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Jamie Dabbs attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Safety and Health. He secured an internship with the Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and then he obtained a position working as a safety manager within a manufacturing plant in Oklahoma City. Realizing that he wanted to broaden […]
Rusti Dyals is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) with 20 years of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) experience across FM, forest product and semi-conductor industries. She currently serves as ESFM’s National Director of Environment, Health & Safety. Before that, she successfully supported a national […]
Suzanne Kilpatrick feels like she started her career in safety as a child. She grew up on a ranch and helped her parents at an agricultural feed store where she gained experience with confined spaces, powered industrial trucks, chemicals, moving parts, pinch points, and more. When she discovered safety as a field of study, it […]
In 2019, Tyler Vanchure graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Safety Management. Upon graduation, she accepted a Safety Specialist position at Southwire Company, a wire manufacturing company, in Carrollton, Georgia, where she worked for three and a half years at their largest utility wire manufacturing facility. During her […]
Safety culture is a critical aspect of any organization that prioritizes the well-being of its employees, and stakeholders. But what happens when contractors come into the picture? How can organizations ensure that their safety culture extends beyond their employees to include contractors as well? In this article, we will discuss some strategies that organizations can […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]