ROCKINGHAM The Richmond County government announced Tuesday that three staffing changes have been made involving the Richmond County Department of Social Services and Health Department due to the retirement of Health Director Tommy Jarrell, who is set to retire on May 27.
Stepping into fill Jarrell’s shoes will be Cheryl Speight, MSN, RN, who currently serves as director of Patient Services for the Health Department and has worked for the department since 1994. Speight will be the interim Local Public Health Director effective May 28. Over the past 15 months, Speight has managed COVID testing, investigations, reporting and vaccination efforts for the Health Department.