Pinal gets new health director as COVID-19 spike continues

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Tascha Spears is transferring from the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, where she directed the Family Advocacy Centers in Eloy and San Tan Valley, to the health department.
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As the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge, Pinal County has named a new health director.

County Manager Louis Andersen introduced Tascha Spears to the Board of Supervisors Wednesday as the county’s new public health director. The last director, Dr. Shauna McIsaac, will remain with Pinal County as medical director and provide consultation to Spears until September.

No reason was given for the change.

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