Albi Sako, Chief of Housing Code Enforcement
President
City of Hartford, Department of Development Services
860-757-9211
[email protected]
Albi has been working for the City of Hartford for over 10 years. He began his career with the City of Hartford in the role of Housing Code Enforcement Inspector. Recently Albi was promoted to Supervisor of Housing Code Enforcement. His passion for code enforcement began while working in the construction industry for many years. Albi currently holds a home improvement license with the state of CT and B.A. in Criminology from CCSU.
Heather Oatis, MPH, REHS/RS
Secretary
GTO Environmental, LLC
860-248-6050
[email protected]
Heather has worked in the field of public health since 2007 after graduating with a BS in Public Health from Southern Connecticut State University. She has worked with the Town of South Windsor for eight years. Prior to that, she was with the Manchester Health Department and Ledge Light Health District. Heather completed a Master's in Public Health from the University of New England in 2021. In January of 2024, Heather opened GTO Environmental, LLC. Having been a jack of all trades to cover the multitude of environmentally-focused responsibilities in a local health department, Heather decided it was time to focus on the specialty of lead inspections and risk assessments that help to improve the health outcomes for the children living in Connecticut.
Amy Lehaney, RS, MPH, Sanitarian
Director
Town of Monroe
203-452-2818
[email protected]
Amy Lehaney has been the Director of Health for the Town of Monroe for over a year. Prior to joining the Town of Monroe she was the Deputy Director of Health and Social Services for the City of Bridgeport and was a registered sanitarian with the Town of Fairfield Health Department for 12 years. Prior to joining the Town of Fairfield Health Department she worked for the City of Stamford Health Department for 7 years. She has a Master’s in Public Health from Southern Connecticut State University and a Bachelors in Environmental Science from St. Bonaventure University. She has been a member of CAHCEO for 20 years and has been on the Executive Board for over 15 years in a variety of roles. She served as the President of CAHCEO from 2010-2014.
Richard Lee, MPH, RS Chief Sanitarian
1st Vice President
City of Waterbury
Department of Public Health
203-346-3903
Richard has been with the City of Waterbury, Department of Public Health since 2011. Prior to his employment with the City, he worked for Gilead Sciences as Medical Science Liaison of the Government Affair Division under the HIV and Hepatitis B therapeutic areas. He received his bachelor degree in Pharmaceutical Science from Kaoshiung Medical Collage in Taiwan and a Master’s Degree with a concentration in Environmental Health Science from Yale University. In addition to his role in Housing Code enforcement, he has assisted Waterbury Dept. of Public Health in securing approximately $20 million in HUD Lead Hazard Control grant since 2011.
Sean Tipps, RS, Registered Sanitarian
Treasurer
City of Bridgeport
203-332-5531
[email protected]
Sean has been with the Bridgeport Health Department since June 2010, prior to that he has been with the Stamford Health Department, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, New London Health Department & worked in the environmental consulting field. He has been a member of CAHCEO since 2006 and a member of the CAHCEO scholarship committee, reviewing scholarship applications. He has also assisted past treasurer, Albertina Baptista with Treasurer duties.
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, 1987
SUNY Agricultural & Technical College @ Cobleskill, 1984
William Nash, Government Relations Regional Manager
New England
International Code Council
888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233)
[email protected]
William (Bill) Nash is currently employed by the International Code Council, Inc. as the Government Relations Regional Manager—New England. In this capacity, Mr. Nash provides support to ICC Chapters, affiliates, and stakeholders. He also provides legislative support, with responsibility and oversight, for the New England states relative to the implementation and support of the International Codes.
Ryan Stewart, Fire Inspector
Director
City of New Britain
860-826-4318
[email protected]
Ryan Stewart has been employed by the City of New Britain's Fire Department since 2004 (FF I,II) and was promoted to Ladder/Truck Driver in 2007. In 2014 Ryan accepted a position as Fire Inspector where he works to date. His tasks include but not limited to: Plan Review, Fire Investigations and Code Compliance Enforcement. Ryan maintains certifications as: Youth Fire Setter I and II, Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I and II, Fire Service Instructor I and II, EMR, Hazardous Material Inspector, Forensic Photography, Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I and II as well as performing the role as the City of New Britain's Burn Official. Ryan's involvement in community activities throughout his career include: "Introductory to the Fire Service" provided by the New Britain High School, various Public Education programs (Pre-K through High School) provided by New Britain Fire Department. Works in those programs as well as others continue to current day. As of 2017 Ryan has been Lead Investigator in over 70 fires and has participated in over 100 fire investigations.
Vacant Position
2nd Vice President
Caleb Cowles, MPH, RS, Supervising Sanitarian
Director
City of New Britain Health Department
860-612- 1604
[email protected]
Caleb has been with the City of New Britain Health Department since 2007. Prior to this he worked as an environmental consultant specializing in Lead and Asbestos remediation projects throughout the state. He received his undergraduate degree from CCSU in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from UCONN. He has served as President of CAHCEO, co-chair of an ad-hoc committee formed to support adoption of a statewide Property Maintenance Code, and is a teaching assistant in the UCONN graduate school for both the Environmental Health and Public Health Administration courses. Caleb is also a commissioner for the Town of Southington Planning and Zoning Commission where he resides.
Ebrima Jobe, Dir. of Env. Health & Inspections, Asst. Dir. of Health
Immediate Past President
Stamford Department of Health & Social Services
203-977-4363
[email protected]
Member of CAHCEO since 2006 First Vice President Connecticut Weights and Measures Association; President Connecticut Gambian Association Incorporated.
Judith H. Rothschild, JD
Board Advisor
Dir. of Blight Remediation & Housing Code Enforcement and Acting Dir. of Licenses & Inspections
City of Hartford
Department of Development Services
[email protected]
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1982), University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Juris Doctorate (1985), Quinnipiac University School of Law, North Haven, CT
Judith H. Rothschild is the Director of Blight Remediation and Housing Code Enforcement for the City of Hartford, Department of Development Services. Prior to joining the City of Hartford in 2021, she was the Supervisory Prosecutor for Housing Matters for the State of CT, Division of Criminal Justice, Office of the CT Chief State’s Attorney. She has over 35 years of experience in housing matters, which includes prosecution of violations of state and municipal housing, fire, building, health, blight and related safety laws as well as landlord-tenant criminal disputes. Attorney Rothschild is a CT Police Officer Standard and Training Council (POST) certified adjunct instructor, a CT Dept. of Administrative Services adjunct fire marshal and building official instructor, and was a Practitioner in Residence at the University of New Haven, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences (2011-2021).