(From Hancock Public Health)

The Hancock Public Health Board has appointed Lindsay Summit as the new Health Commissioner, effective August 19, 2024.

Before her appointment to this position, Ms Summit had served as interim Commissioner for Health following the resignation of Karim Baroudi.

Baroudi resigned in March to take a position as Toledo-Lucas County health officer.

Prior to this appointment, she served as Deputy Health Officer and Director of Environmental Health Services at Hancock Public Health (HPH) since the creation of the combined district for Hancock County and Findlay in 2016.

She has over 20 years of experience in public health and previously worked as a registered public health nurse for the Hancock County Board of Health. Ms. Summit holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master’s in Public Health.

Ms. Summit is widely known and respected in the Hancock County community and surrounding health departments.

She is well prepared to serve at the same level of excellence that we have come to expect from our health authority.

Please welcome her as she interacts with many in the community to meet all of our future public health needs.