EHS Staff Directory

Administrative Staff

• Robin Izzo, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, 258-6258
• Marcia Leach, Office and Systems Administrator, 258-5296

Workplace Safety Staff

• Greg Cantrell, Assistant Director and University Safety Engineer, 258-5849
• Kelly States, Program Manager: Safety, 258-2648
• Jamie McQuad, Program Manager: Facilities Operations Safety

The Workplace Safety program addresses a number of issues affecting well-being in the office, laboratory and shop, including:

• safety training
• planning for emergencies
• use of personal protective equipment
• use of machines and machine guards
• use of portable power tools
• safe practices for welding, cutting and brazing
• safe practices during repair of electrical and mechanical systems
• working in or near confined spaces
• use of ladders, scaffolding, and fall protection
• safety at or near construction and excavation sites
• safe lifting techniques and material handling

Chemical, Research and Planning Staff

• Stephen Elwood, Interim Associate Director, 258-6271
• Brandon Chance, Program Manager for Chemical and Research Safety, 258-7882
• Kyle Angjelo, Lab Safety Specialist, 258-2711
• Shaundree Davis, Program Manager for Industrial Hygiene, 258-6256
• Joan Hutzly, Technical Specialist, 258-6251

The Laboratory Safety and Industrial Hygiene program concerns the recognition, evaluation and control of health hazards related to use of chemical and physical agents, including:

• safety training
• safe use of hazardous substances in the laboratory or other areas
• asbestos
• fume hoods and other laboratory ventilation
• chemical waste disposal
• respiratory protection
• safe use of lasers
• noise and hearing conservation
• New Jersey's right to know regulations
• laboratory safety
• emergency preparedness and planning

Radiation Safety Staff

• Sue Dupre, University Health Physicist, 258-6252
• Stephen Elwood, Health Physicist, 258-6271
• Tom Drexel, Health Physics Technician, 258-6255

  Radiation Safety provides services related to uses of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment, including:

  • radiation safety training
  • radioactive materials, whether open or sealed
  • x-ray machines
  • electron microscopes
  • ultraviolet light
  • microwave and radiofrequency radiation
  • particle accelerators

Environmental Health and Biosafety Staff

• Jacqueline Wagner, Environmental Health and Biosafety, 258-1427

  Biosafety and Sanitation includes services related to recognition, evaluation and control of microbiological hazards and unsanitary conditions, including:

  • training programs
  • food protection and sanitation
  • refuse storage and removal
  • safe use, storage and disposal of biological materials, including Bloodborne Pathogens
  • insect and rodent control
  • sanitation in animal care facilities
  • sanitation in restrooms and recreational facilities, including swimming pools
  • indoor air quality
  • lead paint hazards