About Us

Executive Board of Health

The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health has maintained a position of leadership in the community for more than 165 years.  Board members are unpaid community volunteers; their backgrounds are in medicine, business, industry, social service and law. The law requires the board include at least two MD's.The Mayor of Fort Wayne appoints three members and the remaining four are appointed by the Allen County Board of Commissioners. The board also selects the Health Commissioner.

Currently, the board is comprised of:

  • Joseph Steensma, CIH, MPH, President 
  • Todd C. Rumsey, MD, Vice President 
  • Terri Y. Farr, RN
  • Rick Regandanz
  • Mary Hess, RN
  • Patricia Hays
  • William Pond, MD


    Laura Maser, Board attorney

Meetings

The board meets in the Commissioners Courtroom on the second floor of the City-County Building, 1 E. Main St., unless otherwise noted.  Meetings start at 5:30 p.m. The schedule of meeting dates for 2010 is as follows:

  • January 25 To view the board meeting, click here.
  • March 15  Canceled
  • May 17. To view the board meeting, click here.
  • July 19  Canceled
  • September 20
  • Novermber 22

 Agendas will be posted at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date.

 


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