Don Cavi to retire from Logan County Department of Public Health after 30 years

[April 30, 2025]  After 30 years of service Public Health Administrator Don Cavi is set to retire Wednesday April 30. His successor is long time LCDPH employee Fay Allison.

Below is an expert from the upcoming LCDPH newsletter:

"We thank you for taking advantage of the benefits your health department offers to protect you and your family! For more information regarding immunizations at LCDPH, please give us a call at 217-735-2317. For more information regarding LCDPH services, you can also visit our website.

Finally, this is my final newsletter contribution as I will be retiring after 30 years of service dedicated to public health. For just over half of those years, I have enjoyed my time at LCDPH, and it has been a pleasure working with our great staff and serving you! Your ongoing support for LCDPH is truly appreciated!

Sincerely,
Don Cavi, MS, LEHP
Public Health Administrator

A Word from the Incoming Administrator

As Don Cavi mentioned in A Final Word from the Administrator, he retires from the Logan County Department of Public Health on April 30. Following Don’s retirement, I have been promoted to Public Health Administrator, effective May 1. Don hired me as the first Vector intern in the Summer of 2012 and helped in my hiring process when I started full-time with the Logan County Department of Public Health as the Environmental Health Specialist in April 2015. I am grateful to Don for his mentorship and training through the years. It is with great admiration and appreciation that we wish him the best of luck in his next chapter in life. This transition marks a continued commitment to enhancing community health and wellness. I look forward to building upon the strong foundation laid by my predecessor and working towards innovative public health initiatives.

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Don Cavi and Faye Allison - Photo by Karen Castelein

For those of you who do not know me, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Fay Allison. I was born and raised here in Logan County. I will be graduating from Illinois State University on May 10 with my Master of Public Health. I have worked in the Environmental Health division of LCDPH for ten years. In 2020, I took on a dual title, adding the Emergency Response Coordinator role to my duties. I had the opportunity to meet many of our community members during our COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics and look forward to continuing to serve Logan County in the years to come.

Sincerely,

Fay Allison, LEHP"

[Text received from Faye Allison]

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