Continuing Education Requirements
To renew your Environmental Health Specialist Registration in California, the
REHS must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every two years.
These courses must be approved by REHS Continuing Education Accreditation
Agencies.
Accreditation Agencies
Colleges
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) - Office of Water Programs
Chelsey Charbonneau Erickson, Assistant Director (916)
278-5619; chelsea.erickson@owp.csus.edu
College of the Canyons
Regina Blasberg (661) 362-5096; regina.blasberg@canyons.edu
San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health
Darryl Yorkey (619) 208-1599; dyorkey@mail.sdsu.edu
Southern California Education and Research Center (UCLA and UC Irvine courses)
Ani Adzhemyan, Program Director (310) 206-2304; ani.adzhemyan@ucla.edu
UC Berkeley, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health - Continuing Education (COEH - CE)
Michelle Meyer (510) 642-8365; mmeyer@berkeley.edu
UCLA Extension, Department of Engineering, Information Systems and Technical Management
Phillip Walstrom (310) 825-7942; pwalstrom@unex.ucla.edu
UCLA ā Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH)
Veronica Poncedeleon (310) 825-0280; vponcedeleon@irle.ucla.edu
Cities and Counties
Butte County Public Health Department, Environmental Health Division**
Elaine McSpadden (530) 538-6773; emcspadden@buttecounty.net
Calaveras County Environmental Management Agency
Brad Banner (209) 754-6632; bbanner@co.calaveras.ca.us
City of Long Beach, Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Environmental Health**
Keith Allen (562) 570-4161; keith.allen@longbeach.gov
County of Riverside Department of Environmental Health
Brent Casey (951) 358-5172;
bcasey@rivco.org
County of San Diego, Department of Public Works, Watershed Protection Program
Nick del Valle (858) 495-5209; nicholas.delvalle@sdcounty.ca.gov
County of San Luis Obispo Environmental Health Services Division
Elizabeth Pozzebon (805) 781-5544; lpozzebon@co.slo.ca.us
County of San Mateo, Environmental Health Division
Sandra Estrin (650) 372-6216; sestrin@smcgov.org
County of Santa Clara, Department of Environmental Health*
Rochelle Gaddi (408) 918-3449; Rochelle.gaddi@cep.sccgov.org
Fresno County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division*
Richard Heinrichs (559) 600-3357; rheinrichs@fresnocounty.ca.gov
Kern County Environmental Health Division
Chad San Juan (661) 862-8708; sanjuanc@kerncounty.com
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division
Recruitment and Training Program (626) 430-5170; Recruitment@ph.lacounty.gov
Mariposa County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division**
David Conway (209) 966-2220; dconway@mariposacounty.org
Napa County Environmental Health
Christine Secheli (707) 259-8326; christine.secheli@countyofnapa.org
Orange County Environmental Health*
Eileen Kirtley (714) 433-6051;
ekirtley@ochca.com
Placer County Environmental Health
Danielle Pohlman (530) 745-2390; dpohlman@placer.ca.gov
Sacramento County Environmental Management Department**
Mark Barcellos (916) 875-8415; barcellosm@saccounty.net
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Services*
Adela Evans (909) 841-1652; adela.evans@dph.sbcounty.gov
San Diego County Department of Environmental Health, Food and Housing Division*
Julie DeGraw (858) 505-6945; julie.degraw@sdcounty.ca.gov
San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Branch
Karen Yu (415) 252-3800; karen.yu@sfdph.org
San Mateo County Environmental Health Division
Sandra Estrin (650) 372-6216; sestrin@smcgov.org
Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services
Kendra Wise (805) 681-4938; Kendra.wise@sbcphd.org
Stanislaus County, Department of Environmental Resources
Karl Quinn (209) 525-6757; kquinn@envres.org
Tulare County Environmental Health*
Nilsa Gonzalez (559) 624-7415;
ngonzale@tularehhsa.org
Ventura County Environmental Health*
Doug Beach (805) 654-3519; doug.beach@ventura.org
* Currently offering continuing education hours to their employees
only.
** Most continuing education hours are for their employees, but will
accept visitors from other counties with prior approval.
