Leonard Lopate at Large: Monona Rossol on Exposure to Lead

December 19, 2018 00:52:22
Leonard Lopate at Large: Monona Rossol on Exposure to Lead
LEONARD LOPATE AT LARGE
Leonard Lopate at Large: Monona Rossol on Exposure to Lead

Dec 19 2018 | 00:52:22

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Show Notes

On today's Leonard Lopate at Large, Leonard's conversation is with Manona Rossol on lead exposure and its health problems. Monona Rossol is a chemist, artist, and industrial hygienist. She was born into a theatrical family and worked as a professional entertainer from age 3 to 17. She enrolled in the University of Wisconsin where she earned: a BS in Chemistry with a minor in Math, an MS majoring in Ceramics and Sculpture, and an MFA with majors in Ceramics and Glassblowing and a minor in Music. While in school she worked as a chemist, taught and exhibited art work, performed with University music and theater groups, and worked yearly in summer stock. After leaving school, she performed in musical and straight acting roles in Off and Off Off Broadway theaters and cabaret.

Currently, Monona is President/founder of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing health and safety services to the arts. She also is the Health and Safety Director for Local 829 of the United Scenic Artists, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). She has lectured and consulted in the US, Canada, Australia, England, Mexico and Portugal.

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