Carmela Gupta joined AIRA in September 2014 as the team's Senior Program Manager and became the Director of Education and Outreach in August 2022. Prior to this role, Carmela worked for the Idaho Immunization Program for five years, first as the School and Childcare Immunization Coordinator and later as the Immunization Outreach and Communication Manager. Carmela has experience with immunization policy, outreach and communication, conference planning, resource and curriculum development, graphic design, and immunization information system forecasting. 

Tesha Lucas joined AIRA in December 2019 as a Technical Analyst and became a Senior Technical Analyst in August 2023. In January 2025, she transitioned to Senior Program Manager, where she now supports both the Education and Outreach team and the Organizational Development team. Prior to joining AIRA, Tesha’s work focused on process improvement and operational excellence within the financial services industry. She has experience in data analysis, identifying key drivers and trends, creating procedures and job aids, and reporting metrics. 

Sarah Wible joined AIRA in April 2022 as the Informatics Coordinator with the IZ Gateway team. In June 2023, she became the Program Manager for the Education and Outreach team. Sarah began her work in immunizations in 2015 with the Kentucky Immunization Program, where she served in various roles, including Immunization Information System (IIS) Training Coordinator, IIS and School Assessment Epidemiologist, and IIS Manager. Sarah has experience in managing IIS operations, program planning, and stakeholder collaboration. Sarah started her role in the public health field as a regional prevention specialist, where she assisted with implementing effective prevention planning and programs for mental health and substance use and played an active role in collaboration between community coalitions.  

Misty McNellis joined AIRA in January 2025 as the Program Manager for the Education and Outreach team. Prior to this role, Misty worked for the Alaska Division of Public Health for four years, starting in staff development and technical support, transitioning to advancing immunization program efforts, and ultimately serving as the Workforce Director, where she managed statewide workforce initiatives. Before her time in public health, she worked as a science teacher, where she developed and delivered curricula and fostered student success. Misty has experience in workforce development, instructional and training design and delivery, and program management, with a focus on advancing public health and education programs.