Cindy Rosales-Cooper
Cindy Rosales-Cooper is currently the acting Chief of the Policy and Oversight Branch, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). A qualified inspector and Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist, she leads multiple high-priority projects for the Division of Preparedness and Response such as EP for Fusion and Brownfield sites under the Advance Act; NRC’s review of the lessons learned from Hostile Action-based drills and exercises; communications with Tribal Nations on radiological EP; and the NRC reviews for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS).
Since joining the NRC in 2002, Ms. Rosales-Cooper has served as the Branch Chief for the Intelligence Liaison and Threat Analysis Branch in NSIR, the acting Branch Chief for the Workforce Management and Benefits Branch in the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, the Strategic Advisor for Global Engagement in the Office of Investigations, the Executive Technical Assistant for International and Research activities in the Office of the Executive Director for Operations, a Technical Assistant on the staff of former NRC Chairman Dale Klein, a Senior Technical Assistant for International Activities in the Office formerly known of New Reactors, and an International Relations Officer in the Office of International Programs.
Ms. Rosales-Cooper earned a Master of Public Affairs degree with a concentration in US Foreign Policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas; a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ms. Rosales-Cooper is a Certified Nuclear Safety and Security Professional and a graduate of the Brookings Executive Education: Women in Leadership Executive Management Series. Ms. Rosales-Cooper also obtained certificates from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program.
Ms. Rosales-Cooper is currently in the Department of Interior’s Senior Executive Service Career Development Program.
Since joining the NRC in 2002, Ms. Rosales-Cooper has served as the Branch Chief for the Intelligence Liaison and Threat Analysis Branch in NSIR, the acting Branch Chief for the Workforce Management and Benefits Branch in the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, the Strategic Advisor for Global Engagement in the Office of Investigations, the Executive Technical Assistant for International and Research activities in the Office of the Executive Director for Operations, a Technical Assistant on the staff of former NRC Chairman Dale Klein, a Senior Technical Assistant for International Activities in the Office formerly known of New Reactors, and an International Relations Officer in the Office of International Programs.
Ms. Rosales-Cooper earned a Master of Public Affairs degree with a concentration in US Foreign Policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas; a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ms. Rosales-Cooper is a Certified Nuclear Safety and Security Professional and a graduate of the Brookings Executive Education: Women in Leadership Executive Management Series. Ms. Rosales-Cooper also obtained certificates from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program.
Ms. Rosales-Cooper is currently in the Department of Interior’s Senior Executive Service Career Development Program.
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