Regional Public Health Analysts (RPHAs) Map

The Regional Public Health Analysts work in the Office of Regional Health Operations to foster and strengthen relationships among federal, state, territory, tribal, and community partners by working collectively to improve health and eliminate health disparities.

View the regions below to find contact information for the RPHA in your area.

Regional Map Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Region 7Region 8Region 9Region 10

Region 1

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

Dalton Paxman, Ph.D.
Email: Dalton.Paxman@hhs.gov

Region 2

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

David Johnson, MPH
Email: David.Johnson@hhs.gov

Region 3

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

Jalisa Smith, MD, MPA
Email: Jalisa.Smith@hhs.gov

Region 4

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

John Gilford, PhD
Email: John.Gilford@hhs.gov

Region 5

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

CAPT Kimberly Davids, PharmD, MPH, CPH
Email: Kimberly.davids@hhs.gov

Region 6

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Ella Ewart-Pierce, MPH, MA
Email: ella.ewart-pierce@hhs.gov

Region 7

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

Simone Taylor, MS, RN
Email: Simone.Taylor@hhs.gov

Region 8

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

June Homdayjanakul, DrPH, MPH
Email: June.Homdayjanakul@hhs.gov

Region 9

Arizona, Nevada
Sally Abbott, PhD, MS
Email: sally.abbott@hhs.gov

California
CDR Trisha Chandler, PharmD, MSEM
Email: trisha.chandler@hhs.gov

Hawaii, Nevada, U.S. Associated Pacific Basin: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
David Johnson, MPH
Email: David.johnson@hhs.gov

Region 10

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

CDR Trisha Chandler, PharmD, MSEM
Email: trisha.chandler@hhs.gov


Last Edited: 05/08/2025