Dr. Linda Rowley began her career in the occupational safety and health field as an
intern in the Department of the Army, then moved to different federal government organizations.
Linda has worked in safety with the Department of Defense in St. Louis, MO; at Headquarters,
Army Medical Research in Frederick, MD; at the Headquarters, Army Materiel Command
in the Washington DC area; and as the Manager of Safety and Health for the Bureau
of Reclamation with the Department of the Interior in Denver, Colorado.
Throughout her career, she has worked to improve safety and health programs by working
with many stakeholders, including managers and employees at all levels of an organization;
other agencies at local and national levels; contractors and subcontractors; universities,
and private companies.
Linda has been involved in various professional and community activities and organizations.
She served on the Board of Directors in the American Society of Safety Professionals
(ASSP) Cumberland Valley Section, Hagerstown, MD; in various officer positions on
the Board with the National Capital Region, Washington DC; and is currently a member
in the Colorado Chapter.
She was previously a Victim Advocate with the county sheriff’s office from 2000 –
2015; on the Colorado Crisis Response Team; and trained with the Colorado Emergency
Response Team.
Her experience in organizing training for conferences and workshops and conducting
training for a wide variety of audiences drew her to sharing her expertise in the
Occupational Safety and Health Technology degree program at Trinidad State. Dr. Rowley
has been teaching courses in the program since 2003.
For the past few years, Dr. Rowley has been working more on writing. She contributed
to the ASSP Safety Professionals Handbook Management Applications (2008, 2012); and
co-authored a book, Occupational Safety and Health (2017).
Dr. Rowley holds certifications as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified
Environmental, Safety, and Health Trainer (CET).
