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Partners in the NORA Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Sector Council

The Council has two co-chairs, one a NIOSH Program Manager and one a stakeholder representative. The NIOSH Program Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator facilitate the work of the Council. Members attend meetings and are the core of the group. Corresponding members are kept informed of Council activities, have opportunities to provide input on topics to be discussed, and may join workgroups. Contact the Sector Coordinator or the NORA Coordinator with questions or comments or to volunteer.

A listing of partners in the NORA Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Sector Council is below.

RoleNameOrganization

Co-Chair

Max Kiefer

NIOSH

Co-Chair

Eric Wood

The University of Utah

Program Coordinator

Audrey Reichard

NIOSH

Assistant Coordinator

Jennifer Beaupre

NIOSH

Member

Albert Alvarez

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Member

Michael H. Belzer

Wayne State University; Sound Science, Inc.

Member

Jan Birdsey

NIOSH

Member

Guang-X. Chen

NIOSH

Member

Michelle Chervak

U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Member

Carmen W. Daecher

Daecher Consulting Group, Inc.

Member

Edward M. (Ted) Hitchcock

NIOSH

Member

Stephen D. Hudock

NIOSH

Member

Joan Karr

NIOSH

Member

Gerald P. Krueger

Krueger Ergonomics Consultants

Member

Scott Madar

ORC Worldwide

Member

Jan Manwaring

NIOSH

Member

Lauralynn Taylor McKernan

NIOSH

Member

Gabor Mezei

Electric Power Research Institute

Member

Judith Murawski

Association of Flight Attendants - CWA

Member

Racquel Pickett

American Transportation Research Institute

Member

Stephen Popkin

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Member

Jack Sahl

Southern California Edison

Member

Peregrin Spielholz

Sound Transit

Member

Mike Trusty

Wal-Mart

Corresponding Member

Clayton F. Abernathy

OGE Energy Corp.

Corresponding Member

John H. Bell

Kinder Morgan Material Services LLC

Corresponding Member

David Bonauto

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Corresponding Member

Terry Bunn

University of Kentucky

Corresponding Member

William B. Bunn

International Truck and Engine Corporation

Corresponding Member

Jim Burch

University of South Carolina

Corresponding Member

Derek Davis

Oakdale Irrigation District

Corresponding Member

Kermit G. Davis, III

University of Cincinnati

Corresponding Member

Renguang (Ren) G. Dong

NIOSH

Corresponding Member

Amia Downes

NIOSH

Corresponding Member

Christopher Eastly

The HDH Group, Inc.

Corresponding Member

Ilise I.L. Feitshans

Digital-2000 Productions

Corresponding Member

James G. Gartland

Duke Energy

Corresponding Member

Robin M. Gillespie

Whole Ergonomics

Corresponding Member

Jinhua Guan

NIOSH

Corresponding Member

Leeka Kheifets

UCLA School of Public Health

Corresponding Member

Joel E. MacDonald

Corresponding Member

Steven Markowitz

Queens College

Corresponding Member

Azita Mashayekhi

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Corresponding Member

Dennis W. McMickens

Safety Council of Northwest Ohio

Corresponding Member

Ron Millsaps

Alabama Power Company

Corresponding Member

Ryan Olson

Oregon Health & Science University

Corresponding Member

Michael Quinlan

University of New South Wales

Corresponding Member

James Rowe

xpedx

Corresponding Member

Karl Sieber

NIOSH

Corresponding Member

John Siebert

Owner Operator Independent Driver Association

Corresponding Member

Ray Sinclair

NIOSH

Corresponding Member

Steve Tochilin

Delta Airlines

Corresponding Member

Gerald D. Williams

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Corresponding Member

Chris Witkowski

Association of Flight Attendants - CWA

Former Co-Chair

Stephanie Pratt

NIOSH

Former Program Manager

Nancy Stout

NIOSH

Former Member

William McDonald

American Transportation Research Institute

Former Member

Jim Newhall

NIOSH

Former Member

Paula Sind-Prunier

National Transportation Safety Board

Former Member

James R. Stiles

Former Member

Janice Yager

Formerly with Electric Power Research Institute

Former Corresponding Member

Dinkar Mokadam

Association of Flight Attendants - CWA

Former Corresponding Member

Penny Sofranko

Delta Airlines

Former Corresponding Member

Daryl Wigington

Ben E. Keith Company

NORA Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Sector Council Resources:
Page last updated:January 8, 2009
Page last reviewed:May 4, 2007
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director