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Karen L. Brandt, Director
Karen L. Brandt directs and manages all of the
Maryland Center for Environmental Training (MCET) programs for
environmental, health, and safety workforce training, and the delivery of
onsite technical assistance for municipalities, private businesses and
industry, and state and federal agencies.
Programs and partnerships managed by Karen
focus on delivering quality education and technical assistance to
professionals in drinking water and wastewater
operations, occupational safety and
health training for Maryland's employers and employees, technical outreach for
industry, and compliance assistance services.
Partners providing funding for these
initiatives include the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) where
MCET serves as the state-designated environmental training center providing
training to meet certification requirements of water and wastewater
professionals in Maryland. MCET provides technical assistance to Maryland’s
66 major wastewater plants discharging into the Chesapeake Bay to upgrade
to Enhanced Nutrient Removal. Additional funding from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) allows MCET to deliver on-site technical assistance for small wastewater
facilities. Funding
received from the Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) provides
metal/non metal and coal safety and health training designed to reduce
mining accidents, injuries, and illness. Karen serves on committees such as the
Maryland Department of the Environment’s Drinking Water Capacity
Development committee and the Maryland Water and Wastewater Operator
Training Review and Evaluation committee. In addition, Karen participated
in the Maryland’s Water Security and Sewerage Advisory Council Interagency
Technical Assistance Committee as a Sub-committee Chair, and the EPA’s
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology’s (NACEPT)
Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee (CAAC). She has also worked
closely with the Water and Waste Operators Association, the Maryland Rural
Water Association, and the Maryland Municipal League.
E-mail Karen at
KBrandt@mcet.org |
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