Baltimore Mayor's Office Statement on Baltimore City Health Commissioner

Crest of the City of Baltimore

Brandon M. Scott
Mayor,
Baltimore City
250 City Hall - Baltimore Maryland 21202
(410) 396-3835 - Fax: (410) 576-9425

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

BALTIMORE, MD (Monday, July 29, 2024) – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga will no longer serve as the Baltimore City Health Commissioner and is no longer employed by the City of Baltimore, effective immediately. 

Effective immediately, Deputy City Administrator (DCAO) Simone Johnson will temporarily join the Baltimore City Health Department as Interim Commissioner of Health. DCAO Johnson has more than two decades of local and state government experience. Prior to her current role, DCAO Johnson served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer at the Baltimore City Health Department, and as Chief of Staff at two state agencies: the State Department of Housing and Community Development and the Maryland Transit Administration.

The City of Baltimore will commence a nation-wide search for its next Health Commissioner. 

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