The Kitsap Public Health District board is recruiting for an administrator to replace Keith Grellner, who will retire at the end of 2023 after 34 years of service.

Appointed by the health board and working collaboratively with the health officer, the administrator oversees the administrative and business functions of the KPHD and serves as the executive secretary for the board.

Grellner joined KPHD’s Environmental Health Division in 1989 and was appointed administrator in 2016. In addition to that job, Grellner chairs the state Board of Health and has served as president of the state Association of Local Public Health Officials.

“It has been one of my greatest honors and privileges to be a part of Kitsap Public Health District as we work tirelessly to make Kitsap a safe and healthy place for all,” Grellner said. “I am proud of the work and the successes our agency has accomplished, and I am excited to remain as a part of this wonderful community.”