All Other Accreditation Agencies
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
William Penn (909) 291-2116; wpenn@ca-nv-awwa.org
Ammonia Safety & Training Institute
Scott Melton (509) 833-5258; scott.melton@ammonia-safety.com
Arizona County Directors of Environmental Health Services Association (ACDEHSA)
Andy Linton (602) 506-6971; alinton@mail.maricopa.gov
Association for Environmental Health Sciences (AEHS) Foundation
Brenna Lockwood (413) 549-5170; brenna@aehsfoundation.org
Bahulogic Diagnostic Solutions (BDS)
Stephenson Bamidele (562) 365-3542; bahudiagnostic@gmail.com
California Association of Environmental Health Administrators (CAEHA)
Sheryl Baldwin (530) 676-0715;
sheryl@ccdeh.com
California CUPA Forum
Sheryl Baldwin (530) 676-0815;
sheryl@calcupa.org
CalRecycle
Melissa Parker (916) 341-6398;
melissa.parker@calrecycle.ca.gov
California Environmental Health Association
Send e-mails to edu@ceha.org
California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA)
Josilynn J. Spray (916) 449-3521; josilynn.spray@dtsc.ca.gov
California Groundwater Association (CGA)
Dave Schulenberg (916) 231-2134; info@groundh2o.org
California-Nevada Section, American Water Works Association
Greg Pearson (909) 291-2115; gpearson@ca-nv-awwa.org
California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Vance Bennett (805) 544-2111;
vance.bennett@caloes.ca.gov
California Onsite Water Association (COWA)
Sean Hembree (209) 770-2062; sean@sierrawatershedprogressive.com
California Rural Water Association (CRWA)
Candice Colson (916) 283-8502; ccolson@calruralwater.org
CALINC Training, LLC
Carla Wroten (707) 446-7996; cwroten@cal-inc.com
Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
Sheri Pugh (865) 974-7884; spugh5@utk.edu
Center for Domestic Preparedness
Carla Endinger (256) 231-5632; carlota.endinger@fema.dhs.gov
C.E.R.T., Inc.
Edward M. Ho (805) 501-8001;
edhocert@sbcglobal.net
Continuing Challenge Hazardous Materials Workshop
Terri Tomasello (916) 433-1688; cchazmat@gmail.com
CPS HR Consulting
Roxana Gutierrez (916) 471-3317; rgutierrez@cpshr.us
Cypress Engineering Group
Sefa Isik (831) 218-1802; sefa@cypresseg.com
Eileen Woodbury Consulting
Eileen Woodbury (831) 275-0334; eileen@woodbury-consulting.com
Environmental Health and Safety Training Center at Mission College (EH+S Training Center)
Rob Gamble (408) 855-5255; rob.gamble@missioncollege.edu
EHS International, Inc.
Marjorie Del Toro (949) 540-6800
X104; mdeltoro@ehsinc.org
EHS-Net
Brenda Faw (916) 534-0886; brenda.faw@cdph.ca.gov
Firedog Hazmat Training Specialist
Greg Coon (760) 964-1279; gcoondog@msn.com
Hazard Management Services
Laura Boytz (510) 330-3780; lboytz@forensicanalytical.com
Industrial Emergency Council (IEC)
Tim McHenry (650) 508-9008; tmchenry@iectraining.org
International Board of Medicine and Surgery (IBMS)
David P. Kalin (813) 966-1431; drkalin@ibms.us
Michael Foods, Inc
Sue Grossbauer (219) 926-1000 ext. 202; sue@grossbauer.com
Montgomery Investigations
Robert B. Montgomery (805) 483-9411; rbm@montgomeryinvestigations.com
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC)
Rachel Hickerson (916) 440-0826;
rhickerson@mvcac.org
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
Bobby Medina (303) 756-9090 X339; bmedina@neha.org
Network Environmental Systems, Inc. (NES)
Steve Reichow (916) 353-2360; sreichow@nesglobal.net
Orenco Systems, Inc.
Shawn Rapp (800) 348-9843; srapp@orenco.com
Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
Mark Milroy; education@phta.org
Preparedness Consulting & Training Int'l
Larry Masterman (530) 941-9084; larry@pcti.org
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
Steven Palmer (360) 836-5424; spalmer@rcac.org
Safety Unlimited, Inc.
Steven Kosmatka (877)
476-8029;
skosmatka@safetyunlimited.com
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
Michael Tomaselli (240) 494-2239; mtomaselli@swana.org
Your Training Place
Kathryn Hartman (858)
792-1630; kathy@ytponline.com
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