Contacts for Site Assessment and Toxicology Section

Emerson Christie, Toxicologist, 564-669-4325
Content areas: fish advisories, mercury in indoor air, contaminants in water, harmful algal blooms, site assessment

Holly Davies, Toxicologist, 360-742-1766
Content areas: chemical policy, safer alternative assessments, consumer products, PFAS, flame retardants, lead, TSCA, New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

Elmer Diaz, Toxicologist, 360-236-3192
Content areas: children's products, site assessment

McKenzie Dohrman, Health Educator, 360-489-4638
Content areas: Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA), Safer Products for Washington (SPWA), drug residue, and more

Elinor Fanning, Toxicologist, 564-669-1554
Content areas: personal care consumer products, plastics and additives (phthalates), tire chemicals (6PPD), pesticides

Roxanne Garcia, Health Equity Program Analyst, 564-669-8259

Cassandra Horton, Toxicologist, 360-789-4517
Content areas: microplastics and nanoplastics, safer alternatives assessments, chemicals in the environment, chemicals of emerging concern

Mallory Little, Toxicologist, 564-669-4222
Content areas: drug residue (methamphetamine and fentanyl), nitrate, phthalates, tire chemicals (6PPD), contaminants in water, chemicals of emerging concern

Barbara Morrissey, Toxicologist, 564-999-3485
Content areas: chemical policy, PFAS in drinking water and food, flame retardant chemicals, PCBs, pesticides, micro and nanoplastics

Claire Nitsche, Health Educator, 360-522-0816
Content areas: PFAS

Lenford O'Garro, Toxicologist, 360-236-3376
Content areas: site assessment, risk communication, APPLETREE

Ev Rasyid, Toxicologist, 564-559-9654
Content areas: Safer alternatives assessments, hazard assessments, consumer products, artificial turf, personal care products

Maureen Sanchez, SATS Manager, 564-669-1331
Content Areas: Contamination in the environment, groundwater

James Watt, Toxicologist, 564-669-4205
Content areas: site assessment, contaminants in water and soil

Clara Varndell, APPLETREE Health Education Coordinator, 360-810-1088
Content areas: Washington Choose Safe Places, APPLETREE


Learn more about the Site Assessment and Toxicology Section.

Office Phone: 1-877-485-7316 (toll-free) or 360-236-3385

Office Fax: 360-236-2251

Mail: Washington State Department of Health, PO Box 47825, Olympia, WA 98504-7825