Gareth Lukey

A native of the United Kingdom, Gareth Lukey serves as an Environmental Health and Safety Manager for a recycling company in Florida. Mr. Lukey got started in the field as an undergraduate student at the University of Salford in Great Britain, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health, with honors, in 1996. He then accepted a position as an Environmental Health & Safety Manager with the Halton Borough Council in Widnes, Great Britain, where he managed the environmental health and safety team responsible for the more than 2000 businesses of the Council. After nearly a decade in this role, Gareth Lukey moved to the United States, where he gained experience with BVG Incorporated; Rampart Properties, Inc.; and Waterfall Development & Real Estate, all located in Florida. In 2010, he started at his current position working in the recycling industry, and the following year completed a Master of Public Health in Occupational Safety from the University of South Florida.

Mr. Lukey holds membership with several professional organizations including The American Society of Safety Engineers, the American Public Health Association, and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. He supports a number of charitable groups, among them Movember, a fundraising charity for men. Movember is both the name of the charity and the re-named month of November, during which participating men grow mustaches and register their progress at the organization’s website. The mustaches raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, specifically prostate and other male cancers. In addition to joining with Movember each year, Gareth Lukey supports the Tampa Bay region’s National Public Radio station WUSF.

In his spare time, Gareth Lukey participates in a number of sports including rugby and soccer. He also supports the Liverpool Football Club and the Welsh Rugby Union. He enjoys outrigger canoeing as well as dragon boat racing, where crews of as many as 50 people race in traditionally styled Chinese dragon boats, paddling against other teams. Mr. Lukey also has an interest in history, particularly the Roman Empire and World War II.