New 2024-2025 Board of Directors plan the next phase of AIHA’s
contribution to worker safety.
AIHA, the association for occupational and environmental health
and safety (OEHS) professionals, welcomed its new Board of
Directors for the 2024-2025 term on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, during
AIHA’s annual business meeting held during the AIHA Connect 2024
conference in Columbus, Ohio.
On Friday, July 26, 2024, the AIHA Board will commence its first
Strategic Planning meeting. Topics include reviewing the
treasurer's report, examining the status of the 2022-2024 strategic
plan, approving the 2025-2027 draft strategic plan, discussing
AIHA's new initiatives aimed at advancing OEHS science and
practice, and plans for the remainder of the 2024 calendar
year.
AIHA’s Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term include
officers:
President: Nicole M.H. Greeson, MS, CIH
President-Elect: Bradley S. King, PhD, MPH,
CIH
Vice President: Nancy M. McClellan, MPH, CIH,
CHMM
Past President: Dina M. Siegel, CIH, CSP,
CBSP, FAIHA
Secretary: Pamela A. Kostle, CIH, FAIHA
Secretary Elect: Justine Parker, CIH, CSP,
CPH, CHMM
Treasurer: Lucinette Alvarado Rivera, CIH
The following AIHA members serve as AIHA
directors-at-large:
Vanessa A. Brady, MS, CIH, CSP
Matthew M. Dahm, PhD
John R. Moore III, CIH, CSP
Bradley Rodgers, MS, MBA, CIH, CSP
Bryan Seal, PhD, CIH, CSP, CHMM, REHS
Eric White, MPH, CIH, CSP
“Each member of the AIHA Board of Directors brings knowledge,
expertise, dedication, and passion to support our mission of
promoting and protecting worker health,” said Lawrence Sloan, CEO
of AIHA. “Their unique perspectives and experiences will contribute
significantly to our efforts as we continue to navigate the
evolving landscape of occupational health and safety.”
Sloan expressed his appreciation for the invaluable
contributions made to AIHA by the departing Board members: Donna S.
Heidel, MS, CIH, FAIHA, the former past president, and Courtney
Tinner, CIH, CSP, a former director. “We are grateful for the time
and energy they invested during their tenures,” said Sloan. “We are
confident their input will have lasting impacts on our
organization.”
Details of Newly Elected 2024-2025 Board Members:
Nancy McClellan, MPH, CIH, CHMM, was elected Vice
President. McClellan has previously served on the board as both
director-at-large and treasurer. She has authored several AIHA
publications, including Synergist articles, since 2011, and
contributed heavily to AIHA’s pandemic response efforts. McClellan
is CEO of Occupational Health Management, PLLC, in Waterford,
Michigan and chairs the University of Michigan Graduate School of
Public Health Advisory Board.
Justine Parker, CIH, CSP, CPH, CHMM, was elected
Secretary-Elect. Parker has been a member of AIHA since 2013 and
previously served on the Board of Directors as director-at-large.
In 2021, she received both the AIHA President’s Award and the
Social Responsibility Award for her work on the Back to Work Safely
COVID-19 Task Force. Parker has also served on the Content Priority
Advisory Group (CPAG) since 2020. She currently works as a
Principal Science Advisor at Stantec in Boulder, CO.
Matthew R. Dahm, PhD, MPH, REHS/RS, was elected
director-at-large. Since serving as president for the AIHA Ohio
Valley Local Section in the 2013-2014 term, Dahm has held
leadership positions in several AIHA groups, including president of
the AIHA Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Working Group. Dahm
is a Supervisory Environmental Health Specialist for the CDC/NIOSH
in Cincinnati, OH.
Bradley Rodgers, MS, MBA, CIH, CSP, was elected
director-at-large. Rodgers has been a member of AIHA since 2008. He
has written for The Synergist and held several positions in the
AIHA Arkansas Local Section, including president. Rodgers has also
served on the Leadership and Management Committee, Finance
Committee, and Local Sections Advisory Group. He currently works as
an Industrial Hygienist for FutureFuel Chemical Company and serves
as an Adjunct Instructor in the OEHS program at Arkansas State
University.
About AIHA
AIHA is the association for scientists and professionals
committed to preserving and ensuring occupational and environmental
health and safety (OEHS) in the workplace and community. Founded in
1939, AIHA supports worker health and safety through our expertise,
networks, comprehensive education programs, and other products and
services that help companies maintain the highest professional and
competency standards. More than half of AIHA's nearly 8,500 members
are Certified Industrial Hygienists, and many hold other
professional designations. AIHA serves as a resource for those
employed across the public and private sectors and the communities
in which they work. For more information visit
https://aiha.org/
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