|
MINUTES
<br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
<br /> January 21, 2026
<br /> MINUTES
<br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
<br /> January 21, 2026
<br /> ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To promote and protect
<br /> health, enhance quality of life, and preserve the environment for everyone in Orange County.
<br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON January 21, 2026, at the Orange
<br /> County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC.
<br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Tony Whitaker— Chair, Brian Crandell —Vice
<br /> Chair, Aparna Jonnal, Davia Nickelson, and Rachel Royce.
<br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Bruce Baldwin, Commissioner Earl McKee, Lee
<br /> Pickett, Shielda Rodgers, and Alison Stuebe.
<br /> STAFF PRESENT: Quintana Stewart, Health Director; Dr. Erica Pettigrew, Medical Director;
<br /> Dana Crews, Community Health Services Director; Dr. Stephanie George, Dental Services
<br /> Director; Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director; Frederick Perschau, Financial and
<br /> Administrative Services Director; Ashley Rawlinson, Compliance Manager; Marcy Williams,
<br /> Health Promotion and Education Services Manager; Chinyere Ekenna, Public Health Nurse II;
<br /> Vanessa Lozano, Medical Office Assistant; and Jean Phillips-Weiner, BOH Strategic Plan
<br /> Manager.
<br /> GUESTS/VISITORS PRESENT: Fnu Vrinda, Tom Antenuchi, Shelly Goomber, Madeline Lillich,
<br /> Grace Tabov, Christian Cook, Thomas Watson, Lindsey Molina, Michala Patterson, Blair Wright,
<br /> Sandra Okeke Bates, Marvin A. Meza Jarquin, Angelica Lackey, Linda Council, and Srinidhi
<br /> lyer.
<br /> Because a quorum was not present, Board members were unable to make or vote on any
<br /> motions but still met and discussed relevant topics. Though not formally approved, Tony
<br /> Whitaker, Chair, elected to follow the agenda as written.
<br /> I. Welcome New Employees
<br /> Quintana Stewart, Health Director, introduced the new employee in attendance: Vanessa
<br /> Lozano — Medical Office Assistant.
<br /> II. Approval of the January 21, 2026, Agenda
<br /> Because there was not a quorum present, the agenda could not be approved. Tony
<br /> Whitaker, Chair, elected to follow the agenda as written.
<br /> III. Approval of November 19, 2025, Meeting Minutes
<br /> Because there was not a quorum present, the November 19, 2025, minutes could not be
<br /> approved. These minutes will be reviewed and voted on at the February 25, 2026,
<br /> meeting.
<br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2026 Agenda and Abstracts\
<br /> January Page 1
<br />
|