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Clas Consulting was founded in 2000 to provide businesses with a partner in their occupational safety and health programs.  With first hand experience in emergency management from the World Trade Center to Hurricane Katrina, we are well postioned to offer assistance in developing and implementing your  emergency preparedness plans.

Clas Consulting has a proven track record of conveying complex, jargon-laden information to the public and staff using common terminology in easy to understand formats.

Clas Consulting is dedicated to providing our clients the highest level of professional services through the use of Board Certified and field experienced professionals.

Executive Bios
Firm Profile
is a highly accomplished emergency management, safety and industrial hygiene consultant, with over 23 years of progressive responsibility.  She has an impressive history of participation in numerous high-profile national emergency response and recovery efforts.  Including command staff experience as the disaster Safety Coordinator for federal operations in the State of Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina and the lead FEMA Safety Officer for the response and recovery efforts in New York City following 9-11.   Ellen has national level experience in policy and program development and interagency coordination. 

She is finishing up her practicum in the Master Trainer program of Department of Homeland Security’s (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Emergency Management Institute.  Upon completion she will be only one of approximately 50 persons in the United States with this prestigious designation.
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Ellen P. Clas, Director
MS, CBCP, CEM, CIH, CSP