Metro New York Section
of the American Industrial Hygiene Association
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PRESIDENT 2012-2013
Damon C. Baumann is
currently an Associate for Thornton Tomasetti, an
international multidisciplinary engineering firm with 600 employees
in 26 offices with projects in more than 50 countries. With a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Health Science he
started his career in environmental consulting dealing specifically
with worker exposure and outdoor air monitoring at and around
construction sites along the east coast. Having developed an
interest in worker safety Mr. Baumann then continued his career
dealing more with worker exposure monitoring as well as site safety
compliance within the construction industry. In 2003 he
joined Thornton in which Mr. Baumann currently focuses on
investigations involving construction and design defects, poor
building system component performance, and the delineation of
damages caused by the above as well as those caused by acts of
nature such as hurricanes. As a Senior Project Director Mr. Baumann
is responsible for the coordination and supervision of field
investigations, analysis of collected data, development of remedial
plans/details, construction administration and everything in
between!
PRESIDENT 2009-2010
Sophie Naftalovich CIH, CSP,
CHMM is the EHS manager at Perrigo NY and is a former director of
Hazardous Substances at the Israeli EPA. Sophie has a
Bachelors degree in Biology and a Master degree in Microbiology
(immunology) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Looking to spend a year in the US with her family turned to be a 10
year exciting journey, when she acquired her professional
certifications in the field of the Industrial Hygiene. Sophie
is practicing EHS in the manufacturing facility of Perrigo (former
Clay-Park Labs), the largest Topical Over-The-Counter (OTC)
pharmaceutical company in the US. Sophie is a relatively new
member of the AIHA Metro NY and is proud to work together with
experienced member of the chapter who contribute their leadership in
order to sustain a professional activity of the chapter.
Sophie has 2 boys in college and lives in Bergen County, NJ.
PRESIDENT 2008 - 2009
Mark Drozdov, CCT, FSM, SSM is a VP and
Technical Director of Creative Environment Solutions (CES) Corp. – a
firm with a strong reputation of successful performance of a myriad
of environmental engineering, remediation and safety projects for
private and public clients. For over 25 years, Mark has been on the
industry's leading edge. He's certified in Code Compliance by DOS,
Licensed in Site Safety Management by DOB and FDNY, Certified
Asbestos Investigator/Lead Inspector, Designer, Monitor, Risk
Assessor, Management Planner. Mark is an OSHA-authorized Instructor,
EPA, OSHA, DOB, DOH, FDNY- approved Trainer and is also
EPA-certified in ENERGY STAR. He is a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
and worked with EBASCO and
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide
strategic compliance consulting for Environmental, Health and Safety
(EH&S) Program development and management.
Mark Drozdov is a member of Local Emergency Planning Committee -
LEPC (http://health.westchesterGOV.com/LEPC) and Industrial Hygiene
& Education Consultant with Stony Brook University’s Preventive
Medicine Occupational & Environmental Health Center. He's served as
Polytechnic University’s Graduate Center Director for Development of
Educational Initiatives & Curricula. Mark also lectures at CUNY's
City & Hunter College and The Cooper Union. Mark's hard work has
earned him many commendations and prestigious awards, including for
his work at “Ground Zero”, the new Yankee Stadium Metro North
Station, and the AIHA NY's "Bull Moose of the Year" award.
At the request of National
AIHA, he was interviewed by the Polish National Television for the
9/11 anniversary and recently presented at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art at a joint
meeting of NY Safety Executives +ASSE+AIHA on the new EPA Lead
Regulations & jeopAIRdy!™ CES-developed training contest.
As President of the American Industrial
Hygiene Association (AIHA) Metro New York Chapter, Mark headed the
signing of OSHA-Alliance Agreement, lead the 28th Annual North-East
Regional Industrial Hygiene Conference, organized a record number of
technical meetings and was instrumental in the EH&S College Programs
Scholarships Awards.
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