LICKING COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Key Persons


Chad Brown

Job Titles:
  • Health Commissioner
Chad Brown is the Health Commissioner at the Licking County Health Department. He previously served as the department's Director of Environmental Health (EH) and Deputy Health Commissioner. He has worked in public health for 22 years and has worked for several local health departments in Ohio and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Under Chad's leadership, LCHD's EH programs consistently scored among the highest in the state of Ohio based on audits conducted by the Ohio Department of Health. He also led LCHD's accreditation efforts, which resulted in the department becoming one of the first 22 health departments in the country to achieve initial accreditation and one of the first 15 to achieve reaccreditation. Chad has served as the president of the Ohio Environmental Health Association, he also serves on the board of the Ohio Public Health Partnership and Mental Health America - Licking County. He is an adjunct professor at Ohio University, teaching in the University's Environmental Health Program. Chad has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health from Ohio University and a Masters degree in Public Health from Walden University.

Kari Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Director of Personal and Community Health

Taunja Dudgeon

Job Titles:
  • Director of Fiscal Services
  • Our Administrative Services Director
Our Administrative Services Director Taunja Dudgeon, and their team assure that funds are tracked and reported in compliance with state and federal guidelines and audit standards.

Todd Kirkpatrick

Job Titles:
  • Director of Maternal and Child Health