School, where he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and Legal Letter Masters (LL.M.) in Health Law.  Licensed to practice in the State of NJ, Nashon has served the State for over 23 years. 

Mr. Hornsby began his public service tenure as a Senior Policy Advisor to former Health Commissioner Dr. Clifton Lacy.  He then assumed the role of Procedural Safeguards Coordinator for the New Jersey Early Intervention System, where he coordinated dispute resolution efforts for complainants.  He was later hired by former Governor Jon Corzine, as a Policy Advisor on issues related to health, education, and urban affairs.  Following this role, Mr. Hornsby assumed the post of Chief of Operations for the Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, where he oversaw operational efficiencies and performance management and more recently served as Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Health Promotion where he oversaw the Community Health and Wellness (chronic disease control and prevention services) Unit, the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health and Oral Health Services.

Currently, Mr. Hornsby serves as Deputy Commissioner of the Population Health Branch that consists of the Divisions of Health Care Access and Opportunity; Nutrition and Developmental Services; Family Health Services; Health Promotion; and Syndemic and Substance Use Services.

Mr. Hornsby is married to Melissa Dyanne (nee Chisholm) Hornsby and the couple reside in Lawrenceville.  The couple has two adult children, and two grandsons.

Dr. Novneet Sahu is an experienced Emergency and Family Medicine Physician with a rich history of service to community in both local and global health settings. He recently held the positions of Associate Professor of Emergency and Family Medicine and Director of Health Systems Science at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and served as an Attending Physician at University Hospital in Newark.

Dr. Sahu has filled the roles of State EMS Medical Director and Special Consultant in the Division of Disaster Preparedness, Resiliency and Emergency Medical Services (DPREMS).

Dr. Sahu grew up in Morris County and received his Doctor of Medicine from University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ - New Jersey Medical School and a Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration.

Thalia Sirjue is a diehard public health nerd, passionate about using technology to engage people in improving their own health. She currently gets her fill of public health nerdiness by serving as Chief of Staff at the New Jersey Department of Health where she oversees more than 5,600 employees and a combined State/Federal budget of $2.8 billion and. In this role, she acts as a Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the foundational units of the Department – Human Resources, Fiscal/Management & Administration, Health Information Technology, Healthcare Quality and Informatics, Communications, Policy & Legislative Affairs, Ethics, EEO/AA and Equity Services, and Research Initiatives. She also leads enterprise-wide initiatives for strategic planning, public health accreditation, and health innovation.

Thalia previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff responsible for a myriad of special projects. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was appointed director of the statewide testing and contact tracing programs -- this included the rapid scale-up of the contact tracing workforce, statewide rollout of a new contact tracing software, launch of the COVID Alert NJ app, managing the State’s K-12 screening testing and at-home testing programs, and managing testing inventory and distribution.

Prior to her tenure at NJDOH, Thalia managed development lifecycles for Veteran and clinician-focused mobile apps for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) App Store and led the team that established VA’s Innovation Ecosystem to enable the discovery and diffusion of health care innovations across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This included launching the Diffusion of Excellence initiative and expanding the VA Innovators Network.

Thalia earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Boston University and Master of Public Health degree from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. Thalia is a Jersey girl to her core. This mixed with her Jamaican and Cuban heritage means she drives fast, will eat a bacon or pork roll, egg, and cheese for any meal of the day, and lives for sun, sand, and saltwater. If she has free time, she spends it cooking, baking, reading romance novels and murder mysteries, watching anime, and going on walks with her husband and daughter.

As the Executive Director of the New Jersey Department’s Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Amanda Medina-Forrester is charged with ensuring health equity policies, practices and programs are implemented to reduce and eliminate health disparities among diverse and marginalized populations. She also co-leads the specific population team for the COVID-19 vaccine plan to ensure vaccine equity across marginalized populations in New Jersey. Mrs. Medina-Forrester developed and implemented COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies for migrant and seasonal farm workers, establishing vaccine implementation committees comprised of community members with access to critical populations, enhancing communication plans to access specific populations, as well as the engagement and activation of key stakeholders, community organizers and tribal leaders. Mrs. Medina-Forrester serves as a resource on health equity, cultural competency, implicit/explicit bias and health literacy for community and provider education and awareness materials and content.  In addition to COVID-19 work, she also has over 20 years of program and grant development and management for diverse, historically marginalized communities with a primary responsibility is to ensure any implementation and sustainability of grants is seen through a health equity lens.

