Prior to joining DCH, Noggle was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in the Office of Governor Kemp. She has extensive experience in management, operations, and finance within Georgia’s state government systems. Read Governor Kemp's announcement on Commissioner's Noggle's appointment to lead DCH.

Commissioner Noggle is supported by a team of executives that includes:

  • Joseph Hood – Chief Operating Officer
  • Marial Ellis – Chief of Staff
  • Russel Carlson – Chief Health Policy Officer
  • Chad Purcell – Chief Technology Officer
  • Melanie Simon, Esq. – General Counsel
  • Brian Lipton – Senior Policy Advisor
  • Daphanie Keit – Executive Director, Analytics and Program Improvement
  • Stacey Hillock – Designee for Agency Decisions
  • Brian Annino, Esq. – Designee for Agency Decisions
  • Lynnette Rhodes – Executive Director, Medical Assistance Plans
  • Louis Amis – Executive Director, State Health Benefit Plan
  • Benjamin Arbise – Executive Director, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division
  • Stephen Register – Executive Director, State Office of Rural Health 
  • Sonja Allen-Smith – Inspector General
  • Karesha Laing – Interim Executive Director, Health Planning
  • Kelly Washington-Johnson – Senior Director, Human Resources 
  • Brandy Sylvan – Director, Government Relations 
  • David Graves – Director, Communications
  • Shawn Walker – Director, Project Management
  • Terry Conrad – Comptroller