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Elizabeth Ablah, PhD, MPH
Professor, Population Health
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita

Brandon Anderson
Vice President Safety
Associated General Contractors of Missouri

Chu-Hsiang (Daisy) Chang, PhD
Professor, Organizational Psychology
Michigan State University

Matt Cowell, MBA, BCSP
Director of Safety
Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc

Angela Dartt, PhD, CIH
Director of the Office of Chemical Safety
Washington University

Nathan Fethke, PhD, CPE
Professor and Department Head, Occupational and Environmental Health
University of Iowa

John Gaal, EdD, CHW, CPS, CPW, CEA
Worker Wellness Director
Missouri Workforce Initiative (MO AFL-CIO)

Lauren Gant, PhD, CPE
Human Factors & Ergonomics Manager
HNI Corporation

Lisa Jaegers, PhD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
St. Louis University

Billie Kizer, MPH, CSP
Regional Administrator for Federal Region VII
USDOL-OSHA

Joseph A. Leutzinger, PhD
Founder & Principal
Health Improvement Solutions, Inc., Omaha, NE

Karena Lorek, BA
Area Director
OSHA Kansas City Area
 
Tim O’Neil, MBA, CEBS
Sr. Workforce Solutions Specialist
TrueNorth Companies
 
*Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM
Senior Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Health Plan & WorkPartners
 
Corinne Peek-Asa, MPH, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research
UC San Diego
 
Marizen Ramirez, PhD, MPH
Professor; ERC Director MCOSH, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota
 
Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM
Asst. Professor, Center for Reducing Health Disparities
CS-CASH, U of NE Medical Center
 
Kim Stille, MA
Director of Enforcement Programs
National USDOL-OSHA
 
Derry Stover, MPH
Occupational Health Epidemiologist
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
 
Kia Swan-Moore, MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Corning Inc, St. Louis MO/Corning NY
 
Doug Swanson
Field Specialist in Labor and Workplace Development
University of Missouri Extension
 
  Alumni Members

*Wesley Alles, PhD
Director, Health Improvement Program
Stanford University

Thomas Cunningham, PhD
 
Ryan Hodge
Regional Administrator
Federal Region VII at USDOL-OSHA
 

Lori Hoffman, PHR
HR Director
Cedar Falls Utilities

*Neal Kohatsu, MD, MPH

Medical Director
California Department of Health Care Services

Laura Linnan, PhD

Professor, Dept of Health Behavior
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health 

*Jane Lipscomb, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing

C. Jason McInnis, MHS
Director, Health and Safety
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers


Edith A Parker, MPH, DrPH

Director, Prevention Research Center
University of Iowa

Ryan Picarella, MS, SPHR
President
WELCOA

*Nico Pronk, PhD, FACSM, FAWHP
Vice President and Health Science Officer
Health Promotion Department
Senior Research Investigator
HealthPartners Research Foundation

*Martin Sepulveda, MD, FACP
Vice President, Global Well-Being Services and Health Benefits Design
IBM Corporation

*Barbara Silverstein, PhD, MPH
Research Director
Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program
Department of Labor & Industries, State of Washington

Tonya Vyhlidal, MEd
 Director at WorkWell
Nebraska Safety Council

*Peter Wald, MD, MPH
Vice President, Enterprise Medical Director
USAA, Unit 03579

*Laura Welch, MD
Medical Director
CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training

*Founding EAC Member

Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest