The Honorable Gary L. Visscher Gary Visscher was appointed to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board by President Bush on August 2, 2004. Previously, Mr. Visscher served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), at the U.S. Department of Labor, from November 2001 until August 2004. In 2000 and 2001, Mr. Visscher served as Vice President, Employee Relations, for the American Iron and Steel Institute in Washington, D.C. AISI is a trade association of major steel companies in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Mr. Visscher also served as a Presidential appointee to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and prior to that, for fourteen years as a legislative staff person for the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1985 to 1989, he served as Legislative Director for former Rep. Paul B. Henry of Michigan. From 1989 to 1999 he served as professional staff member and workforce policy counsel for the House Committee on Education and Workforce, where he worked on a variety of workforce issues, including occupational safety and health. Mr. Visscher grew up in Michigan and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan). He and his family now live in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Term ends November 29, 2009)