As the Human Resources Director, Ann Marie Kopczynski oversees and directs the multiple programs within the Human Resources (HR) Office that support the department’s personnel goals and objectives. The HR Office provides a comprehensive range of services to manage and support employees effectively. These services include organizational planning, job classification, compensation, recruitment, hiring, promotion, employee development, performance appraisal, timekeeping, leave administration, health benefits, training coordination, employee relations, and policy and procedure development. Their goal is to maintain a modern, safe, and healthy workplace for over 6,000 employees, focusing on engaging, educating, developing, and retaining a high-performing and diverse workforce.

Ann began her career in state government in 1999 with the Department of Treasury, Division of Taxation. She joined the NJ Department of Health, HR Office in 2002 and has remained committed to serving DOH employees and their personnel needs. Ann is married and has two adult children and a grandson. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and spending relaxing days on the beach. 

Since 2009, Dr. Tina Tan has been serving as State Epidemiologist/Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health at the New Jersey Department of Health.  She is responsible for program oversight, management, and policy development in areas of general communicable disease surveillance and informatics, immunizations, environmental and occupational health, and cancer epidemiology.  During her time at the Department, she has directed investigations, public health responses, and planning efforts regarding numerous emerging issues such as West Nile virus, bioterrorism-related anthrax, SARS, pandemic H1N1 influenza, post-Hurricane Sandy efforts, vinyl chloride release associated with a train derailment, imported viral hemorrhagic fever cases, Zika, e-cigarette/vaping product use-associated lung injuries, and COVID-19. 

Dr. Tan received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Master’s in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  She completed her residency in Internal Medicine/Primary Care at New York University Medical Center and is board-certified in internal medicine, in addition to completing an applied epidemiology fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.  She is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Department of Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health.  She is published widely in peer-reviewed scientific literature and is a frequent presenter at and participant in state and national conferences, committees, work groups, and boards on a range of public health issues.

Dalya Ewais is a communications leader with 15+ years of experience in the public and private, nonprofit sectors.

Dalya joined the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) as Director of Communications in September 2022, where she leads efforts to raise awareness about a wide range of issues and programs related to public health, communicable disease, health care systems and financing, prevention and wellness. In her role, she oversees NJDOH’s media outreach and response, website, official social media channels, advertising, and public awareness campaigns. She also provides strategic communications guidance to NJDOH programs and offices about messaging to residents, providers, and other stakeholders.

Before joining NJDOH, Dalya served as Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Relations at Rutgers University’s Office for Research, where she managed the overall strategy to raise the university’s visibility and profile as a research powerhouse. She also served as Communications Specialist at the New Jersey Senate, where she communicated the legislative priorities and initiatives of the Senate Majority Office and its caucus members with the press.

Prior to her work in the public sector, she managed media relations, event planning and communications at the New Jersey Community Development Corporation, a non-profit social service agency focused on education, youth development, housing and community building. Her career started at Liberty Science Center, where she promoted the center’s programs and mission of inspiring the next generation of scientists through hands-on learning.

Dalya currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Relations Society of America - NJ Chapter and is co-chair of the chapter's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee. She also currently serves on the Equity & Diversity Council as part of her local school district.

Dalya has a passion for civic engagement, women’s rights, and education. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, watching movies, and reading

Dana believes that teamwork is the only way to effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. She currently holds the Assistant Commissioner position for the Division of Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories, and Emergency Preparedness at the NJ Department of Health. With 20 years’ experience in State Government, she has been involved in numerous responses including but not limited to Superstorm Sandy, H1N1, and most recently, COVID-19.  Her background is in Public Health and Emergency Management with an emphasis on coordination and collaboration.  She graduated from West Chester University with a Master’s degree of Public Health Administration and worked in healthcare and local public health settings before starting her career with the Department.  Her current job responsibilities include overseeing 22 million dollars through the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Cooperative Agreements, while managing the office of disaster resilience, the office of pandemic planning and response, and the office of emergency medical services.  When not at the Department, Dana likes to spend time with her husband and children at the Jersey shore.

