Leadership
Maria Reppas
Director of Communications
Maria.Reppas@vdh.virginia.gov
Melissa Gordon
Deputy Digital Communications Director
Melissa.Gordon@vdh.virginia.gov
Public Information Officers (PIO)
Logan Anderson
Central Office PIO
Office of Epidemiology
Topic Areas: COVID-19, vaccine, infectious disease
Logan.Anderson@vdh.virginia.gov
Tristen Franklin
Central Office PIO
Offices of Chief Medical Examiner and Drinking Water
Tristen.Franklin@vdh.virginia.gov
Brookie Crawford
Risk Communications Manager
North & Northwest Regions PIO
Brookie.Crawford@vdh.virginia.gov
Counties: Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren
Cities: Alexandria, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Winchester and the Towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Herndon, Leesburg, Luray, Occoquan, Purcellville, Quantico, Sterling, Vienna and Warrenton.
Brian Little
Central Region PIO
brian.little@vdh.virginia.gov
Counties: Chesterfield, Powhatan, Henrico, Halifax, Hanover, Goochland, New Kent, Charles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, South Boston, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Charlotte, Nottoway, Amelia, Prince Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, Albemarle, Greene
Cities: Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Farmville, Lunenburg, Charlottesville.
Cheryle Rodriguez
Central Office PIO
Office of Family Health Services
Topic Areas: chronic disease, substance abuse
Cheryle.Rodriguez@vdh.virginia.gov
Marian Hunter
Public Relations Coordinator
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Marian.Hunter@vdh.virginia.gov
Linda Scarborough
Western Region PIO
Linda.Scarborough@vdh.virginia.gov
Counties: Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Campbell, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, Wythe, Augusta, Rockbridge, Bath, Highland, Rockingham
Cities: Bristol, Covington, Danville, Galax, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Waynesboro, Staunton, Lexington, Harrisonburg, Buena Vista
Stephanie Hudson
Eastern Region PIO
stephanie.hudson@vdh.virginia.gov
Counties: Accomack, Chincoteague, Franklin, Isle of Wight, James City County, Northampton, Poquoson, Southampton, York
Cities: Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Tammie Smith
FOIA Officer
Public Relations Coordinator, Spokesperson for State Health Commissioner
Tammie.Smith@vdh.virginia.gov
Cristina Keener
FOIA Analyst
Cristina.Keener@vdh.virginia.gov
Marketing and Creative
Katie Stephens
Communications Specialist
Katie.Stephens@vdh.virginia.gov
Rachel Ellick
Acting Social Media Strategist
Rachel.Ellick@vdh.virginia.gov
Sirah Yoo
Senior Graphic Designer
Sirah.Yoo@vdh.virginia.gov
Amanda Porcella
Graphic Designer, Office of Family Health Services
Amanda.Porcella@vdh.virginia.gov
Map of Virginia by Health Planning Regions
