2012 NSC Rising Stars of Safety recognized at National Safety
Council Congress & Expo
'44 Under 40' honored for safety contributions
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight,
the National Safety Council will recognize its latest class of NSC
Rising Stars of Safety, at a National Awards Celebration held in
conjunction with its 2012 NSC Congress & Expo Celebration of
the Century. The NSC Rising Stars of Safety program, presented
by DuPont Sustainable Solutions, recognizes these leaders of
tomorrow for their commitment to safety, influence on safety
culture, promotion of continuous workplace safety improvement and
creation of safety initiatives producing measurable outcomes –
foundational pillars of the Council's Journey to Safety Excellence
philosophy.
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"It is always a pleasure to interact with and recognize our NSC
Rising Stars of Safety," said Janet
Froetscher. "Their energy, innovation and commitment to
safety is just what is needed to propel us into the next century of
safety progress."
Chosen among more than 160 nominations, the 44 honorees for the
Class of 2012 are listed below and featured in the October issue of
Safety+Health magazine:
- Abdulrahim AlMaraghi: Fire & Safety Superintendent,
GPIC (Manam, Bahrin – Bahrain)
- Marycarmen Aparicio: NAM
Safety Coordinator – PA, ABB, Inc. (San Luis, Potosi – Mexico)
- Andrea Ball: Safety Officer, City of Daytona Beach (Saint Cloud, FL)
- Michael Bearak: Safety
Programs Manager, MSC Waterworks (Concord, NC)
- Anthony Blodgett: Ground
Safety Manager, 52nd Fighter Wing Safety Office, U.S. Air
Force
(Spangdahlem AB, Germany)
- Kristine Brobst: SH&E
Manager, AECOM (Pittsburgh,
PA)
- Robert Casper: Safety
Specialist, United States
Marine Corps (Parris Island,
SC)
- Guillermo Castillo: Corporate
Safety Project Manager, Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN)
- Craig Chunchick: Sr. Manager,
Safety, Health, & Environmental, Kelly Services, Inc.
(Troy, MI)
- Thomas Colla: EHS Manager -
Europe, Middle East and Africa, Xylem Inc., Residential and
Commercial Water (Altavilla, Vicentina – Italy)
- Jose Rafael Concepcion:
Manager, Occupational Safety, Volvo Construction
Equipment
(Shippensburg, PA)
- Denise Coppinger:
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, Boeing
Philadelphia Environment, Health & Safety (Province Park,
PA)
- Kifri Edwards: Manager, Environmental Health and Safety,
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
(Washington D.C.)
- Stephen Falter: Compliance
Safety and Health Officer, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (Concord, NH)
- John Farris: Senior
Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist, Pfizer Inc.,
Global Logistics and Supply (Memphis,
TN)
- Marisol Flores: Behavioral
Safety & Industrial Hygienist Tech, DM Petroleum Operations
Company (New Orleans, LA)
- Chad Franciscus: HSE
Manager, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (Jacksonville, FL)
- Michael Garza: EHS
Administrator, Toyota Logistics Services, Inc. (San Antonio, TX)
- Robert Glessner: Technical
Consultant, Liberty Mutual Insurance (Mohnton, PA)
- Charles Griswold (CG):
Contracts Advisor, ExxonMobil, Global Services Company
(Houston, TX)
- Jesse Hardy: Director of HSE
Compliance, Supreme Industries (Harwinton, CT)
- Thomas Heebner: AVP/ Risk
Consultant, HUB International Limited (Chicago, IL)
- Melanie Hemmer: Safety
Director, Divane Bros. Electric Co. (Franklin Park, IL)
- Toby Henry: Shop Lead,
Sharp Memorial Hospital/Sodexo (San
Diego, CA)
- Haider Iqbal: Process Safety
Engineer, Engro Fertilizers Limited (Daharki, Sindh –
Pakistan)
- Jacob Johanson: Global
Director, Health Safety & Environmental, Thermon Group
Holdings, Inc.
(San Marcos, TX)
- Michael Karr: Regional
EH&S Manager, The Shaw Group (Prairieville, LA)
- James Kelley: Safety
Manager, American Refining Group, Inc. (Bradford, PA)
- Phillip Lacy: Safety
Engineer/Specialist, B&W Technical Services Pantex LLC
(Amarillo, TX)
- Ning Li: Traffic Control
Devices Application Program Manager, Virginia Department of
Transportation (Glen Allen,
VA)
- Aaron Lilach: Senior Safety
Manager, RAS Delivery Services, Inc. (Muskego, WI)
- Thomas Loughman: HSE
Manager, URS Federal Services (Germantown, MD)
- Ivan Maldonado: EHS Team
Leader, Global Health Care, Kimberly-Clark Mexico
(Ixtaczoquitlan, Veracruz –
Mexico)
- Scott May: Safety
Coordinator, DuPont Pioneer (Leroy,
IL)
- Robert Neese: EHS Manager
Global Field Service and Non-operation, Rockwell Automation
(Milwaukee, WI)
- Maria Ortiz-Rios: Global
Field Safety Training Manager, Nalco Company (Naperville, IL)
- Joe Patterson: EH&S
Manager, formerly of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA)
- John Pettit: Assistant Vice
President of Health, Environmental and Safety, VSE Corporation
(Alexandria, VA)
- Jessica Rich: Safety
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration-TN Division
(Nashville, TN)
- Devon Rosenfeld: Associate
Research Scientist, Feedstocks & Energy R&D, The Dow
Chemical Company (Freeport,
TX)
- Tricia Sweat: Safety, Health,
& Environmental Coordinator, Graphic Packaging
International, Inc. (Renton,
WA)
- Graham Walker: U.S. Army
Safety Engineer, Office of the Director of Army Safety
(Fort Belvoir, VA)
- Cheng (Jerry) Zheng:
Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer, Mine Safety
Appliances Company (Suzhou, Jiangsu – China)
- Troy Zimmerman: CSB Americas
EHS Leader, Owens Corning (Granville,
OH)
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