An Overview of the Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee Category Day USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium June 21, 2012

CDR Scotty Hargrave EHOPAC Chair US Public Health Service

US Food and Drug Administration

Outline

Mission Statement Current Membership and Organization EHOPAC Composition Selection Process Terms Leadership Responsibilities Subcommittees Questions

EHOPAC Mission

“The Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee (EHOPAC) provides advice and consultation to the Surgeon General (SG) on issues relating to the The EHOPAC Officer (CPO) and, professional practice and the personnel activities , Civil Service (CS) and Commissioned Corps (CC), of the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) category. provides similar advisory assistance to the Chief Environmental Health upon request, to the agency and/or Program Heads of the Public Health Service (PHS), and to non-PHS Programs that routinely use PHS personnel.”

EHOPAC Composition

Size Representativeness – Organization (including At-Large) – Geography – Gender and Minority Status – Personnel System (CC vs. CS) – Seniority – Discipline CPO

Ex-officio

members Liaison members

Current Membership and Organization CDR Scotty Hargrave, EHOPAC Chair, FDA CDR Shawn Lafferty, EPA CDR Lisa Delaney, Vice-Chair, CDC LCDR Carla Tuite, Secretary, FDA CDR James Howell, Treasurer, IHS CDR David Cramer, IHS CDR Jennifer Freed, ATSDR CAPT Jean Gaunce, CDC CAPT Charles Higgins, DOI/NPS LCDR Joseph Laco, CDC CDR Dino Mattorano, EPA CDR Melanie Mayor, FDA LCDR Derek Newcomer, NIH LCDR Michael Reed, IHS CDR John Spriggs, IHS CDR Chris vanTwuyver, FDA CDR Danny Walters, IHS CAPT Mike Noska, FDA (Ex-Officio)

Selection Process

Call for Nominations Self-nomination process – Form with Statement of Purpose – Supervisory Concurrence – Good for three years – READINESS!!

Endorsement by EHOPAC CPO obtains Agency concurrence Final list sent to SG for approval

Terms

Three years each with a lifetime total of six years May be consecutive or separate Leadership

Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer

Leadership

Responsibilities

Meetings Participation Subcommittees

Subcommittees

Awards and Recognition

CAPT Jean Gaunce

Career Development

CAPT Charles Higgins and CDR Danny Walters

Charter, By-laws and Policy Review

CDR John Spriggs

Professional Mentoring and Orientation

CDR Melanie Mayor

Subcommittees cont’d

Readiness

CDR Chris vanTwuyver

History

LCDR Michael Reed

Information Technology

LCDR Joe Laco

Marketing and Recruitment

CDR Dave Cramer and CDR Shawn Lafferty

Subcommittees cont’d

Membership and Nominations

CDR Dino Mattorano

Professional Image and Standards

CDR Derek Newcomer

Training

CDR Jennifer Freed

Burnt Ends

2012 EHOPAC Awards Awards – EHO Responder of the Year: CDR Kit Grosch – John G. Todd Award: CAPT Edward Pfister – Thomas Crow Mentor Award: McKernan CDR John – Edward (Ted) Moran: LCDR Gino Begluitti – John C. Eason: LT Bryan Christensen

Burnt Ends

Readiness Remember why you do what you do.

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Questions?

www.EHOPAC.org

www.USPHS.gov

http://dcp.psc.gov

CDR Scotty Hargrave [email protected]

(214) 253-4930