Susan R. Feldman, president of Susan Feldman Consulting LLC, has been involved in the salt industry since 1976. She began her salt experience on the bench as chief chemist for International Salt Company, which later became Akzo Nobel Salt Company.  During her years with this U.S./Dutch salt company, as Susan R. Gelb, she held the positions of quality control and technical manager, quality assurance manager, director of quality assurance, and director of product technology.  In 1997, Ms. Gelb transferred to the chemicals division of Akzo Nobel Inc. in Chicago, Illinois as the U.S. manager of Quality Services where she served as chief “change agent.”  In 2003, Feldman joined the Salt Institute as technical director until May 2006.

Ms. Feldman was a research assistant for the Atomic Energy Commission in Berkeley, California under the direction of Dr. Melvin Calvin (Nobel Prize winner for carbon pathways of photosynthesis) and James A. Bassham.  In addition, she worked as research assistant in carbohydrates for Dr. Derek Horton, at Ohio State University, taught at University of Northern Iowa, Keystone College, University of Scranton, and Strayer University.  Ms. Feldman is a skilled lecturer, author, facilitator, team trainer and also has eight years of hands-on meeting planning experience.

Ms. Feldman has her MA in organic chemistry from the University of Scranton and a BA in chemistry from Douglass College (Rutgers, The State University). She is a member of the Salt Institute, Water Quality Association, and the Pacific Water Quality Association.

Feldman, S. R., “Why Gather Scientists Together to Examine Prevailing Research When the Decision on How to Proceed Has Been Previously Decided?” Water Conditioning & Purification, June 2006. read article > Feldman, S. R., “Soft water=Increased CVD Risk=Poor Science,” Water Conditioning & Purification, April 2006. read article > Feldman, S. R., revisions to “Salt, Chlor-Alkali and Miscellaneous Heavy Chemicals”, James A. Kent, ed., Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology (formerly Riegel’s Handbook), in press, 2006. more publications >