Executive Committee 2020-2021 |
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ASSP - Southern Oregon Chapter Executive Committee at the annual retreat at Greensprings with the Region 1 ASSP Vice President, James Boretti.
From left to right: Tanya Haakinson, Michael Hill, Pam Ahr, Gary Robertson, Patti McGuire, David Hanson, Susan Murphey, and James Boretti.
From left to right: Tanya Haakinson, Michael Hill, Pam Ahr, Gary Robertson, Patti McGuire, David Hanson, Susan Murphey, and James Boretti.
Join our Team!
Are you interested in serving on the ASSP Southern Oregon Chapter - Executive Committee? Each year around December, the Past President heads up the nominations committee and is always looking for ASSP members in good standing to join our team. If you are interested in learning more about serving on the Executive Committee contact the Past President or President. To better understand what is required for each of the positions, please click on the following link and click the video link to the right to watch the Society video highlighting the benefits of serving on Chapter Leadership:
ASSP - Southern Oregon Chapter - Executive Committee - Roles and Responsibilities 2017/2018 |
Click Link Above to Watch
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President
David Hanson, CSP
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David is a Senior Safety Management Consultant at SAIF Corporation. He has expertise building dynamic safety teams and sustaining high-performing safety cultures. He spent over 18 years at two Timber Products Company sites as a Supervisor and Safety Coordinator. He led efforts to maintain certification into Oregon OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). David has a background in industrial safety, is a Safety in Motion Trainer® and has organized efforts to improve ergonomics in the workplace. David was recognized for his outstanding efforts in safety and health at the Oregon Governors Occupational Safety and Health Conference in 2013. David was the Chairperson for the 2018 & 2019 Southern Oregon Safety and Health Conferences.
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Vice President
Roy Harper
Site Supervisor Medford School District |
Roy is a Facilities Site Supervisor for 7 elementary schools within the Medford School District. In this position he is able to be an active participant in each site’s Safety Committee. Roy is passionate about safety, and is determined to affect change through education and demonstration. He loves working alongside the safety teams to help develop safety solutions, and support student engagement in our safety program. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his beautiful family camping, fishing, hunting, and sometimes being still, while listening to the quiet.
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Past- President
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Chris Lawrence
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With over 20 years in occupational safety and health, Chris Lawrence is a retired US Air Force Safety Profession who is the current Regional Safety Manager for Boise Cascade. Their New Hire orientation starts with a discussion on personal risk management and continues with a series of leadership discussions on what safety is at Boise Cascade Western Oregon Region. This includes integrity, reporting, soundness of mind, behavior expectations, and general safe practices.
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Secretary
Treasurer |
Patti McGuire
Senior Safety Mgt. Consultant
SAIF Corporation |
Patti McGuire is a Senior Safety Management Consultant for SAIF Corporation. She has been with SAIF since November of 2013 and works with employers in Jackson, Klamath and Lake Counties to improve their safety and health programs and reduce injuries. Previously she was the Manager of Occupational Health and Safety for Harry & David, overseeing safety and health programs for multiple facilities and 50+ retail stores nationwide. Patti is an Oregon native and has an AS degree in Business Administration-Accounting, however she was drawn to the field of Human Resources early in her career. She also spent five years working in human resources in Wood Products manufacturing and fifteen years in Retail in district and store level operations.
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Program Coordinator
David Spence
Safety Coordinator Boise Cascade – White City Veneer |
Dave is the Safety Coordinator at Boise Cascade’s White City Veneer plant, serving in this capacity for the last 4 years. It is one of the most hands-on industrial plants in the Boise Cascade operations and is currently in its third year without a recordable injury. Dave has a passion for safety, and this can be seen in the success of his team-he led the Safety Committee to a “Best of the Best” Safety Committee Award during the 2018 Southern Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference as well as previously leading the plant through graduation of the SHARP program. Dave has been with Boise Cascade for 37 years in various capacities. His safety experience includes being a member of the White City Veneer Safety Committee for 9 years, the last 6 of which he has served as the Safety Committee Chairman. Dave attends Applegate Christian Fellowship with his family, loves being “Pop Pop” to his two grandchildren and enjoys hunting, fishing and scuba diving in his spare time.
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Membership Coordinator
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Loria Holden, CSP
Corporate Safety Director
Timber Products Company |
A native of Seattle, Loria Holden graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, with a degree in Environmental Engineering. She is a Certified Safety Professional and has nearly 20 years of experience in large manufacturing operations on both the east and west coasts. Loria recently joined Timber Products Company as the Corporate Safety Director based in Medford. She recently relocated to Southern Oregon from Newport with her husband William and two sons Nathan and Eoghan. Loria enjoys skiing and hiking and playing soccer and basketball with her boys. Loria has been a member of ASSP for over 10 years and enjoys the professional development, and networking opportunities with other safety professionals
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Conference Committee Chair
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Michael Hill, CSP
Senior Safety Mgt. Consultant SAIF Corporation |
Mike is a senior safety management consultant with SAIF Corporation, Oregon's largest workers compensation insurance provider. Formerly the Safety Director for Timber Products Company serving 9 industrial work sites and 1000 employees. After 19 years with Timber Products, he made the move to SAIF to serve more businesses and help more employees realize injury-free work cultures. He holds an under graduate degree in Occupational Safety and Health and spent five years working with OSHA as a Special Government Employee assisting with VPP audits and promotion of SHARP recognition. He enjoys spending time with his family, camping, hiking, guitar, photography and independent filmmaking.
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Communications Coordinator
Kyle Valley
Western OR Regional Safety Coordinator Bose Cascade |
Kyle has been the Western Oregon Regional Safety Coordinator for Boise Cascade, since July 2019. Prior to that he had spent most of his adult life as a Firefighter. Kyle is originally from the great state of Texas but moved to Oregon several years after an injury sidelined an aspiring baseball career. Kyle came to a career in safety because of a desire to prevent injuries, rather than only respond to them. Kyle brings over a decade of experiences from his years as a Firefighter/Paramedic in which he not only fought fires and provided emergency care for the injured, but also conducted training, served on the city’s Safety Committee and was an advocate for the annual Fire Safety Awareness program, where he organized demonstrations for the public. Since his move to the safety field, Kyle has been working toward a BA in Occupational Safety and Health and will graduate later this year.
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Government Affairs Coordinator
Ross OlsonHealth, Safety & Environmental Coordinator
Linde Gas North America |
Ross is a Health Safety and Environmental Coordinator at Linde Gas North America. He has over 7 years experience working in chemical manufacturing, mining and renewable energy sectors. Ross has developed and implemented hazardous work permit, industrial hygiene, PPE and hazardous waste programs reducing employee risk. In his current role at Linde he led the plant to a successful OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recertification. Outside of work he enjoys running, hiking and traveling with his wife
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Operations Coordinator
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Open Position |
Web Designer
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Ethan Hill
Light Symphony Productions
www.lightsymphony.pro ethan@lightsymphony.pro |
Ethan is committed to creating high quality visuals and graphics that best represent companies and organizations locally as well as nationwide. Ethan is the co-founder in the media production company, Light Symphony Productions, specializing in company websites and custom videos. http://lightsym.com
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