Leigh Beer

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Leigh Beer is a 23-year resident of City Island and an environmental engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the field of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). She began her career working in pollution prevention, hazardous waste minimization, environmental auditing, soil and groundwater remedial investigations, and designing remediation systems for soil and groundwater contamination. She worked as an environmental consultant for 11 years before joining the NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Water Supply as the East of Hudson Deputy Chief in 2002 and managed upstate operations and created the DEP’s first EHS section in 2006. In 2010 she joined the Bureau of Engineering Design and Construction as Environmental Chief, developing environmental programs for $20B construction projects. In 2022 she joined NYCDEP’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety as the Director of EHS Performance Measurement and Strategic Planning. She is a licensed engineer in NY and NJ, has a BS in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University and City University of London, and a ME in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College. She manages stormwater compliance for local yacht clubs and is an avid sailor, paddleboarder, scuba diver and surfer and can often be found swimming in Eastchester Bay.