Donald Eckel, M.S.  began serving as our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in April 2023. He has over twenty years of experience leveraging various information technologies in the field of Human Services. Prior to his appointment as CISO, Mr. Eckel served for five years as an Project Manager working with our Health Information Technology team throughout the Covid-19 pandemic coordinating telephony solutions for our emergency response, in contact tracing and vaccine scheduling.  Mr. Eckel’s experience spans a wide range of technology disciplines, ranging from networking, telephony, server administration, Virtual machine hosting, cloud technologies, security monitoring and incident response. In addition, Mr. Eckel has over ten years’ experience in software programming, development and implementation of various health care related applications related to medication ordering, treatment planning, and scheduling. During Mr. Eckel’s downtime he enjoys training for marathons, volunteering for his local town, and attending car shows with his families brass-era antique cars.

Ms. Troutman oversees and provides strategic direction and system methodology for information technology and services including architecture, applications, PMO,  infrastructure, IT security,  contract management, budget and the statewide data health exchange, NJ Health Information Network (NJ HIN), supporting over 7,000 employees in central office an the state psychiatric facilities.

During the Covid Pandemic, Eileen and her team successfully established work from home policy, and equipment, expanded the use of electronic workflows, modernized the communicable disease reporting platform and the statewide immunization registry and electronic lab reporting platforms to seamlessly integrate Covid response, created the state of NJ’s first data lake analytics platform in the cloud.

Prior to joining NJDOH, Ms. Troutman spent fifteen years in the private industry as an employee or consultant for Fortune 100 Manufacturing and Communications companies, leading standardized electronic data exchange, supply chain, CRM, and manufacturing software strategy and  implementation.

Ms. Troutman received a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Computer Science from Rider University with Summa Cum Laude honors.  She enjoys international travel and long walks with her canine companion, Macy Mae.

Eric Anderson is the CFO of the NJ Department of Health and Division Director of Fiscal Services.  As CFO, Eric leads the finances of the Department with a budget of 2 billion dollars while transforming administration with innovative solutions.  More recently, he oversaw the influx of funds due to the COVID-19 pandemic and drove coordination of many program grants while safeguarding governmental funding.

Prior to joining the Department of Health in October 2012, Eric was CFO of the Department of State and formerly worked in the finance offices of the Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs.

On a personal side, he enjoys nature walks, exercising and fishing when time permits, allowing him to stay focused and enjoy life.

Eric also spent 28 years with the US Army, both active and National Guard, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, concentrating his efforts in logistics.

Eric earned a Masters of Public Administration from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Lynchburg University.

In his role as the EEO Officer and the Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity Services at the Department of Health since 2016, Frank Maimone ensures that all employees, applicants for employment, and persons conducting business with the Department encounter an environment that is free from prohibited discrimination or harassment in accordance with the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace. The Office of Diversity and Equity Services promotes a work environment that embraces the ideals of equality, dignity, and respect.

Frank is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University. He previously worked at the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of State Police, and culminated his career there as the Executive Officer for the Office of Professional Standards.
 
In his spare time, Frank enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.

Greta Anschuetz (pronounced: Anne-shoots) serves as Assistant Commissioner, Division of Syndemic and Substance Use Services, which oversees HIV, STD, TB, and substance use/harm reduction services for New Jersey. Greta started her public health career interning at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on the Connect to Protect® adolescent HIV prevention program and at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) working on the high school STD screening program. Greta ultimately spent almost 12 years at PDPH as, first, the STD epidemiologist, then managing the surveillance team ensuring that all cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis had complete reporting. Greta started at the New Jersey Department of Health in 2018 as the STD Director. In 2018-2019, Greta was elected by her fellow STD Directors across the country as Chair of the Board of the National Coalition of STD Directors. Currently, Greta serves as the STD subcommittee chair for the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. She was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in January 2023 and continues to work to improve sexual health, monitor the tuberculosis risk, and support evidence-based harm reduction strategies to support the needs of all New Jerseyans.  When not working, Greta enjoys traveling throughout the United States and beyond, visiting her family dairy farm in northeast Michigan, documenting her family tree including collecting old black and white family photos, perfecting both knitting and crocheting and practicing German and French!

