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Yates County Appoints Flanagan as Public Health Director

At the March 8th meeting of the Yates County Legislature, Annmarie Flanagan was unanimously appointed as the next Director of Public Health for Schuyler and Yates County.

Annmarie Flanagan (Image courtesy of Yates Co.)

Flanagan’s appointment comes after the former Director of Public Health, Deb Minor retired.  Minor  served in the Yates County Department of Public Health for 31 years, the last 12 years as the Director and in her last 2 years as the Director for both Yates and Schuyler County.

“Deb has done an excellent job for the county and we will miss her terribly.  However, we welcome Annmarie as our new Director of Public Health and I have no doubt that Annmarie will pick up where Deb left off and not miss a beat.  We are fortunate to have someone with Annmarie’s qualifications willing to take on the position and are sure that we have made an excellent selection.”  Chairman Paddock said.

Flanagan is a Yates County native and brings over 30 years of health care experience with her.  Flanagan started her career as a registered nurse, and then later obtained a master’s degree in nursing education, a post master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from St. John Fisher College.

County Administrator Winona Flynn states, “Yates County is fortunate to have Annmarie accept the position for Director of Public Health.  She is more than capable of taking on the role to promote optimal health for all people in our community with integrity, compassion and commitment to excellence.” 

The search for Director of Public Health began in September 2020 and concluded in November after an interview committee made up of representatives from both Schuyler and Yates Counties made the recommendation to each respective Legislature to authorize the appointment of Flanagan to the position.

Flanagan’s appointment was successfully approved and she began working for both Counties in January.  Although Flanagan started in January her permanent appointment commenced effective February 27, after having received official approval from the State Commissioner of Health pursuant to New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Sanitary Code, Section 11.182.

“I am honored to be appointed for the Director of Public Health role and I am eager to work with the outstanding staff in both counties.  My main focus is to vaccinate as many Schuyler and Yates County residents as possible, to be able to reach herd immunity, and for all of us to return to our daily lives without restrictions. I look forward to moving past this pandemic so both departments can return to our full focus of health prevention and promotion.”  Director Flanagan said. 

The Director of Public Health position is a shared position between Schuyler and Yates County and in accordance with Public Health Law, carries a 6 year term.

Posted on March 8, 2021 by owllightnews.com. This entry was posted in Finger Lakes, Health, Press Release, Yates County and tagged #Health. Bookmark the permalink.
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