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If you are injured or exposed to a hazardous material in a research or teaching lab, please report it immediately to Risk and Insurance Management at the INCIDENT PORTAL

General EHS Contact Email: ehs@vanderbilt.edu

EHS Assist Contact Email: ehsa@vanderbilt.edu

To learn more about the staff and read bios, please visit the Meet the Staff page.

LEADERSHIP

Andrea George
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environmental Health,
Safety, and Sustainability
andrea.george@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-4551

BIOLOGICAL SAFETY

General Biological Safety Contact Email: VUBiosafety@vanderbilt.edu

Ryan McAllister
Associate Director, Biological Safety
and Institutional Biosafety Officer
ryan.mcallister@vanderbilt.edu
Kyle Becker
Senior Safety Officer, Biological Safety
kyle.becker@vanderbilt.edu
Kendra Hoffsmith
Safety Officer, Biological Safety
kendra.hoffsmith@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-3876
Matt Loch
Safety Officer, Biological Safety
matthew.t.loch@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-7827
Katrina Ngo
Safety Officer, Biological Safety
katrina.ngo@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-2193

CHEMICAL SAFETY and HAZARDOUS WASTE

General Chemical Safety Contact Email: chemicalsafety@vanderbilt.edu

Edward Krise
Associate Director, Chemical Safety
and Chemical Safety Officer
edward.krise@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-3308
Andrew Manongdo
Program Manager, Research Chemical Safety and Assistant Chemical Hygiene Officer
andrew.manongdo@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-6766
Steve Gild
Program Manager, Environmental Compliance
steve.gild@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-3745
Stephen Trundy
Program Manager, Hazardous Waste
stephen.trundy@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-1298
Joe Hegarty
Safety Officer, Chemical Safety
joseph.hegarty@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-0572
Brenda Birch
Safety Officer, Chemical Safety
brenda.hurlbut@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-6393
Matthew Menna
Safety Officer, Chemical Safety
matthew.f.menna@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-0345

RADIATION and LASER SAFETY

General Radiation Safety Contact Email: radiationsafety@vanderbilt.edu

General Laser Safety Contact Email: lasersafety@vanderbilt.edu

Sergey Avanesyan
Senior Safety Officer, Laser Safety
sergey.m.avanesyan@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-2336
Benedicta Amankwah
Safety Officer, Radiation Safety
benedicta.a.amankwah@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-9176
James Bunch
Safety Officer, Radiation Safety
james.m.bunch@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-3967

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Leigh Shoup
Senior Administrative Officer
Leigh.shoup@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-4212
Jeremy Crantek
Systems Administrator and Data Coordinator
jeremy.crantek@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-1394

SUSTAINABILITY

Cesar Castro
Sustainability Director
cesar.castro@vanderbilt.edu
615-343-2604
Chelsea Hamilton
Program Manager, Sustainability
chelsea.hamilton@vanderbilt.edu
615-322-9022