Contact Us

Nidavone Niravanh
Executive Director, Risk Management and Environmental and Health & Safety
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3527; x 3-3527
Cell: (323) 480-0186
[email protected]

• Overall EHS Program Management
• Risk Exposure Assessment
• Regulatory Interface
• Construction RMEHS Management
• Strategic Planning & Program Development
• Asbestos & Lead Program
• Building Inspection Program

Michael Morales
Associate Director, Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3549; x 3-3549
Cell: (323) 955-9191
[email protected]

• EHS Management Oversight
• Building Inspections and Air Quality Complaints
• EHS Safety Training Management

Robert "Bob" Gomez
Risk Manager, Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3531; x 3-3531
[email protected]

• Business Continuity
• Claims
• COI (Certificate of Insurance)
• Contracts
• COVID-19
• Incident Reports
• Insurance Renewals
• Minors on Campus
• Requisitions
• Travel Domestic/International

Steven Thomas Melgar
Chemical & Radiation Safety Officer
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3748; x 3-3748
[email protected]

• General Laboratory Safety and Consultation
• Radiation Safety
• Radiation Protection
• Dosimetry
• Laser safety
• X-Ray safety
• Committee Affiliations: Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) & Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC)

Rominna Valentine
Chemical Hygiene & Biosafety Officer
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3546; x 3-3546
[email protected]

• Laboratory Safety and Consultation
• Biosafety 
• Chemical Safety
• Chemical Procurement Approver
• RSS Help and Guidance
• Committee Affiliations: Institution Biosafety Committee (IBC) & Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC)

Celes Aguilar
Training and Compliance Coordinator
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3563; x 3-3563
[email protected]

• Employee and Student Training
• Specialized Training Content
• Training Assignment and Notification

Fernando Benitez
Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3549; x 3-3549
[email protected]

• Occupational Safety Program
• Unsafe Condition Investigations
• Food Safety and Permitting
• Ergonomics
• Data Management (OSHA 300 Log)

Andrew 'Drew' Wilson
Hazardous Materials Technician
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-6359; x 3-6359
Cell: (323) 490-0452
[email protected]

• Hazardous Material/Waste Operations
• Radiation Material/Waste Operations
• Biological Material/Waste Operations
• Hazardous Material Inventory Management

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Lopez

Cesar Vidal
Fire Life Safety, Student Assistant
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3549; x 3-3549

Ananya Sharman
Chemical Inventory Management and RSS, Student Assistant
Phone/Ext: (323) 343-3531; x 3-3531