Press release:
Genesee Community College on Wednesday announced that Julie Caswell has been named November Employee of the Month. Caswell joined the staff in the fall of 2008 and has become a great asset to the college.
She has taken on added responsibilities and is always looking for ways to improve the safety of the college community. Particularly, her involvement in implementing the Integrated Campus Security Initiative (ICSI) grant is notable. She has been working closely with the vendor to ultimately complete the installation of the access-control system and surveillance cameras for the Batavia campus and the campus centers.
Caswell routinely conducts numerous safety-related training programs for Buildings and Grounds, Public Safety, and the entire college community. She is knowledgeable, helpful and regularly steps up where and when needed without being asked. Her professionalism and positive attitude serve as a role model for others.
She began working at GCC as an environmental, health and safety technical specialist. Last July, she became the acting director of Safety and Environmental Health. She currently oversees all environmental, health and safety and security-related programs; ensures compliance with all local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations; conducts environmental, health and safety, and security-related trainings; and coordinates emergency preparedness and response planning.
Caswell holds a certificate of Environmental Management Science from Rochester Institute of Technology, an associates degree in General Studies from GCC, a bachelor's degree from SUNY Brockport and will soon complete a master's of Public Administration from SUNY Brockport. Prior to working at GCC she worked as an environmental, health and safety consultant in private industry.
"My favorite aspect of working at Genesee Community College is the variety of projects that I get to work on and the team environment," said Caswell, who lives in West Chili with her husband, Kris.
