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Karen L. Brandt, Director

Karen 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. Karen graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's of Science in Management.

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.

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