Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Jennifer Schneider has been appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to serve on a newly established commission that will draft recommendations for New York State’s emergency preparedness.
Schneider brings to the commission experience in environmental health and safety management system design, risk management and critical infrastructure and has led two Department of Homeland Security projects, one on emergency preparedness and response capabilities for mid-size cities using Rochester as a model.
Prior to working at RIT, Schneider was the director of environmental health and safety for ITT Goulds Pumps, safety manager at Mobil Chemical Corp. and an engineer at Eastman Kodak Co. She is also a senior peer reviewer for National Institutes of Health, and has been called upon to provide guidance in risk analysis and hazardous materials/process safety.
Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Jennifer Schneider has been appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to serve on a newly established commission that will draft recommendations for New York State’s emergency preparedness.
Schneider brings to the commission experience in environmental health and safety management system design, risk management and critical infrastructure and has led two Department of Homeland Security projects, one on emergency preparedness and response capabilities for mid-size cities using Rochester as a model.
Prior to working at RIT, Schneider was the director of environmental health and safety for ITT Goulds Pumps, safety manager at Mobil Chemical Corp. and an engineer at Eastman Kodak Co. She is also a senior peer reviewer for National Institutes of Health, and has been called upon to provide guidance in risk analysis and hazardous materials/process safety.
