After 25 years as the health officer and director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, Dr. John Lanza is retiring. His replacement will be Marie Brady Mott who will take over as the health officer and administrator on July 24th. She has nearly 20 years of experience in a variety of public health, clinical and hospital settings and has been with the Health Department in Escambia for the last 13 years and is currently the public health services manager.