About the Wyoming Department of Health
At the Wyoming Department of Health, our mission is to promote, protect, and enhance the health of all Wyoming citizens.
Please click here to view a Wyoming Department of Health organizational chart.
Please click here to view a description of the department's principles.
Administration
Dr. Brent D. Sherard, Director and State Health Officer
For Dr. Sherard ‘s biography, please click here.
Ginny Mahoney, Chief of Staff
Bob Peck, Chief Financial Officer
Lee Clabots, Deputy Director of Administration
Additional Director’s Office Staff
Bob Crowther, Policy Advisor
Kim Deti, Public Information Officer
Morris Gardner, Senior Advisor
Carol Day, Facility and Community Services Systems Coordinator
For more information about administrative services such as Human Resources, Information Technology, HIPAA and the Fiscal Office, please click here.
(307) 777-7986 Fax (307) 777-5340
Beverly Morrow, Administrator
Suite 259B, Qwest Bldg., 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne WY 82002
(307) 777-6004 Fax (307) 777-3617
Molly Bruner, Administrator
Suite 420, Qwest Bldg., 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne WY 82002
(307) 777-7115 Fax (307) 777-6047 TDD (307) 777-5578
Clifford Mikesell, Administrator
Suite 186E, Qwest Bldg., 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne WY 82002
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(307) 777-6494
Rodger McDaniel, Wyoming Department of Health Deputy Director
Community Services
(307) 777-7094 Fax (307) 777-5580 TDD (307) 777-55
Mary Flanderka, Administrator, Community Services
Suite 220, Qwest Bldg, 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd
Cheyenne WY 82002 81
Policy and Planning
(307) 777-6494 Fax (307) 777-5849
Korin Schmidt, Administrator, Policy and Planning
Suite 220, Qwest Bldg, 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd, Cheyenne WY 82002
(307) 777-7172 Fax (307) 777-5402
Linda Chasson, Administrator
Suite 510, Qwest Bldg., 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd, Cheyenne WY 82002
Rural and Frontier Health Division
(307) 777-6970
Ron Pearson, Administrator
(307) 777-6351 Fax (307) 777-6964
Suite 210, Qwest Bldg., 6101 N. Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne WY 82002
State Healthcare Facilities
The Wyoming Department of Health also includes five healthcare facilities located around Wyoming: Wyoming Pioneer Home, Wyoming State Hospital, Wyoming Retirement Center, Wyoming State Training School and the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming.
The Health Advisory Council, authorized by W.S. 9-2-107, provides advice and counsel on current health issues to the Department of Health director.
Institutional Review Board
The Wyoming Department of Health Institutional Review Board provides review of human research for department-related studies. The WDH IRB is registered with Health & Human Services-Office of Human Research Protection. Programs interested in conducting studies and surveys should review the protocol submission requirements found at the IRB website.
WDH Rules Information and Criteria
Click here for details about active proposed rules and processes.