Michael Steele

Michael Steele, CHPA, currently serves as the Safety Manager at Tennessee Oncology, overseeing the Occupational Health Department and the organizational Safety Management System. Previous roles include Manager of Health, Safety, and Security at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, where leadership of the colleague safety team was a key focus. As a Program Analyst at Amazon, Michael managed enterprise guard contracts and operations across multiple sites. Prior experience includes serving as a Physical Security Specialist at BNY Mellon, Deputy Sheriff at Blount County Sheriff's Office, and Director of Security at Blount Memorial Hospital. Michael's career reflects extensive expertise in safety management, security operations, and risk reduction, with a strong foundation in law enforcement and corporate security management from earlier roles at Covenant Health.