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Occupational Health Foundation
WORKERS' INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
112616th Street, N.W. Suite 413 Washington, D.C. 20036
OFFICERS*
PRESIDENT Howard D. Samuel, President Industrial Union Department (AFL-CIO)
CHAIRMAN. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Rabatt A. Georgina, President Building and Construction Trades
Department (AFL-CIO)
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Ptul J. Burnsky, President Metal Trades Department (AFL-CIO)
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union ot
North America Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO)
FOURTH VICE PRESIDENT John F. Leyden, Secretary-Treasurer Public Employee Department (AFL-CIO)
FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT Robert F. Harbrant, President Food and Allied Service Trades
Department
SECRETARY Jeeenh F. Maloney, Secretary-Treasurer Building and Construction Trades
Department (AFL-CIO)
TREASURER Elmor Ciiotak, Secretary-Treasurer Industrial Union Department (AFL-CIO)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert A. Beorglne, Chairman
Merten Bahr, President Communications Workers ol America
John J. Berry, President International Brotherhood ol
Electrical Workers
tMMem 6. Bernard. Jr., President International Association ot Heal
and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers
Owen Bieber, President United Automobile. Aerospace &
Agricultural Implement Workers ol America International Union
Moe BMer, President American Postal Workers Union
Marvin J. Beede, President United Association ot Journeymen
and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
'ward J. Cariough, President M Metal Workers international sociatkm
0. Drake, President Emeritus ^national Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
Within A. Duval, President International Brotherhood of
Painters and Allied Trades ot the Uniled States and Canada
Angola Fosco. President Laborers' International Union ol
Norih America
Frank Hanley. President International Union ot Operating
Engineers
James E. Hatfield, President Glass, Molders. Pottery, Plastics and Allied
Workers International Union
Joan F. Ingrao. Exec. Secretary-Treasurer Maritime Trades Department
Chariot W. Jones, President International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers. Iron Ship Builders. Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
Doorgo J. Kourplas, President International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers
Eart Kruse, President United Union ot Roofers,
Waterproofers and Allied Workers
Sigurd Lucasian, President United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America
Frank 0. Martino, President International Chemical Workers Union
Jay Maaur. President International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union
Jonah M. Mfsbranar, President Oil. Chemical and Atomic Workers
International Union
Frank Pacquax, National Fltld Coordinator Maritime Trades Department
Jack Shakikman. President Amalgamated Clothing and Textile
Workers Union
Vincent fl. Sombrotto, President National Association of Letter Carriers
Mian Stana, President United Rubber, Cork. Linoleum and
Plastic Workers of America
Jebn N. Sturdivant, President American Federation of
Government Employees
John J. Sweeney, President Service Employees International Union
Lynn R. WMiams, President Ignited Steelworkers of America
"'ard Members
November 16, 1990
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Mr. Keith Minoff Robinson, Donovan, Madden, Suite 1400 1500 Main Street Springfield, Massachusetts
and Barry 01115
Dear Mr. Minoff:
Per your request, attached is a copy of my C.V. Please call should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Mr G/MfM
Matthew Gillen, CIH Associate Director
SORY COMMITTEES
SCIENCE Franklii E. Mirer, Ph.D., Chairman United Automobile, Aerospace &
Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union
LEGAL EMdt Bredheff, Esquire, Chairman Brodhoft & Kaiser
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Demid Btsburg, Esquire
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Sandra TMatt
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Man Man, CIH
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MATTHEW GILLEN, CIH
Home:
6364 31st Place NW Washington, DC 20015 202-362-5854
Office:
Occupational Health Foundation 1126 - 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 202-887 -1980
EXPERIENCE
4/89 - Present
Associate Director, Occupational Foundation (OHF), Washington, DC
Health
11/86 - 4/89
Executive Director, Workers' Institute for Safety and Health (WISH), Washington, DC.
2/85 - 11/86
Industrial Hygienist, Workers' Institute for Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
2/83 - 2/85
Industrial Hygiene Consultant, Hazard Audit, Inc., Brooklyn, NY.
3/79 - 1/83
Industrial Hygienist, Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), NY, NY.
3/78 - 3/79
Industrial Hygiene Compliance Officer, US Department of Labor, OSHA, Concord, New Hampshire Area Office.
EDUCATION
1972 - 1976
B.A. Biology. State University of New York at Buffalo. Magna Cum Laude, Pi Beta Kappa. New York State Regents Scholarship.
1976 - 1978
M.S. Industrial Hygiene.
University of
Cincinnati. University Scholarship. Thesis
Topic, "Health Hazards in Textile Finishing
Operations."
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1980 - 1984
SUNY Empire State College, Center for Labor
Studies.
Occupational Safety and Health
Program. Adjunct faculty.
1983 - 1984
Cornell
University,
Labor/Liberal
Arts
Program, NYSSILR, Occupational Safety and
Health Program. Adjunct faculty.
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COMMITTEE ACTIVITY
1981 - 1984
Advisory Board member, Quinnipiac College Environmental and Occupational Health Program.
1983 - Present
Member, NIOSH Ad Hoc Advisory Panel on the Communication of Health Risks to Workers.
1983
Member, Advisory Panel for the U. S. Office of Technology Assessment's Preventing Illness and Injury Workplace.
Congress report,
in the
1985 - Present
Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Council, National Campaign Against Toxic Hazards.
1983 - Present
Member, Social Concerns Committee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association: Chair, 1985-86.
1985 - 86
Member, Governor's Expert Panel, New Mexico State Highway Building PCB decontamination
project.
1986
Participant - EPA Workshop on Predicting Workplace Exposure to New Chemicals.
1988
Member - National Institute of Building Sciences Asbestos Task Force.
1988 - Present
Member - Occupational Health Standards Committee of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
1989
Reviewer for Draft NIOSH Criteria Document for Occupational Exposure to Ethylene Glycol Ethers.
1989
Member - Labor Research Advisory Council of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
1989
Member - National Cancer Institute Special Peer Review Committee to review applications for "Worksite Health Promotion Intervention" grants
1989 - Present
Member - Advisory Council for the National Center for Hazard Communication - University of Maryland
PARTIAL LIST OF PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
September 1990
Occupational Bladder Cancer in Textile Dyeing and Printing Workers: Six Cases and their Significance for Screening Programs, E.F. Frumin, H. Velez, E. Bingham, M. Gillen, M. Brathwaite, and R. LaBarck, Journal of Occupational Medicine: 32:9; 887-890
May 1990
An Evaluation of the Ability of ACGIH TLV's to Provide Protection Against Chronic Health Effects American Industrial Hygiene Conference (AIHC) Presentation
May 1990
Re-evaluation of Industrial Hygiene Practice: Is
Air Sampling the Best or Only Tool for
Determination of Occupational Hazards?
AIHC
Presentation
May 1990
Evaluating the Workplace Environment - Comments on the proposed Generic Rules. Presentation at the American College of Occupational Medicine Conference
July 1989 -
Components of a Effective Training Program for
Cleanup Workers.
Presentation at
the
NIEHS/NIOSH/EPA/ATSDR Alaska Oil Spill Conference
November 1989
TLV's and Worker Protection - The Illusion vs. the Reality - Presentation at the Manitoba AIHA Exposure Limits Symposium
March 1989
- Occupational Health Standards - Presentation at the American Bar Association Section on Tort and Insurance Practices Meeting
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Certified in the Industrial Hygiene Industrial Hygiene.
Comprehensive Practice by the American Board
of of
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
American Public Health Association
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