Vandna Mittal joined the Branch as an H1N1 Health Educator. She is working on a variety of H1N1-related projects, new media tools, and assisting the CalPanFlu Provider Call Center. Most recently, Vandna worked at Applied Strategies Consulting where she focused on strategy development for health programs in developing countries. Previously, she was involved in seasonal flu campaigns and asthma programs in the Boston area. Vandna earned an MPH from Boston University.

James Huang is the Branch’s new H1N1 Web Content Manager. His role includes H1N1 information distribution activities. James has four years of web experience with several local Bay Area businesses. He earned his BA in Cognitive Science with an emphasis in computational modeling from UC Berkeley.  

Terry Mock is the Immunization Branch’s first Technical Health Writer. Terry is spearheading H1N1 provider communications, web content, and listserv messaging.  Her experience in health and medical communications includes work at hospitals, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector.  Most recently, she served as Senior Communications Specialist at CDPH’s Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health’s California Birth Defects Monitoring Program (CBDMP). Terry earned degrees from UCLA and UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.

New H1N1-related administrative support staff include:

• Cecilia LaVu in the Field Services and Vaccine Management Section
• Rebecca DiZoglio in the Clinical and Policy Support Section, and
• Vanessa Nool in the VFC Program.