Employment

President, Coalition Resources, Inc., consulting firm dedicated to supporting the public interest. September 1996 to present.

Health Policy Specialist, Children’s Environmental Health Network

Previous Employment

Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration..  October 1994 to September 1996.

Director of Federal Affairs, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.  March 1990 to October 1994.

Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Norman Y. Mineta. July 1987 to March 1990.

Press Secretary, Office of Congressman Norman Y. Mineta.  January 1986 to July 1987.

Assistant Communications Director, Office of the Governor of Wisconsin.  January 1983 to January 1986.

Professional Experience

Carol Stroebel is the Health Policy Specialist for the Children’s Environmental Health Network.  She has experience at many levels of government, educating and promoting policy change on a variety of issues, with a focus on environmental health.  Stroebel has expert knowledge of the public health community, the regulatory process, Congress and the media.  She has developed and implemented successful strategies integrating these participants and processes to advance public policy.  She has coordinated advocacy efforts and has guided policy development in and out of government.  She has analyzed legislation, regulations, and programs.  In addition to her work at a key Federal regulatory agency, Stroebel has tracked numerous issues through the Congress and the Executive branch.   Educated as a journalist, Stroebel has developed and presented a wide range of issues to a wide range of audiences.  She is especially skilled in making technical, medical and scientific information meaningful for a lay audience.  

Selected Publications

Bicycle Helmet Use Laws:  Lessons Learned From Selected Sites, U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2005.

Children's Environmental Health:  Bush Administration Report Card, 2001-2004:  Toxic to Our Children, April 2004, primary author.

Carlson J, Stroebel C., “Childhood Asthma: A Growing Epidemic in the United States,” Population Today, Vol. 29, No. 4, May/June 2001 (published by the Population Reference Bureau, www.prb.org)

Protecting Your Family:  Recognizing the Risks From Motor Vehicle Crashes, American College of Emergency Physicians, 2000

“Advocacy for Pediatric Environmental Health,” Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health:  Putting It Into Practice, Children's Environmental Health Network, 1999, primary author.

“Protecting Children from Environmental Contaminants Through Policy,” Health & Environment Digest, Volume 12, No.2