Cleveland health commissioner resigns as the coronavirus crisis continues Cleveland Health Commissioner Persis Sosiak (Source: Cleveland Department of Public Health) By Rachel Vadaj | February 1, 2021 at 8:23 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 8:23 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The City of Cleveland confirmed Health Commissioner Persis Sosiak sent in her resignation on Monday amid the ongoing pandemic.
Her position will be posted after her last day on Friday.
Sosiak was sworn in by Mayor Frank Jackson as the Commissioner of the Division of Health on Dec. 5, 2016.
Prior to joining CDPH, Persis served at the Cleveland Clinic for 11 years, worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Alexandria Health Department in Va., and an international NGO with the American International Health Alliance.