Committees and Priority Projects

Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee

• Craig Moody, Director, Department of Environmental Health and Safety
• Ann Fitzpatrick, ORA Associate Program Director
• Ed Ehlinger, Director, Boynton Health Services
• Harry Melander, Executive Secretary, St. Paul Building and Construction Trades Council
• Dave Fuecker, Associate Director, Disability Services
• Larry Thompson, Facilities Management Safety Officer
• Dann Chapman, Director, Office of Human Resources
• Denise Seck, Associate Controller and Interim Director, Risk Management
• Cyd Gillett, Director, Research Animal Resources
• Mahjoub Labyad, Public Health Specialist (Duluth EHS)
• Sabine Fritz, Coordinator, Cancer Center

Occupational Health and Safety Steering Committee

• Carol Carrier, Vice President for Human Resources
• Kathleen O’Brien, Vice President for University Services
• Timothy Mulcahy, Vice President for Research
• Susan Rafferty, Interim Director, Institutional Compliance
• Terry Bock, Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff for the Academic Health Center
• Ross Janssen, Director, Occupational Health and Safety
• Frank Cerra, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences

Occupational Health and Safety Task Force

• Thomas Schumacher, Director, Office of Compliance
• Joyce Wascoe, OHS Work Group Project Manager
• Ed Ehlinger, Director, Boynton Health Services
• Jeanne Ayers, Program Coordinator, Boynton Health Services
• Dan Chapman, Director, Employee Benefits
• Dave Fueker, Associate Director, Disability Services
• Craig Moody, Director, Environmental Health and Safety
• Ann Fitzpatrick, Associate Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs

Research Occupational Health and Safety Coordination Committee (ROHSCC)

• Ross Janssen, Director, Office of Occupational Health and Safety (Chair)
• Cyd Gillett, Director, Comparative Medicine/AHC
• Craig Moody, Director, Environmental Health and Safety
• Moira Keane, Director, Research Subjects Protection Program
• Mark Paller, AHC Assistant Vice President for Research
• Brittany Lloyd, IT Manager, eResearch Systems Support
• Polly R. Peterson, Project Manager, eResearch Systems Support
• Ann Fitzpatrick, Associate Program Director, Occupational Health and Safety
• Lisa Brosseau, Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Safety

Priority Projects

1. AAALAC Response

2. BSL Level 3 labs - OSHA Compliance

3. Communications Plan

4. Workers Compensation and Return to Work Program

5. Bloodborne Pathogen Post Exposure Program

6. Research Occupational Health Program

7. Employee Health Medical Services (initial research)

8. Data Integration