Iesha is the acting Executive Director for the Office of Health Care Resiliency, where she oversees the Mission Critical and Crisis Operations Teams utilized to improve the quality of care and uphold the rights of the most vulnerable population in long term care facilities.

With a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Pennsylvania State University, she has dedicated her 36-year career to advancing long-term care practices. Her experience spans roles such as Regional Nurse, Director of Nursing, and MDS Coordinator, showcasing her comprehensive expertise in facility management and clinical program development.

Iesha’s career journey started as a certified nursing assistant and included pivotal roles at large health care corporations and private nonprofit facilities where she managed risk reduction strategies and supervised clinical teams to elevate care quality. As a certified Director of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care, she is committed to fostering resilient practices in health care facilities.

Outside of her professional life, she is a dedicated wife and mother and enjoys contributing to community initiatives through her church. Her commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by her continuous pursuit of professional development, including certifications from Rutgers University’s Certified Public Manager program and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Iris Jones has dedicated her career to advancing health equity and improving health outcomes for individuals impacted by trauma, substance use, and psychiatric or mental health disorders. Prior to her appointment as Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Family Health Services, Iris served as Executive Director of the Office of Women’s Health, where she established New Jersey’s first-ever Department of Health Women’s Health team, creating a coordinated, statewide approach to women’s health policy, programs, and systems transformation.

Before joining the New Jersey Department of Health, Iris worked at Cooper University Health Care, where she advanced the integration of inclusive, evidence-based behavioral health treatment within traditional health care service delivery. During her tenure, she co-founded the Cooper Center for Healing EMPOWER Perinatal Clinic, a nationally recognized program providing comprehensive care for pregnant and parenting individuals with substance use disorders.

Iris earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from Albany State University and her graduate degree in clinical counseling from Eastern University. Her clinical internships were completed at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, where she specialized in the treatment of substance use, trauma and co-occurring mental health disorders for women in an underserved area.

Iris is an expert in the field of perinatal addiction and mental health, with a deep understanding of how race, poverty, and gender inequality unfold and influence health outcomes.  As a social justice advocate, she made critical policy recommendations to state government partners, informed by her direct proximity to the needs and complexity of the families she served. In 2017, Iris integrated a novel medical-legal partnership into an academic health system. This partnership allowed patients to access no-cost legal services for both criminal and civil matters.  

In 2023, Iris was honored with a Healthcare Hero award for her pioneering work creating trauma-informed health care curriculums and integrating them into emergency medicine education.  She is an adjunct professor at Eastern University and teaches nationally on women’s health, addiction, mental health and humanism in medicine.

Currently, Iris is focused on decreasing health disparities, improving access to evidence-based health care, incorporating mental health and substance use treatment into traditional medical care, addressing social determinants of health and improving health outcomes for all of New Jersey’s women. When she is not at work, Iris is keeping busy with her two young sons and her husband of more than 20 years.  Her credentials include Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) and National Board-Certified Counselor (NCC).

As Executive Director of the Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency, Jim manages New Jersey’s health care cost growth benchmarking effort: the Healthcare Affordability, Responsibility, and Transparency Program. He also coordinates with the Office of the Governor on initiatives aimed at providing relief for New Jerseyans with medical debt. OHCAT was moved to the Department of Health from the Governor’s Office in January 2025, and before that Jim worked as a Senior Policy Advisor there.

Before coming to state government, Jim worked at Rutgers University’s Center for Health Services Research where he supported research into the effectiveness of policies to address the opioid crisis and investigated state efforts to promote the safe use of psychotropic medications for children. He also worked at the Center for Health Care Strategies, where he helped state Medicaid agencies, providers, and payers develop and implement innovative health care payment models and improve care for patients with complex medical and social needs. Jim has a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University, a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, and a Master of Public Policy from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers.

He lives in Milltown, New Jersey, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. He enjoys cooking meals that his family sometimes likes, and attending his children’s sports, theater, and music activities, which he always does.

