Search process for next Executive Director set to begin in early August.
Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center Executive Director Mark Pfister will retire on September 3, 2024. Mark worked at the Health Department and served the Lake County community for over 30 years, and served as its Executive Director for seven years.
“Mark has set a very high bar as Executive Director, elevating community trust in public health and serving as a leader through a global pandemic,” said Board of Health President Timothy Sashko. “I am grateful for all the work that he has done for our community during his tenure and wish him all the best as he begins his retirement.”
Pfister began his career at the Lake County Health Department as an Aquatic Biologist and Lakes Management Program Coordinator in 1991. In his time at the Health Department, he also served as the Associate Director of Environmental Health Services and the Director of Prevention and Population Health Services before becoming the agency’s Executive Director in 2017.
“I feel very fortunate that I have been able to serve the Lake County community and am proud of our innovative and successful accomplishments,” said Executive Director Mark Pfister. “I look forward to seeing the ways in which the Lake County Health Department will continue its mission and expanding our leadership in public health.”
The Health Department has contracted with GovHR USA, a national search firm that specializes in executive government recruitment. The search will begin in early August and is anticipated to take approximately 12 weeks to complete.
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