Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee

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The Lead Poising Advisory Commission is comprised of eleven members, including: A Board of Alders representative and member-at-large appointed by the Board of Alders' President; New Haven Legal Aid Assistance representative; health care providers; health department officials; representatives of the city's Livable City Initiative and its building division; an owner or operator, representative of the State Department of Public Health; representative of the local housing prosecutor; and a representative of the City’s corporation counsel.

Members are to be appointed by the Mayor and must be approved by the Board of Alders. Term of membership is subject to the discretion of the Mayor.

The commission works to promote and coordinate lead poisoning prevention and abatement efforts involving health care providers, the health department, the housing department, the building division of the Livable City Initiative and the judicial system.

View a full list of the committee’s power and duties under Article III, Sec. 16-67 of the City’s General Code of Ordinances.

Party Affiliation	Committee Member	Position	Term Expiration
	Tamanna Rahman	Community Member - Lived Experience	04/20/2024
	Kimberly Ploszaj	CT Department of Public Health	04/20/2023
	Amanda Decew	Health Care Provider Representative	04/20/2023
	Benjamin Trachten	Landlord Representative	04/20/2023
	Amy Marx	New Haven Legal Aide Representative	04/20/2023
	Erin Nozetz	Health Care Provider Representative	04/20/2023
	Marjorie Rosenthal	Health Care Provider Representative	04/20/2023
	Meredith Williams	Health Care Provider	04/20/2023
Ex-Officio	Maritza Bond	Health Department Director
Ex-Officio	Patricia King	Corporation Counsel
Ex-Officio	Dr. Mehul Dalal	Community Services Administrator
Ex-Officio	Jim Turcio	NH Building Division
Ex-Officio	Serena Neal-Sanjurjo	NH Livable Cities Initiative
	Vacant	CT Housing Prosecutor