Justin Rodriguez serves as Assistant Commissioner, Certificate of Need and Licensing.  Justin Rodriguez is an accomplished public sector leader with over a decade of experience across multiple levels of New Jersey state government. Most recently, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the New Jersey Department of Human Services, where he provided strategic oversight and ensured the effective implementation of programs in alignment with Governor Murphy’s policy agenda.

Prior to that, Justin served as Chief of Staff at the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, where he was instrumental in launching the State’s legal cannabis market and establishing the Commission’s foundational operations. He also worked in the Office of the Governor as a Legislative Aide, where he built and managed relationships with the Legislature to advance key administration priorities.

Earlier in his career, Justin was Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Herb Conaway, directing legislative strategy, constituent services, and stakeholder engagement across the district. His career reflects a consistent commitment to advancing equity, expanding access to services, and improving government responsiveness.

A native of Burlington County and the first in his family to graduate from college, Justin brings a deep understanding of government and a strong belief in the power of public service to drive meaningful change.

Kelly Anderson-Thomas serves as the Chief Operating Officer/Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Administration & Operations at the New Jersey Department of Health.  She is responsible for operational and strategic planning and implementation across the department with oversight and management of the offices of Fiscal Services, Human Resources, Health Information Technology, Administrative Services, and Public Health Planning and Strategy.

Kelly is an experienced and passionate public health professional with a focus on health systems management, operations, and strategic planning. Her leadership is centered on cultivating collaborative partnerships and ensuring the delivery of high-quality health services to New Jersey's diverse population. She has been privileged to manage multimillion-dollar budgets while advancing equity-centered health initiatives, developing and implementing complex systems, leading mission-critical projects, and navigating intergovernmental landscapes with agility and foresight. These skills enable her to balance strategic planning with hands-on operational execution to deliver measurable outcomes under pressure.

Prior to her current role as COO, Kelly served as the Department of Health’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Health Services Branch, where she oversaw operations and policy implementation across six divisions: Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health; Family Health Services; HIV, STD and TB Services; Disaster Preparedness, Resiliency and Emergency Medical Services; Public Health and Environmental Laboratories; Local Public Health; and two offices: Opioid Response and Policy; and Women’s Health.

Before returning to the Department of Health in 2024, as the Deputy Commissioner, Kelly served as the 1^st Deputy Executive Director of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission from its inception to her departure. During her tenure, Kelly managed the expansion of the agency's workforce, tripling it in just the first 2 years. Her responsibilities included oversight of all facility administration and management, business operations, including fiscal and human resource services, information systems, and the management of licensing and compliance processes within the burgeoning cannabis industry. During Kelly’s tenure, she assisted with the oversight and subsequent opening of the state’s recreational cannabis market.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelly's leadership shone as she fearlessly took on the role of Director of State COVID-19 Testing while maintaining her work within the Department of Health’s Integrated Health Services Branch. She spearheaded the implementation of New Jersey’s testing program, coordinating statewide response efforts, and chaired the State COVID-19 Testing Taskforce while assisting with various pandemic response initiatives. Her exceptional ability to navigate high-pressure situations and unwavering dedication to public health were evident in her direction of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring compliance with federal and state guidelines.

Kelly’s background in procurement includes roles as an Analyst and Supervisor at the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, where she oversaw procurement processes and managed complex contracts. She also has experience in clinical research from her time at the Cell & Gene Therapy Center, UMDNJ, where she managed clinical trials and research projects focused on neurodegenerative disorders.

Kelly, a native of Camden, New Jersey, has always had a thirst for knowledge. Her academic achievements are a testament to her intellectual prowess and her unwavering dedication to her field. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Business Economics, a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Systems & Policy, and a Master of Science in Public Affairs from Rutgers University. Her relentless pursuit of knowledge has led her to complete coursework toward a Ph.D. in Public Affairs with a focus on Health & Community Development. Her education and career underscore her significant contributions to public health and policy development.

Kimberly Henson serves as Assistant Commissioner, Health Facilities, Survey and Field Operations.  HFS&FO inspects licensed or Medicaid-certified health facilities in New Jersey to ensure they meet standards of quality care and investigate complaints from the public.  

Prior to this role, she served as the Program Manager of the Acute Care Program where she managed statewide survey operations for all non–long-term care facilities, to ensure compliance with state licensure requirements and federal Medicare/Medicaid certification regulations.  

