The membership of the Board of Directors consists of the president, president-elect, secretary-treasurer, immediate past president, the two public health local institutional member representatives, the public health associate institutional member representative and three elected members-at-large. The president serves as chairperson of the Board of Directors, and the executive director is an ex-officio member.
The board meets monthly by conference call and quarterly in person. It manages the association’s strategic planning process and provides financial oversight for the organization. Its meeting schedule is public, and any member may request to be included on one of their agendas at any time.
APHL Board of Directors, 2012 - 2013
Charles Brokopp, DrPH, MPH, president
director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
David A. Butcher, MBA, MT(ASCP)SM, president-elect
director, Laboratory Services Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Judith C. Lovchik, PhD, D(ABMM) secretary-treasurer
director, Indiana Public Health Laboratory
Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), member- at- large
laboratory director, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Ewa King, PhD, member- at- large
laboratory director, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
A. Chris Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM) member-at-large
laboratory director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories
Dan Rice, associate institutional member representative
laboratory director, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Mimi Lachica, MA, local institutional member representative
laboratory services officer, Long Beach Public Health Laboratory
Tamara "Tammy" Theisen, MT(ASCP), local institutional member representative
division director, Saginaw County Department of Public Health Laboratory
Victor Waddell, PhD, past president
bureau chief, Arizona Bureau of Laboratory Services
Scott J. Becker, MS, ex-officio
executive director, Association Public Health Laboratories