Posted By: Jason Rima
January 13, 2021 @ 1:47 pm
Coronavirus, Local News, News
Springfield Greene County Health Director Clay Goddard plans to retire at the end of February.
Goddard is leaving to take a job as senior director of public health transformation at the Missouri Foundation for Health.
He spent 25 years with the department, beginning as a college intern.
Assistant Health Director Katie Towns will be the acting health director.
Here’s more from the health department:
After 25 years with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, Director of Health Clay Goddard is announcing his intention to retire at the end of February.
He has taken the position of Senior Director of Public Health Transformation at Missouri Foundation for Health. In this role, Goddard will draw on relationships with local and state public health leaders, knowledge of Missouri’s public health system and national best practices to move Missouri toward a model public health system.