Marcy Goldstein-Gelb
Somerville,MA
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Faculty
Harvard Trade Union Program (HTUP)
01.2018 - Current
- Delivered a 5-part labor leadership training series entitled “Leading with Labor’s Values” to over 240 trade union students (approx
- 40 per year), encompassing topics such as supervising employees in ways reflective of “labor’s values”, engaging union members as decision-makers, and confronting issues such as sexual harassment and racism in the labor movement
- Recruited a team of instructors and spearheaded the creation of an innovative curriculum and training plans
- Established and oversaw the implementation of a new capstone project component engaging all students in development and presenting a Leadership Action Plan to bring back to their union.
Co-Executive Director
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH)
11.2017 - Current
- Strengthened and expanded the organization from a staff of three with a budget of $850,000 to a staff of nine with a budget of $1.2 million
- Engaged key constituents in planning that resulted in a strategic focus on worker leadership and engagement; the centering of Black, Brown and immigrant workers, and policies that institutionalize worker power
- Dramatically raised the profile of the organization - in media, social media, and among stakeholders from national public officials to frontline workers
- Planned, developed and facilitated training and train-the-trainer programs on a range of worker health, justice and organizing topics for diverse audiences
- Provided training and capacity support for twenty-six worker-led community affiliates
- Convened stakeholders including worker leaders, grassroots worker organizations, unions, and nonprofit legal and health professionals for sector-wide knowledge exchange and learning opportunities.
Executive Director
Massachusetts coalition for occupational safety and health (MassCOSH)
11.1999 - 11.2017
- Re-built the organization following personnel and financial crises to becoming one of the most successful COSH groups in the country with a robust range of constituent led initiatives
- Expanded the organization’s budget from $300,000 and staff of two to over $850,000 with a staff of nine, over 50 volunteers and a diverse funding base
- Supported worker-led planning that resulted in the creation of a youth-led initiative, Teens Lead @ Work - the first of its kind in the nation, and the Immigrant Worker Center, the first worker center with a focus on worker health and safety in the country
- Spearheaded worker-engaged participatory research initiatives resulting in the release of reports, media attention and institutionalized changes such as improved working conditions and stronger workplace protections
- Convened labor-community-faith coalitions that successfully achieved passage of five critical laws: Child Labor reforms, deadly floor finishing product ban, a Temporary Worker’s Right to Know Act, increased funeral benefits for fallen workers, and public employee safety protections
- Planned, developed and facilitated training and train the trainer programs on a range of worker health, justice and organizing topics for diverse audiences.
Interim Executive Director
Boston Oil Consumer Alliance (currently named Mass Energy)
07.1999 - 10.1999
- Ensured the smooth functioning of the organization and advancement of its mission, as the board searched for a permanent executive director
- Coordinated and managed the staff team as well as an external network of energy providers
- Managed financial and human resource operations
- Maintained strong communication with the board of directors on program outcomes and financial status
- Established systems to lay the groundwork for the permanent executive director.
Associate Director
Working Capital
- 04.1999
- In collaboration with the Executive Director, developed the first peer group micro enterprise organization in the US from a pilot project in Athol, MA to impacting over 50 communities and over 500 self-employed individuals
- Recruited and trained over 50 community economic development partners to become hosts for Working Capital’s peer lending model
- Developed nationally-recognized education curriculum earning it a Micro enterprise Award for Excellence from President Clinton in 1997
- Conducted intake of prospective micro business owners, and provided training and support to over 200 incoming clients helping them gain leadership, budgeting, business planning and other skills to improve the success of their businesses and their peer groups.
Education
MS - Community Economic Development
New Hampshire College School of Business
BA - Biology
State University of New York at Binghamton
Certificate - Popular Education
Tufts University, Lincoln Filene Center
Certified - Young Worker Safety Train the Trainer
UC Berkeley, Labor Occupational Health Program
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Community Engagement
- Project Management
- Team leadership, training, and development
- Financial Management
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Leadership Development
Relatedexperience
- Biden Labor Policy Committee, Coordinator, Worker Safety Policy Development, 2020, present
- Harvard School of Public Health Center for Work, Health, & Well-being Policy Working Group, Member, 2021, present
- Governor appointee, Executive Order 511: State Employee Health and Safety Governor’s Advisory Council, Member, 08/10, 08/17
Awards
- 2008, 2010, Worker Safety Leadership Awards, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
- 2005 Lorin Kern Award, American Public Health Association
Timeline
Faculty
Harvard Trade Union Program (HTUP)
01.2018 - Current
Co-Executive Director
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH)
11.2017 - Current
Executive Director
Massachusetts coalition for occupational safety and health (MassCOSH)
11.1999 - 11.2017
Interim Executive Director
Boston Oil Consumer Alliance (currently named Mass Energy)
07.1999 - 10.1999
Associate Director
Working Capital
- 04.1999
MS - Community Economic Development
New Hampshire College School of Business
BA - Biology
State University of New York at Binghamton
Certificate - Popular Education
Tufts University, Lincoln Filene Center
Certified - Young Worker Safety Train the Trainer
UC Berkeley, Labor Occupational Health Program
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