On May 1, 2023, Kelley Kula joined the CALS Office of the Dean and Director as safety coordinator. In this role, he is responsible for developing, supporting, managing, and promoting comprehensive multidisciplinary safety programs to maintain a safe and healthy environment for faculty, staff, students, and visitors at CALS. This involves assisting departments and agricultural research stations with their safety programs; monitoring compliance; coordinating trainings; providing guidance; and helping to foster a strong culture of safety at CALS.

Kelley comes to CALS from MacNeil Environmental Inc, where he worked as an Account Manager for the past seven years. In that position, he managed all environmental health and safety compliance plans for over 50 public school districts in Wisconsin, making sure that his clients always had a “safety first” mindset. He has performed building inspections and area-specific safety audits to achieve compliance with state and federal regulations, has experience working on a farm, and holds Asbestos Inspector and Asbestos Supervisor certifications.

Kelley reports to Doug Sabatke, director of facilities for CALS.  Kelley will also work closely with the associate dean for research and graduate programs, the director of CALS Agricultural Research Stations, the senior associate dean, department chairs, center directors, faculty and other college team members. He will serve as the CALS liaison to EHS and University Health Services.

Kelley can be reached at kelley.kula@wisc.edu or 608-890-0178.