Kimberly also led the Acute Care complaints program, which manages facility-reported events as well as complainant intake and triage, and the division’s Training Team.

She joined the Department in January 2008 and has served in multiple leadership roles, including Supervisor of Inspections for Long-Term Care; Supervising Health Care Evaluator of the Training Team, responsible for the onboarding and education of new surveyors; and Health Care Services Evaluator/Nurse for the Acute Care Program with a specialty in ESRD surveys. Additionally, she holds federal certification as a Long-Term Care Surveyor.

A registered nurse for 29 years, Kimberly has clinical experience in acute care hospital settings, including critical care and telemetry. She earned her nursing diploma from the Helene Fuld School of Nursing in 1996, followed by an Associate of Science degree from Mercer County Community College and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Allegheny University. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing Education at Walden University in 2017.

In her role as Director, Kimberly oversees the daily operations of OLRC, which provides guidance on the substance of the statutes and rules governing the responsibilities of the Department. She also serves as the legal liaison with the Division of Law in the Department of Law and Public Safety and with the Office of Administrative Law regarding rulemaking, adjudicatory hearing requests, and final decisions in contested cases.

Kimberly joined New Jersey Department of Health in 2013 as Deputy Director of OLRC following an extensive career as Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Law, where she represented the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Military and Veterans Affairs. While at the Department of Law and Public Safety, she worked on many notable cases, including In Re T.J.S.

She graduated from the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Biology and earned her law degree from Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, PA, graduating Summa Cum Laude and as valedictorian of her class. Following law school, she clerked for The Honorable Kyran Connor, J.S.C. (ret.).

Medha Havnurkar is the Executive Director, Office of Workforce Planning and Professional Development at the New Jersey Department of Health. She is leading the workforce transformation efforts that are dedicated to making New Jersey’s public health workforce stronger, resilient, and focused on delivering equitable health outcomes for all New Jerseyans. 

Medha’s dedication to health care spans over 25 years in varied roles. Her health career began as a primary care doctor in India, then in the United States she found her calling in patient safety, health care quality and talent development. She served on the leadership team at one of NJ’s large health care networks for over 19 years where she transformed the workforce learning, performance, and employee engagement divisions.

Most recently through the pandemic, she led Hackensack University Medical Center’s Clinical Education and Professional Development department. She is board certified in a healthcare management, healthcare quality, talent development, human resources, and a proud graduate of NJDOH’s Colette Lamothe Galette, Community Health Worker Institute.

A fierce advocate for community health, literacy and reduction of health disparities, Medha volunteers with several community organizations, including serving on the board of Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative and on various task forces of Community Health Improvement efforts in Bergen County.

She received her medical degree from J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, India, and a master’s in public administration, Health Policy and Management, from New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She enjoys reading, gardening, and painting. When she’s away from her desk, Medha is likely enjoying nature in one of New Jersey’s beautiful parks or beaches.

Mehnaz Mustafa is the Executive Director, Office of Health Care Quality and Informatics at the New Jersey Department of Health. She oversees the Office of Vital Statistics, Center for Health Statistics, Healthcare Quality Assessment, Health Services Research and the Centralized Data and Analytics Hub for the Department. Mehnaz has served on NJ’s COVID 19 Vaccine Governance Steering Committee along with the Commissioner of Health, Governor’s Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel, and Superintendent of Police. She led the creation of New Jersey Department of Health Centralized Data and Analytics Hub that serves the Department through data driven insights for faster decision making and democratizing access to public health data. Mehnaz received her MPH from the Rutgers University School of Public Health and an MSc from the University of Victoria in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She lives with her husband and daughter in Pennington, New Jersey.

As Executive Director of the Office of Opioid Response and Policy, Michele Calvo leads the Department’s opioid/overdose prevention, surveillance, and policy initiatives, including overdose education/outreach and naloxone distribution, overdose fatality review teams, health system training and regulatory reforms, and harm reduction expansion activities. She is the Principal Investigator of New Jersey’s CDC Overdose Data to Action grant and is working collaboratively with stakeholders to expand harm reduction and integrated health services to prevent overdose and treat addiction effectively and compassionately with medications and other evidence-based interventions. Prior to her role at the NJ Department of Health, Michele worked on public health research and policy in New York, primarily focusing on overdose and drug policy. As a mom and a person with lived experience of addiction, Michele is passionate about working towards a future where people who use drugs and those who experience addiction have the resources they need to live healthy and fulfilling lives. Michele is a proud alumna of New Jersey public institutions, having received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of New Jersey and Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology and Urban Health Administration from the Rutgers School of Public Health.

