ADHS
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The Arizona Department of Health Services announced
today the appointment of Wayne Tormala as Bureau Chief
of the state’s Tobacco Education and Prevention Program.
Tormala, Community Initiatives Coordinator for the City
of Phoenix, has earned national recognition as a
champion of human service programs in the public and
private sector.
“We are very excited because Wayne will bring the energy
and skills to this program to make it one of the best in
the country,” said Susan Gerard, Health Service
Director. “He has strong management and leadership
skills, and has extensive experience working with
community groups and building capacity. He is very
innovative and has built award-winning programs from
scratch.”
Tormala’s 35-year career has focused on youth and senior
services, mental health, HIV/AIDS care and prevention,
environmental conservation, world hunger and social
welfare. He has served as the Community Initiatives
Coordinator for City of Phoenix since 1997. He also
worked in leadership roles for the Arizona AIDS
Foundation, Bread for the World, and the Washington
D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies.
“I’m very excited to have this opportunity to address
the urgent issue of tobacco education and prevention,
and look forward to working with the many people and
organizations who are so critical to success at both the
state and local levels,” Tormala said.
Tormala’s many honors include: Recognition by Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) for the City of Phoenix’s
Family Self-Sufficiency Program, an invitation from New
York’s Mayor Bloomberg to participate in a national
conference about outreach strategies for people with
disabilities, recognition by national
associations for city management for the City of
Phoenix’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) model, and
selection by the Heritage Foundation to address its
national summit about successfully reaching
“hard-to-reach” populations.
“He will be a major asset to the Health Department, and
to the state,” Gerard said. “I look forward to working
with Wayne as he strengthens our anti-tobacco program,
which plays a major role in curbing smoking among youth
and adults in Arizona.”
Tormala will begin at the Health Department’s Tobacco
Education and Prevention Program this spring.
For more information about ADHS TEPP visit
www.betobaccofree.org.
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