San Bernardino County, which lost its public health director amid the coronavirus pandemic, again has someone without “interim” in their title leading the department.

Corwin Porter, the assistant director for nearly five years, is now in charge of the Department of Public Health, which is responsible for tracking COVID-19 cases and deaths and hosting community-testing events. The department also includes the acting health officer, who has been issuing orders meant to slow the spread of the disease.

Porter has been serving as interim director after the previous director left in May.

“We are very pleased that Corwin will bring his extensive experience to this role serving the residents of San Bernardino County,” County CEO Gary McBride said in a news release. “Through his extensive training and experience, Corwin has built a culture of quality by developing staff and encouraging leadership positions.”

Corwin, who has worked for the department for 31 years, was also director of environmental health services for four years. While in that position, which is part of the Department of Public Health, he served three years on the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health Executive Committee.

Porter was present during the Dec. 2, 2015, attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino and escaped injury by taking cover under tables, then helped coordinate the recovery from the attack.

He holds a master’s degree in public health with a concentration in epidemiology and is a registered environmental health specialist and a certified professional food handler.

Corwin is also an adjunct professor at Loma Linda University’s School of Public Health.

Trudy Raymundo, who directed the public health department for the past decade, resigned in May.