Noah Glyn is the Executive Director for the Office of Health Care Financing, which oversees the distribution of hospital funding, the imposition of assessments on health care facilities and the collection of financial data from health care facilities as well as the Charity Care program.

Prior to joining the Department, Noah worked as a Budget Manager at the Office of Management and Budget. In that capacity, he oversaw staff responsible for the budgeting, forecasting, and revenue management of many state departments, including the Department of Health.  As a key member of their team, Noah advised senior Treasury Officials and Governor's Office Staff on matters of policy and budgetary matters pertaining to Charity Care, Graduate Medical Education, the Disproportionate Share Hospital Fund, New Jersey Family Care and other state programs.   

Noah is graduate of Rutgers University with a B.A. in History and Economics and Master’s in Public Policy.

Noah and his wife, Jacqueline, are the proud parents of two young children and a black lab named Nico. In his free time, Noah heroically serves as the commissioner of his high school friends’ fantasy football league.

As the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, Rosalind oversees all aspects of division management, including programs, policies, and a 200,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility.  Holding a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University, Rosalind brings a unique, non-traditional perspective to public health leadership.

With over 25 years of diverse experience across public health, telecommunications, facilities management, and state government operations, Rosalind leverages her engineering background to deliver strategic, solutions-oriented leadership. 

Rosalind is deeply committed to advancing public health operational excellence.  She prioritizes building high-performing, collaborative teams, aligning operations with strategic priorities, and driving impactful outcomes in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

Rosie Driscoll is a lifelong New Jerseyan, raised in Ocean County. She serves as Director of Policy, Legislative Services, and Constituent Relations. In that role, she advances the Department’s public health policy priorities, assesses and monitors legislation of relevance to the Department, and serves as its liaison to elected officials. She was previously an Outreach Advisor for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. There, she led in-state COVID-19 response efforts and advanced his key priorities within her portfolio of health care, women’s rights, senior’s issues, disabilities, nutrition, and agriculture while maintaining relationships with 150+ stakeholders and responding to their federal policy concerns. Prior to that, she organized advocates for sexual and reproductive health issues at Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey.

Rosie earned her Bachelor’s magna cum laude in History and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies from The College of New Jersey, with honors in History. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and proud alumna of TCNJ’s Women in Learning and Leadership program. For her collegiate works, she was awarded the Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate Paper in New Jersey History Award from the NJ Studies Academic Alliance and First Prize from the NJ Women’s Studies Consortium Annual Undergraduate Research Conference.

Rosie was honored in 2021 and 2022 on Insider NJ’s Out 100 LGBTQ Power List. A member of the New Jersey Democrats’ LGBTQ Caucus, she has volunteered on several campaigns and is passionate about increasing civic engagement. She resides in Hunterdon County and avidly explores New Jersey’s state parks.

The Division of Local Public Health provides support and regulatory oversight to the over 100 local health departments in New Jersey, and licenses and trains public health professionals including Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists who work at state, local and private sector agencies. As Assistant Commissioner, Shereen is responsible for delivering program oversight, strategic planning, and policy development as it relates to the local public health infrastructure and licensed public health workforce. With over twenty years’ experience in the Department, Shereen has served in a variety of leadership roles including a Special Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner of the Public Health Services Branch and an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist with the Communicable Disease Service, where she led statewide public health investigations in areas such as Lyme disease, Rabies, Ebola virus disease, Chikungunya and Zika. Prior to her time with the Department, Shereen worked at a county health department and has since maintained a deep appreciation for the front-line workers who protect public health and safety in our State.

Shereen graduated from the University at Albany School of Public Health with a Master of Science in Quantitative Analysis, where she won a research award and was inducted into the public health honor society for her work in developing logistic regression models to predict health outcomes. She lives in Chesterfield, New Jersey, with her husband and daughter.