Reading Names Its First Health Director

READING, MA — The town of Reading has named Adetokunbo Solarin its first health director.

Solarin, most recently the health director in Danvers, began his role as head of the newly created Reading Health Department on Monday. He also has experience in Somerville, Oak Bluffs, Lynn and Watertown.

The Health Department will be located at Town Hall until its office space renovations are completed. Solarin will then join Police Chief David Clark and Fire Chief Greg Burns in completing the new three-department public safety model approved by Town Meeting in April.

"Special thanks to the Reading Board of Health for their guidance and support as we sought our first Director, and especially to chair Dr. Rick Lopez for his participation in the hiring process," Town Manager Bob LeLacheur said in a statement. "Our deepest appreciation to Interim Health Director Peter Mirandi, Assistant Town Manager Jean Delios, Shuang Shen, R.N., M.P.H, Kristine Harris, Nurse Practitioner, Alyse Warren, Nurse Advocate, and the School Nursing team lead by Mary Giuliana, R.N., who all helped steer us safely through the COVID-19 pandemic for the past year."