Delaney Romeo has a B.S in Public Health from Southern Connecticut State University, and is currently in the MPH Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences program at CUNY School of Public Health where she also received her Advanced Certificate in Public Health. Delaney is currently employed as the Assistant Director of Environmental Health & Safety at Mount Sinai Morningside. Previously, Delaney worked in Academia in EH&S where she was part of the Occupational Health & Safety group conducting exposure monitoring for the labs, and responded to hazardous chemical spills and IAQ concerns. Delaney was part of American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Public Sector where she received the Safety Professional of the Year Award for 2017-2018 and she is currently the President of the ASSP Long Island Chapter. Delaney is an Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP). Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP) as well as a Certified Healthcare Environmental Manager (HEM).

Mike Ierardi is a risk assessor, board-certified industrial hygienist (CIH) and safety professional (CSP), and environmental health scientist with nearly 10 years of experience in conducting and managing studies involving chemical, physical, and biological exposures and human health risk assessment. He currently works as a Managing Health Scientist at Stantec ChemRisk in Brooklyn, New York, where he provides on-site industrial hygiene support and sampling; conducts exposure assessments and dose reconstructions for a variety of chemicals in a diverse array of occupational and non-occupational settings; and routinely assists clients with risk management and risk communication strategies. After receiving his MS degree in industrial hygiene from CUNY SPH in 2020, he returned in 2023 to pursue his doctorate within the Department of Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences. His research interests include exploring the intersection of industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, and occupational health psychology to better protect the mental health of workers.

Neil Feldscher is the EHS Director for the Bureau of Engineering Design and Construction (BEDC) of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). He is responsible for managing the EHS section for a $26+B capital construction program. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor at CUNY, teaching undergraduate and graduate Environmental Public Health and Occupational Safety courses. Formerly, as an attorney in the environmental group of the litigation department of a large law firm, he counseled clients on administrative and environmental matters. His practice was concentrated on environmental, health and safety, and construction law. He also provided advice and counsel on the complex issues surrounding the interfaces of bankruptcy, condemnation, and environmental laws. He is admitted to the practice of law in both New Jersey and New York. A Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional, Mr. Feldscher previously worked as an industrial hygiene, health and safety, and environmental consultant and expert witness. He is an AIHA Fellow and has written and lectured on the aspects of experts and their work in the legal arena, environmental law, ethics, personal liability issues, and the incorporation of EHS into design and construction services. He was honored by selection onto the inaugural AIHA Distinguished Lecturers’ List. He served as an editor for the seventh edition of the New Jersey Environmental Law Handbook and was the editor of Legally Speaking, the newsletter of the former Legal Branch of the ASSP Consultant Practice Specialty. Mr. Feldscher is a former chair of the AIHA Law Committee and was the chair of the former Legal Branch of the ASSP. Mr. Feldscher received his B.S. from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Fordham University, where he was an Editor of the Corporate and Financial Law Journal.

As a PhD student in Community Health and Health Policy at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health, Rebecca is focused on urban design and public health intersections. Her background is in landscape architecture and global health based primarily in underserved urban communities in Latin America, including Brazil and Peru. She earned her Master of Landscape Architecture and Graduate Certificate of Global Health at the University of Washington, Seattle before spending two years as a Fogarty International Center Global Health Scholar. Her recent work has included research, design, and teaching in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest to examine the built environment as a determinant of human, social, and environmental health. In her doctoral studies, she continues to engage interdisciplinary work aimed at improving environmental justice. Specific interests include participatory research and design methods and urban hydrological and ecological restoration.