Dr. Karen Smith (County of Sonoma)
Doctor Karen Smith will serve as Sonoma County’s interim health officer. She is replacing Doctor Kismet Baldwin, who will step down in two days to become San Mateo County’s health officer. Smith was director of the California Department of Public Health in 2015 and 2019. She also has been Napa County’s health officer and deputy director of Napa County’s Health and Human Services Agency. Sonoma County is planning to conduct a national search for a permanent health officer.