Catching up with Lucus Pols

Lucus Pols was a member of Cohort 1. At that time, he was a Senior Environmental Health Specialist working on the Food Safety and Facilities Team.

Since then, he has worked on the Land Water and Wastewater Team and became the Environmental Health Supervisor in 2015. Most recently, he became the Environmental Health Division Chief in April 2022.  He has been a part of the Michigan Association of Local Environmental Health Administrators as an Associate Member for many years and is now working more directly with the group as a full member.   He has also been a member of the National Environmental Health Association since 2009, at which time he obtained his Registered Environmental Health Specialist certification.

Currently, he is the Environmental Health Division Chief for Kalamazoo County, Michigan. In this role, he oversees the Environmental Health Division which consists of Land Water and Wastewater, Food Safety and Facilities, Household Hazardous Waste, Laboratory Services, and Emergency Preparedness.   

“The Fellowship was a great opportunity in which I learned a tremendous amount of information, opened up my horizons to the broad food safety world, and created a bond and network with professionals from around the United States.  I recommend the Fellowship to staff every time a new Cohort invitation occurs!” - Lucus Pols