March 2, 2020
 
Media Contact:          Melissa Morin, Communications Specialist
Phone:                        (360) 778-6022; (360) 594-2504
E-mail address:         mmorin@whatcomcounty.us

Media Advisory: Whatcom County Public Health Officials to Give COVID-19 Update

Local public health officials and partner agencies will provide an update on the steps underway in Whatcom County to help prepare for a potential novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This briefing will be an opportunity for local elected officials to ask questions and raise issues they are experiencing within their jurisdictions. A quorum of the Whatcom County Council members may attend this event. Media are invited to attend.

Speakers:

• John Gargett, Deputy Director, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management
• Executive Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive
• John Wolpers, Incident Commander, Whatcom County Health Department IMT
• Cindy Hollinsworth, Communicable Disease and Epidemiology Manager, Whatcom County Health Department
• Dr. Greg Stern, Health Officer, Whatcom County Health Department
• Mike Hilley, Emergency Medical Services Manager, Whatcom County
• Robert Taylor, Emergency Management Coordinator, PeaceHealth
• Anne Deacon, Human Services Manager, Whatcom County Health Department

Time: 2:00-4:00pm, Monday, March 2
Location: Whatcom Unified Emergency Operations Center, 3888 Sound Way, Bellingham, WA