My name is Joe Leuzzi, and I’m running for Treasurer of the NJ Chapter of ASSE. I have been a member of ASSE since 2004, and am interested in further developing myself as an EHS professional with a great organization. I believe this is a great platform that will allow me to share my past experiences and influence others on the importance of what we do every day as EHS professionals.
I have an environmental science background from Rutgers University. I began my career working as an EHS professional with a local EHS consulting firm, PHASE Associates. During my time as a consultant, I was able to manage various projects and had a great opportunity to develop my career in the safety and industrial hygiene field completing projects for various companies that included food and beverage, research and development, specialty chemicals and manufacturing. I moved on from consulting and had an opportunity to spend more than 10 years at Sanofi, a large pharmaceutical company as an EHS Specialist. There I was able to further develop my safety and industrial hygiene experience and have my first true exposure to the environmental field and environmental program management. After a great career with Sanofi I had an opportunity to manage all EHS programs and build my experience with Rust-Oleum Corporation, a large paint and coatings manufacturer, and soon after that I worked as the EHS Manager at Anheuser-Busch, a global food and beverage manufacturing company. I recently accepted a position with Merck as an Associate Director, Safety & Environment in the Global Safety and Environment department.