SWMEHA does not have a membership requirement. Any environmental health professional may participate in SWMEHA events. 

2018 Board of Directors

  • President –Beka Folkert (Ottawa County) 
  • Vice President – Drew Salisbury (Kent County)
  • Treasurer – Brooke Ponstein (Kent County)
  • Secretary – Jake Reece (Calhoun County)
  • 1st Member at Large – Jason Peterson (Ionia County)
  • 2nd Member at Large – Brian Esparsa (DEQ

To contact the SWMEHA group, please email Beka at rfolkert@miottawa.org. 

SWMEHA Blog

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  • Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:51 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Good Afternoon,

    We would like to invite you to save the date for Southwest MEHA's Fall Conference.  The conference will be held on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the State Building in Grand Rapids (350 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503).

    Agenda and registration information to follow. 

    Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

    Thanks

    Southwest MEHA Committee


  • Friday, January 25, 2019 2:22 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Southwest MEHA board would like you to Save the Date for our Spring Seminar. It will take place on Friday, May 17 from 9am-3pm at the Calhoun County Health Department Toeller Building (190 E Michigan Ave, Battle Creek, MI  49014).

    Please feel free to contact any current board member with questions.

    • Beka Folkert - Ottawa
    • Drew Salisbury - Kent
    • Brooke Ponstein - Kent
    • Jake Reece - Calhoun
    • Jason Peterson - Ionia
    • Brian Esparsa - DEQ
  • Friday, November 16, 2018 9:50 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The conference will be held on December 13, 2018 from 8 AM – 12 PM at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center (at 2900 Lake Street in Kalamazoo). This conference is free for Local Public Health attendees! We would just appreciate if you could RSVP to know how many are attending. 

  • Friday, July 20, 2018 11:31 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    October 12, 2018 at Allegan County Health Department fall SWMEHA conference. 

  • Tuesday, May 01, 2018 3:59 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Hello!

    We would like to invite you to attend Southwest MEHA's Spring Conference.  The conference will be held on May 18, 2018 at the Kent County Health Department (700 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503).  Please RSVP.

    Agenda

    Please share this information with your staff.  We invite MEHA members and non-members alike to attend. 

    Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

    Thanks, Southwest MEHA Committee

  • Tuesday, September 26, 2017 11:13 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Hello!

    We would like to invite you to attend Southwest MEHA's Fall Conference.  The conference will be held on October 13, 2017 at the Ottawa County Fillmore Complex (12220 Fillmore St., West Olive).  The afternoon session will be held at Brewery 424 (321 Douglas Ave, Holland).

    The agenda is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vEJtlwVMkyZ8GsEAKHzlLWmsz7QqDdsRc9tRiyZJ9EY/edit?usp=sharing

    Please share this information with your staff.  We invite MEHA members and non-members alike to attend.  Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/nSscE8BFhFyFgtp42

    Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

    Thanks,

    Southwest MEHA Committee


  • Thursday, September 22, 2016 9:41 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    2016 Fall Executive Board

    President – Carol Balkon, REHS

    Environmental Health Specialist

    Barry-Eaton District Health Department

    330 W. Woodlawn

    Hastings, MI 49058

    Phone: (269)-798-4106

    Email: cbalkon@bedhd.org

    Vice President – Jodi Trantham, REHS

    Environmental Health Specialist

    Barry-Eaton District Health Department

    330 W. Woodlawn

    Hastings, MI 49058

    Phone: (269)-798-4104

    Email: jtrantham@bedhd.org

    Treasurer  Ann Schrader

    Public Health Sanitarian- Plan Review

    Public Health Muskegon County

    209 East Apple Ave.

    Muskegon, MI 49442

    Phone: (231)724-4582 Office

    Email: SchraderAN@co.muskegon.mi.us

    Secretary – Robb MacGregor

    Ottawa County -- Department of Public Health

    Environmental Health Services

    Environmental Health Technician

    Phone: (616) 393-5793

    Fax: (616) 393-5643

    Email: rmacgregor@miottawa.org


  • Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:56 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Spring Seminar, Friday, May 20, 2016

    GVSU Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute

    740 West Shoreline Drive, Muskegon, MI 49441

    8:00 - 8:45

    Registration

    8:45 – 9:00

    Opening Remarks & Bingo Description

    9:00 - 10:30

    Dean Schenk, D.E.A. Special Agent – Clandestine Labs for First Responders

    10:30 – 10:40

    BREAK

    10:40 – 11:40

    Mark Hill, EHS-Emily Hollingsworth, MSc, REHS – Food Safety at Large Festivals

    11:40 - 12:40

    Lunch, MEHA updates, Elections

    12:45 - 1:45

    Sharon Ellis, J.D., State ADA Compliance Director – Service Animals

    1:45 – 1:55

     BREAK

    1:55 – 2:55

    Dave Cotton, P.E. – Dosing of Low Pressure Mounds

    Registration fee is $15.00 per person. Fill out the following form and mail a check (payable to SWMEHA) to Jodi Trantham 330 W. Woodlawn Ave. Hastings, MI 49058 Fax 269-818-0237. Payment day of is accepted, but please try and submit RSVP by May 18, 2016.

    Questions regarding registration can be directed to jtrantham@bedhd.org.

    Please register by May 18, 2016.


  • Tuesday, November 17, 2015 3:51 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    2017 Executive Board

     

    President – Blake Walters, MS, REHS

    Environmental Health Specialist

    Allegan County Health Department
    3255 - 122nd Ave. Ste. 200
    Allegan, MI 49010

    Phone: (269) 686-4558

    Email: bwalters@allegancounty.org

    Vice President – Carol Balkon, REHS

    Environmental Health Specialist

    Barry-Eaton District Health Department

    330 W. Woodlawn

    Hastings, MI 49058

    Phone: (269)-798-4106

    Email: cbalkon@bedhd.org


    Treasurer – Robb MacGregor

    Ottawa County -- Department of Public Health

    Environmental Health Services

    Environmental Health Technician

    Phone: (616) 393-5793

    Fax: (616) 393-5643

    Email: rmacgregor@miottawa.org


    Secretary  Carrie Southern, RS

     Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joesph Community Health Agency                             

     20 Care Dr.  Hillsdale, MI 49242

     Phone: (517) 437-7395 ext 0322
     email: southernc@bhsj.org




  • Tuesday, November 17, 2015 3:31 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Robb MacGregor, of Ottawa County Public Health, was nominated and elected to the board during the 2015 Fall Seminar! Congratulations Robb.

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