NDEWS sites and Community Epidemiology Workgroup (CEWG) sites have joined our NDEWS Early Warning Network as sentinel sites. These sites collect and submit indicator data on an ongoing basis, as well as submit annual site reports.
NDEWS Sentinel Sites
| Sentinel Site Director | Sentinel Site | Geographic Coverage | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Myers, MS, MPA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Metro Area | Assistant Chief of Police, Peachtree City Police Department |
| Mary E. Mackesy-Amiti, PhD | Chicago, IL | Chicago Metro Area | Research Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD | Florida | State of Florida | Professor and former Chief of Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida |
| Sarah Hargrove, MS | Kentucky | State of Kentucky | Program Manager, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Kentucky |
| Patrick Habecker, PhD | Nebraska | State of Nebraska | Assistant Professor, Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Nate Wright, PhD, MPH | Minnesota | State of Minnesota | Epidemiologist, Syndromic Surveillance & Drug Overdose Epidemiology Unit Supervisor, Injury & Violence Prevention Section, Minnesota Department of Health |
| Kelley Kampman, PhD | Ohio | State of Ohio | Director of the Ohio SEP Data Collection Consortium, Case Western Reserve University |
| Ellenie Tuazon, MPH | New York City, NY | New York City | Director of Surveillance, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| Jeanmarie Perrone, MD | Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia Metro Area | Professor, Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine Initiatives, Director, Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania |
| Annick Bórquez, PhD | San Diego, CA | San Diego County | Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego |
| Phillip O Coffin, MD, MIA | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco County | Director, Center on Substance Use and Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health |
| Heidi Israel, PhD, FNP, LCSW, CCRG | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Metro Area | Associate Professor, Orthopedic Research, St. Louis University |
| Dayong Lee, PhD | Texas | State of Texas | Chief Toxicologist for the Houston Forensic Science Center |
| Alexandra Tillman, MS | Denver | Denver Metro Area | Epidemiology and Evaluation Manager for the Center for Addiction Medicine at Denver Health |
Last Updated: 04/2/2026