Broome Team:
Marissa Knapp, Supervising Public Health Educator
Marissa has been at the health department for over a decade now and has been the supervising public health educator of the CPiA grant, along with various other public health programs, since August of 2021. She helps the team navigate and communicate with our various partners and helps us to meet all our initiatives of the grant work.
Abby Kaiser, Public Health Educator
Abby started working at the Broome County Health Department on the CPiA project in September of 2021. She has worked with CPiA partners in Broome County to adopt and implement sun safety and PTO policies. She helps to provide the community with free education sessions on CPiA initiatives in Broome County, and continues to foster relationships with various organizations in the community.
Kate Shear, Public Health Representative
Tioga Team:
Laura Bennett, Public Health Educator
Laura has worked at the Tioga County Public Health Department as a Health Educator and Tioga Cancer Prevention in Action Coordinator for two years. She works with local childcare centers, outdoor worksites, and parks to adopt sun safety policies. Laura also provides community education on sun safety, HPV vaccine, and the importance of cancer screenings in Tioga County. Fun fact- Laura has over 30 chickens, and they all have names!
To partner with Laura on CPiA initiatives in Broome County, you can reach her at: 607-687-8619 or [email protected]