Category: Faces of EHS

Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) initiatives are only as strong as the people behind them. Meet some of the professionals who work hard every day to keep their organizations safe, healthy, productive, and compliant.

Faces of EHS – Tricia Kagerer on Women in Safety

Tricia Kagerer has been in the Safety and Risk Management field for over 25 years. She is currently serving as the Executive Vice President of Risk Management and Safety at Jordan Foster and as a board member of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). At Jordan Foster, her role encompasses creating an overall risk […]

Faces of EHS: Scott Gaddis on Digitizing EHS and Making Safety Personal

Scott Gaddis started his career with the GE company, spending five years as a facility EHS Director in the Motors Division. He spent over five years as Executive Director of Global EHS for Bristol-Myers Squibb and eighteen years with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in various senior EHS leadership roles ending as the Global Director of Occupational […]

Faces of EHS: Kathy Freeman on Teamwork and Being Intentional

For our latest Faces of EHS profile, we sat down with Kathy Freeman to discuss what she’s learned in her career, and the importance of teamwork and building strong, intentional relationships.

Faces of EHS: Diana Peroni on Positive Safety Culture and Volunteering

Diana Peroni has worked in the EHS field for over 25 years. She started in public health before transitioning to working as an industrial hygienist after completing graduate school. As an industrial hygienist, she primarily has worked on supporting research labs as a contractor at NASA and a National Lab. For the last 13 years, […]

Faces of EHS: Amanda Smith on the Impacts of ESG

Over the past 17 years, Amanda Smith’s career has been dedicated to leveraging technology to empower people. She started her career as an Assistive Technology Specialist, where she used technology to enhance the learning experience for students with disabilities. Later, Amanda transitioned and became an Environmental Specialist at DTE Energy, where she employed the use […]

Faces of EHS: Reese Fortin on Safety Culture and STCKY

Since graduating from Fresno State in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in safety, Reese Fortin has dedicated her career to engaging, mentoring, and inspiring people to truly value safety. Her diverse experience spans several industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and construction. She has led dozens of safety professionals and hundreds of construction projects from California […]

Faces of EHS: Safety Culture in 2023

For our latest Faces of EHS profile, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite guests so far in 2023. We have a new set of questions for our safety professionals this year, and today we are looking at our guests’ insights about safety culture and how company leaders can make safety a […]

Faces of EHS: Katie Stryker on Technology and Connecting EHS with ESG

Katie Stryker is approaching her 17th year in insurance. She has had the pleasure of working at CNA Insurance, a global commercial and specialty insurance carrier with over 5,000 employees throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, for the entirety of her professional career. She started as a risk control trainee, where she focused on […]

Faces of EHS: Mandi Kime on Healthy Workers and Psychological Safety

Mandi Kime has spent the last 15 years as the Director of Safety at Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Washington. Associated General Contractors of Washington is the Seattle-based chapter of the AGC of America. AGC is the largest and oldest construction association in the United States. The Washington Chapter represents roughly 600 employers in Washington […]

Faces of EHS: Katrina Fenimore on Mental Health and Asking for Help

Katrina Fenimore is an occupational safety and health professional with a demonstrated history of working in the public sector industry. She has her bachelor’s Degrees focused in Experimental Psychology and Criminal Justice from Eastern Washington University, as well as a Bachelor’s in Safety & Health Management with a minor in Risk Management from Central Washington […]