Dion Lerman is the Environmental Health Programs Specialist for the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program, an autonomous grant funded program housed within Penn State Extension. Since 2007, he has conducted outreach, education, and research on improving pest management efficacy and safety in low-income, ethnically diverse communities in the Philadelphia area. He is an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) and a licensed pesticide applicator. Dion leads Healthy Homes and IPM trainings for residents, property managers, childcare providers and schools, pest control operators, and others across the region and nation. He has worked in adult continuing education for Drexel University, taught for Fairleigh-Dickinson University; and provided career training for homeless mothers, and for ex-offenders in Philadelphia. Dion has a Masters of Public Health, and a B.S. in Hospitality Management, both from Drexel University.