Town of Nantucket Hires Roque Miramontes as Public Health Director

After a search and thorough recruitment process, Mr. Miramontes has been hired to fill the position of Public Health Director for the Town of Nantucket. Mr. Miramontes will succeed former director Roberto Santamaria, who left his position with the Town in June to pursue an opportunity with a local non-profit organization.

Mr. Miramontes joins the Town with over a decade of experience from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he collaborated with state and local health departments to strengthen public health programs nationwide. Mr. Miramontes has extensive expertise in environmental health, infectious disease epidemiology, program evaluation, and data analysis; and has had leadership roles in every major national public health crisis over the past 15 years. He is a licensed Physician Assistant and holds certifications in Advanced Trauma and Cardiac Life Support.

As the next Public Health Director, Mr. Miramontes will oversee all public health and communication initiatives of the Health Department, represent the Town to local and State agencies and serve as the liaison for the Board of Health.

Mr. Miramontes will start work with the Town in September.