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Members of the NORA Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector Council

NOTE: This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.

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.

Current Members

Name Organization
Bonnie Rogers
Co-Chair
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eileen Storey
Co-Chair
NIOSH
David Weissman
Program Manager
Former Co-Chair
NIOSH
Susan McCrone
Program Coordinator
NIOSH
Jim Boiano
Assistant Coordinator
NIOSH
Carrie Blakeway The Lewin Group, on behalf of the National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
Yvonne Boudreau NIOSH
Janise Brassell NIOSH
Barbara Braun The Joint Commission
Shelley R. Carry Kaiser Permanente
Claire Caruso NIOSH
Mark Catlin Service Employees International Union
Jim Collins NIOSH
Eve J. Cuny Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP); University of the Pacific
Jaime Murphy Dawson American Nurses Association
John Decker
Former Program Coordinator
NIOSH
Dave DeJoy University of Georgia
June M. Fisher San Francisco General Hospital
Robyn RM Gershon University of California, San Francisco
Kathy Gerwig Kaiser Permanente
Robert Harrison University of California, San Francisco
Michael J. Hodgson US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Katherine Kany American Federation of Teachers
David Kuhar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Maria Lioce NIOSH
Kathryn A. E. Maher University of Washington Harborview Medical Center
Melissa A. McDiarmid University of Maryland
Kate McPhaul US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration
Jean Meade NIOSH
Amber Hogan Mitchell Vestagen Technical Textiles, LLC
Thomas Nerad US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Peter Orris University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
John Piacentino NIOSH
Margaret M. Quinn University of Massachusetts Lowell
Joni Scheftel Minnesota Department of Health
Barbara Silverstein Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Ron Smith The American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health
Rosemary K. Sokas Georgetown University
Laura Stock University of California, Berkeley
Tracy Whitaker National Association of Social Workers

Current Corresponding Members

Name Organization
Peter Arsenault Peter Arsenault DMD
Kay Campbell American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
Meghan Davis Johns Hopkins University
MaryAnn Gruden West Penn Allegheny Health System
Nancy Hughes
Former Member
Melissa M. Leone
Former Member
CORAM Specialty Infusion Services
Therese M. Long
Former Member
Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP)
Teri Palermo
Former Program Coordinator
Formerly with NIOSH
Lewis J. Radonovich US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration
Beverlee Stafford
Former Member
National Rehabilitation Association
P. Richard Warburton ChemDAQ, Inc.
Susan Wilburn World Health Organization
Jennifer Zelnick Touro College

A heartfelt thank you to past participants for their contributions:

(please note: affiliations listed were current as of the time of participation but may no longer be accurate)

Name Organization
David Beach
Former Member
Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Richard Bennett
Former Member
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Ann Berry
Former Member
NIOSH
Roland BerryAnn
Former Member
Formerly with NIOSH
Bill Borwegen
Former Member
Formerly with Service Employees International Union
Frank Buczek
Former Member
Formerly with NIOSH
Jennifer Lynn Cleveland
Former Member
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health
Amy Collins
Former Member
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health
Marian Condon
Former Member
American Nurses Association
Lisa Delaney
Former Member
NIOSH
Linda Frederick
Former Member
NIOSH
Renee Funk
Former Member
NIOSH
Suzy Harrington
Former Member
Formerly with American Nurses Association
Janice Huy
Former Member
NIOSH
Lisa Iverson-Leirmo
Former Member
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Margaret Kitt
Former Member
NIOSH
Kevin Landkrohn
Former Member
US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Tara MacCannell
Former Member
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Lisa Panlilio
Former Member
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
A. Ray Pentecost III
Former Corresponding Member
Former Member
Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering
Carol Y. Rao
Former Member
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
W. Allen Robison
Former Member
NIOSH
Anita Schill
Former Member
NIOSH
Ray Sinclair
Former Member
NIOSH
Marcy Whitebook
Former Member
Center for the Study of Childcare Employment
Dale Woodin
Former Member
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Bernadette Wright
Former Member
The Lewin Group, representing National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
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