Developed to honor the work of Dr. Rebecca Head, a leader in the Michigan public health community and long time friend and supporter of the Ecology Center.
The Rebecca Head Fund for Education and Leadership supports innovative programs and campaigns at the Ecology Center that educate health professionals about the intersection between human health and the environment.
About Rebecca Head
Rebecca was trained as a toxicologist, and worked briefly for Proctor & Gamble, before taking important environmental health positions in local government and academia; including the Washtenaw County and Monroe County Health Departments, and the University of Michigan.
In her various positions, she worked with the Ecology Center on a large number of issues. In the 1980s, she was Washtenaw County’s lead official developing the county’s Right-to-Know ordinance that lets the public know about toxic chemicals in their community, and workers know about chemicals in their workplace. In the 1990s, she was the lead County administrator dealing with the groundwater contamination at Gelman Sciences on the west side of Ann Arbor. Over the last several years, she served as a member of the State of Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable, working with the Ecology Center and others to facilitate the development of better chemicals.
Throughout her career, Rebecca worked to educate and engage health professionals on critical environmental health issues. We are thankful for her excellent service to the field of public health and dedicate our work in this area to her memory.
Priority Use of the Rebecca Head Fund: Health Leaders Fellowship
Funds donated to the Rebecca Head Fund for Education and Leadership will be used to support the Ecology Center’s Health Leaders Fellowship.