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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.
Josh Schmitz worked as a master electrician prior to working in construction safety and health. He also held a few different roles in firefighting and emergency medical services (EMS) before moving into construction after earning a degree in Occupational Safety and Health. Currently, he works as a safety director for CG Schmidt Inc, a construction […]
Matthias Krope began his career as a commissioning engineer for water treatment and wastewater treatment plants. After a few years spent on many construction sites, he moved to Siemens AG in 2006 for the power plant construction business unit where he started as a project engineer for chemical systems. He has passed through various stations […]
Brittany Luster has been a dedicated Tyson Foods team member since 2013 when she began her career as an Operations Associate at a local poultry facility in Northwest Arkansas. Within her first year, she was promoted to a 2nd Processing Production Supervisor. To advance her career, she transitioned into the role of Enterprise Inventory Management […]
Jessica Zirkelbach started her career 18 years ago in the Scientists and Engineers Early Development (SEeD) leadership program that she now champions. Across her career she has held various positions from project engineer, Lean leader, and process engineer to production engineer to operations manager of various units. As Jessica grew in her career, so did […]
Adele Abrams is an attorney, safety professional and trainer who is president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams P.C., a multi-attorney firm focusing on safety, health and employment law nationwide. Adele is an Associate Safety Professional, and Certified Mine Safety Professional, and she instructs on employment law at University of Colorado and Catholic […]
Shannon Overland co-founded a forestry contracting firm 31 years ago that continues to operate in the British Columbia forestry sector. She has worked in all aspects of the forestry industry including chainsaw operation and the heavy equipment operation of a forwarder in a cut-to-length logging operation. Concurrent to the forestry work, Shannon also maintained a […]
Travis Livermore has a background in both safety and legal work. He began his safety career as a field safety facilitator and later field safety manager, on a large construction plant where a coal-fired power plant was being built. After his first job in safety, he attended law school, graduating with honors. After law school, […]
Claire Beich, CSP, has has over two decades of experience in adult learning and 10+ years of professional EHS experience in a versatile range of industries including construction, military, manufacturing, food and maritime. She is passionate about employee safety and engagement, and strive to bring a greater awareness to safety and the importance of leadership […]
Jon Broyles began his career as a firefighter, peace officer, and emergency medical technician (EMT). He moved on to become a hazardous materials specialist, and then a safety consultant and first aid instructor. He currently works as a corporate safety officer at AMG & Associates, one of Southern California’s fastest growing construction companies specializing in […]
Rachel Walla-Housman, CSP, CIH is a Certified Safety Professional and Certified Industrial Hygienist with 11 years of experience. She started her career in manufacturing and construction doing everything from field audits to industrial hygiene sampling and eventually moved on to consulting for large consulting firms. In 2017, she began working for herself as a freelance […]