Contact Information
Phone: 406-444-0273  Fax: 1-800-616-7460 
 Email:  Communicable Disease Epidemiology email
Physical Address: Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services 
Communicable Disease/TB Program 
Cogswell Building Room C-216 
PO Box 202951 
1400 Broadway 
Helena, Montana 59620 - 2951
If you are unable to reach your local or tribal public health department, the DPHHS Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program is available to assist Monday–Friday 8am-5pm MST. For emergencies after business hours or on weekends, please call (406) 444-0273 and you will be forwarded to the on-call staff person.
| Vaccine questions: | Medicaid questions: | ICP/HAI Questions: | 
| 1-406-444-5580 | Medicaid Member Services Medicaid/HMK Plus Member Helpline: 1-800-362-8312 Montana Public Assistance Helpline: 1-888-706-1535 | 1-406-444-0273 | 
Contact Us – Staff Listing
Magdalena Scott, MPH 
 Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section Supervisor 
 magdalena.scott@mt.gov
Rachel Hinnenkamp, MPH 
 Lead Communicable Disease Epidemiologist; Foodborne and Waterborne Illness Epidemiologist
 rachel.hinnenkamp@mt.gov
Helen McCaffrey, MPH 
 HIV/HCV Epidemiologist 
 hmccaffrey@mt.gov
Ryan Weight, MPH 
 Tuberculosis Program Coordinator 
 ryan.weight@mt.gov
Samantha Saycich, MPH 
Viral Respiratory Illness (COVID-19, Influenza, RSV) Epidemiologist  
 samantha.saycich@mt.gov
Devon Cozart, MPH
Zoonotic Illness and Vector-borne Disease Epidemiologist 
devon.cozart@mt.gov
Beth Hopkins, MPH
Mpox Epidemiologist and Epidemiology Testing Coordinator 
 beth.hopkins@mt.gov
Jessica Lopeman, MPH, BSN, RN-BC, a-IPC 
 Communicable Disease Nurse Consultant, Vaccine-Preventable Disease and Rabies Epidemiologist
 jessica.lopeman@mt.gov
Mariah Kinyon
 Communicable Disease Program Officer
mariah.kinyon@mt.gov
Lydia Bloom 
 Administrative Support 
 lbloom@mt.gov

