Michelle Glover-Brown, DrPH (s), MPH

Experience

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  New York State Department of Health

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1997

  Senior Sanitarian

  Evaluate environmental health, fire safety and general care requirements in skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and adult homes to determine compliance with the NYS Public Health Law, Sanitary Code, Medical Facilities Code and sections of the NYS Social Services Law. Sanitarians also will prepare survey/inspection reports, citing deficiencies, review plans of correction and conduct follow-up surveys, inspections and/or complaint investigations.

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  Nassau BOCES

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2006

  Asst Manager Health and Safety Training Service

  Prior responsibilities encompass planning and directing the security, fire safety, emergency preparedness, occupational health & safety program, and activities for employees within 46 school districts in Nassau County, NY. Provides expertise in the development and implementation of policies and procedures in cooperation with local law enforcement and regulatory agencies to include NYS DOL, EPA, DEC, NYS DOH and NYS SED. Plan and direct all school district safety training, including safety seminars. Plan responses to national color-coded alert system, conduct studies, emergency response drills and tests on the effectiveness of building safety plans, to include inspecting and monitoring district safety systems, detect and investigate unsafe practices and conditions, including identification of hazardous/toxic materials. Maintains and updates health & safety training library consisting of audio-visual material, printed material, and computerized information. Show less

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  SUNY College at Old Westbury

  Apr 2007 - Oct 2012

  Environmental Health & Safety Manager

  The Office of Environmental Health & Safety provides oversight and advisory services to all members of the College community through recognition and evaluation of workplace hazards. Our mission is to ensure that activities related to health & safety, as well as the environment are in allignment with the College's core values and culture.

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  Medford Volunteer Ambulance Co

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2014

  NYS EMT

  Provides out-of- hospital emergency care in assessment of a patient, handling emergencies using Basic Life Support equipment and techniques. Trained to perform CPR, control bleeding, provide non- invasive treatment of hypoperfusion, stabilize / immobilize injured bones and the spine, manage environmental emergencies and emergency childbirth. Must be able to use a semi-automatic defibrillator. Assists patients with self-administration or administer emergency medications as described in state and local protocol. Show less

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  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2014

  Agency Director, Occupational Health & Safety

  Overall responsibility for the development and implementation of the NYS DEC statewide occupational health and safety program. Responsible for managing the daily operations of occupational health and safety for an employee workforce of 3,500+. The EHS Director acts as the liaison with regulatory agencies and administrative personnel regarding provisions set forth in law.The EHS Director has primary responsibility to monitor and implement the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) and in other related laws; provide training and support service in matters dealing with health and safety issues; schedule, assist and/or conduct required training and maintain appropriate records to ensure compliance with, but not limited to Right-to-Know, laboratory safety, Hazwoper, food safety, bloodborne pathogens, confined space, lockout/tagout, trenching safety and NIMS program. Show less

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  Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Director, Environmental Health and Safety (Safety Officer)

  Develops, implements, and maintains the comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety program, including but not limited to establishing programs, procedures, training, occupational monitoring, hazard risk assessments, and audits. Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal occupational safety & health codes and bio-safety regulations/best practices. In addition, serves as the chairperson of the EOC Committee which is responsible for managing safety risks in the physical environment that are identified through ongoing monitoring of the environment, results of pro-active risk assessments and results of root cause analysis.oversight and management of fire safety risks. The risks relate to hazardous materials and wastes, occupational and environmental hazards, blood borne pathogens, hazardous energy sources, etc. In addition, the position is responsible for supervision of activities to meet the standards of The Joint Commission, codes, rules and regulations of CMS and NYSDOH, and requirements of OSHA, NYSDEC, NYC Fire Department and other regulatory bodies. Show less

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  New York State Department of Health

  Jan 2016 - Jul 2017

  District Director Environmental Health (Retired)

  Responsible for the development, implementation, oversight, and management of one or more major statewide environmental health program, or for comprehensive environmental health programming for a region, or for management of several environmental health and protection programs in a district office setting. You would provide administrative and technical direction to staff in a variety of environmental health activities such as insuring a safe public water supply, investigating the public health impact of toxic substances in the environment, occupational health, and oversight of environmental health protection regulatory programs. Show less

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  Northwell/Hofstra The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

  Facility Research Safety Manager

  The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is the research arm of Northwell Health and is headquartered in Manhasset, NY. The Feinstein is organized scientifically into twelve Centers of Excellence that focus on disease and patient health. State-of-the-art laboratories provide the infrastructure needed to conduct groundbreaking, disease-oriented basic and translational research. They also house the largest genotyping facility in the state of New York. The Feinstein Institute ranks in the top 6th percentile of all National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants awarded to research centers. Show less

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  Clinical Biosafety Services, a subsidiary of Sabai Global

  Feb 2018 - now

  Unaffiliated Member Safety Officer

  Currently serving as consultant for the environmental health and safety for various IBC Committees

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  Adelphi University

  Jan 2019 - May 2022

  Develop and implement EH&S compliance policies, standards, programs and services. Assume the overall responsibility of all safety and safety related inspections of buildings, maintenance operations, dormitories, laboratories, research areas, construction, and storage areas etc. for the purpose of detecting and mitigation of unsafe conditions or activities. Develop and implement corrective action plans for remediating hazards, establishing engineering controls, and conducting training and education. Show less

  • Adjunct Professor

    Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Director of Environmental Health and Safety

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Coordinator of Environmental Health and Safety

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
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  Jhpiego - An affiliate of John Hopkins University

  Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  Associate Director - BCHD & US COVID-19 Response

  Responsible for working in close collaboration with the Project Director, staff in the Global Program Operations (GPO) department, and key stakeholders to provide overall management, operational and technical leadership, training and capacity building to support case investigations, contact analysis, tracing and notification team. Project management responsibilities from start up through close out ensuring strong project management and adherence to technical fidelity and high quality delivery of services. Show less

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  Prince George's Community College

  Nov 2022 - Aug 2023

  Adjunct Professor

  The adjunct professor is responsible for coordinating, planning, preparing, presenting, and evaluating classroom instruction and related activities during the day, evening, or weekend via instructional delivery formats to include face-to-face, hybrid, online, and remote. Face-to-face and hybrid classes may be offered on any Prince George’s Community College campus or at off-campus locations. The instructor must remain current in the discipline area and continually explore teaching methods and strategies to engage learners, organize and plan instructional content that accommodates diverse learning styles, and devise appropriate assessment tools that monitor student learning outcomes. The instructor is also responsible for participating in related activities, including professional development, academic advising, and curriculum design. Show less

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  College of Southern Maryland

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Environmental Health and Safety Officer

  The Environmental Health and Safety Officer (EHSO) develops and administers the college’s academic and administrative environmental health and safety programs. The EHSO oversees chemical, biological, laser, and machine shop safety while ensuring compliance with the EPA, OSHA, and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies. The EHSO will implement a comprehensive college-wide safety program based on regulatory requirements, best management practices, and college policy to ensure programs and training are developed, implemented, maintained, evaluated, and revised for the protection of employees, students, and the college community. Show less

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  Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)

  Dec 2022 - now

  APHA Governing Council (ARGC) Representative (Volunteer)

  Represent Maryland Public Health Association Affiliate at the APHA Governing Council meeting.

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  National Gallery of Art

  Apr 2023 - now

  Deputy Chief for Risk Management (Department Head)

  Primarily responsible for developing, planning, directing and controlling all aspects of the risk management program that involves diversified activities in a world-class art museum environment.