Community Health Advisory Board

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Community Health Advisory Board

The Community Health Advisory Board or CHAB is charged with gathering community input for the programs administered by the Health Department and for recommending to the County’s Board of Health any changes that need to be addressed, arising issues that need to be discussed, or new needs of the community.

The CHAB is an eleven-member group that is administered by the bylaws established in 2013. The members represent various community sectors such as business, education, faith-based, healthcare, military, and local government with the common tie that they all either live or work within the jurisdiction of the Cumberland County Health Department. The CHAB meets six times a year at the health department offices located in Millville. The meetings are held at 5:30pm on the third Wednesday of every other month, beginning in February.

As a CHAB member you will also have the opportunity to work with each of the subgroups that have formed to represent the distinctive interests of the public. These groups are known as the Retail Food Advisory Council and the Residential Drinking Water and Wastewater Advisory Council. Each group has representatives from the various disciplines that are affected by the Health Department. Through these subgroups, CHAB members can learn about upcoming regulatory changes and then work together to provide comments back to the governing agency on how the changes will affect Cumberland County.      

To be eligible to serve on the CHAB, an individual must submit their resume that shows they live, work, or provide community services within Cumberland County Department of Health’s jurisdictional service area.  If you are interested in becoming a member, please email a letter of interest and you resume to healthadmin@ccdoh.org.

Current CHAB members

  • Ron Franceschini – Chairman
  • George Sartorio – Vice Chairman
  • Keith Egan
  • Rebecca Knerr
  • Cathy Buckman
  • Laurie Trongone
  • Renee Magnifico
  • Rosa McConner
  • Melonie O’Neill
  • Michael Husband
  • Vacant