Chemical Materials Activity’s Rosinski named an AMC Employee of the Quarter

Photo By JMC Public Affairs Office | Pamela Rosinski was recently recognized for exceptional service as an environmental physical scientist at Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado. She was chosen as one of the Army Materiel Command’s Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter, Fiscal Year 2023.  

PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, CO, UNITED STATES

10.02.2023

Story by Matthew Wheaton 

Joint Munitions Command

Pamela Rosinski was recently recognized for exceptional service as an environmental physical scientist at Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado. She was chosen as one of Army Materiel Command’s Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter, Fiscal Year 2023.

“I was happy about it,” Rosinski said of the accomplishment. “I was very surprised. It’s a great honor, and I’m very thankful I was nominated.”

Rosinski is one of 11 Civilian employees who will have a placard on display in the north hallway at AMC’s headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama.

“Pamela’s continued willingness to grow and stay up-to-date with the latest regulatory requirements lead to PCD’s successes in recent regulatory audits,” said Jamal Albaiz, who serves as the Chief of the Environmental Management Office at PCD and is Rosinski’s immediate supervisor. “She provides environmental training to all new government employees and contractors supporting mission transport and control elements.

“Pamela continuously improves the hazardous waste program by finding new ways to reduce the cost of hazardous waste transportation by working with new vendors and developing more advantageous contracts with current treatment, storage, and disposal facilities to meet PCD mission needs,” Albaiz added.

Rosinkski’s diligent efforts as the hazardous waste program manager have helped PCD maintain regulatory compliance with the Colorado Department of Public Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Army.

“Pamela is responsible for the management of all aspects of PCD’s hazardous waste. She shows her dedication to environmental stewardship through integrity,” said Kelso Horne III, the director of the Chemical Materials Activity. “She is instrumental in the management of PCD’s chemical stockpile and hazardous waste through numerous remediation projects. Her actions have yielded a career high of nearly 100 million pounds of hazardous waste removed from the depot. In the second quarter alone, she dispositioned four million pounds of asbestos containing material to close out an annual total 54 million pounds.”

PCD, which spans 23,000 acres, is one of more than a dozen subordinate installations under the Joint Munitions Command. PCD reports to CMA, and the mission at the depot has altered and grown since its establishment in 1942. PCD guaranteed the secure and safe storage of the inventory of chemical weapons until their eradication and is now preparing for closure.

Rosinski started working for the Army in 1996 as a contractor. In 2016, she became a member of the Civilian workforce at PCD as an environmental protection specialist. Rosinski, who holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, Alabama, assumed her current position in 2021.

“Pamela consistently demonstrates the ‘one team, one mission’ mentality through her demonstrated support of PCD mission elements, Department of Public Works, Base Realignment and Closure, and other depot stakeholders,” Horne said. “She always places duty first and conducts her activities with the professionalism and extreme ownership that the position demands.”

When she’s not working four 10-hour shifts at PCD, Rosinski loves anything that involves being outdoors such as camping, hiking, and gardening.

• Date Taken: 10.02.2023
• Date Posted: 10.24.2023 08:45
• Story ID: 456373
• Location: PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, CO, US