Members of the NORA Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector Council
The Council has two co-chairs, one a NIOSH Program Manager and one a stakeholder representative. The NIOSH Program Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator facilitate the work of the Council. Members attend meetings and are the core of the group. Corresponding members are kept informed of Council activities, have opportunities to provide input on topics to be discussed, and may join workgroups. Contact the Sector Coordinator or the NORA Coordinator with questions or comments or to volunteer.
A listing of current and former members and corresponding members of the NORA Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector Council is below.
| Role | Name | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair | Bonnie Rogers | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Co-Chair | Eileen Storey | NIOSH |
| Program Manager | David Weissman | NIOSH |
| Program Coordinator | John Decker | NIOSH |
| Assistant Coordinator | Jim Boiano | NIOSH |
| Member | Ann Berry | NIOSH |
| Member | Roland BerryAnn | NIOSH |
| Member | Carrie Blakeway | The Lewin Group, on behalf of the National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center |
| Member | Bill Borwegen | Service Employees International Union |
| Member | Yvonne Boudreau | NIOSH |
| Member | Janise Brassell | NIOSH |
| Member | Barbara Braun | The Joint Commission |
| Member | Frank Buczek | NIOSH |
| Member | Claire Caruso | NIOSH |
| Member | Jim Collins | NIOSH |
| Member | Amy Collins | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health |
| Member | Dave DeJoy | University of Georgia |
| Member | June M. Fisher | San Francisco General Hospital |
| Member | Linda Frederick | NIOSH |
| Member | Robyn RM Gershon | Columbia University |
| Member | Kathy Gerwig | Kaiser Permanente |
| Member | Robert Harrison | University of California, San Francisco |
| Member | Michael J. Hodgson | US Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Member | David Kuhar | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
| Member | Therese M. Long | Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) |
| Member | Kathryn A. E. Maher | University of Washington Harborview Medical Center |
| Member | Melissa A. McDiarmid | University of Maryland |
| Member | Amber Hogan Mitchell | Advanced Sterilization Products, Johnson & Johnson |
| Member | Thomas Nerad | US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Member | Peter Orris | University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center |
| Member | A. Ray Pentecost III | Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering |
| Member | John Piacentino | NIOSH |
| Member | Margaret M. Quinn | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| Member | Joni Scheftel | Minnesota Department of Health |
| Member | Barbara Silverstein | Washington State Department of Labor & Industries |
| Member | Ron Smith | The American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health |
| Member | Beverlee Stafford | National Rehabilitation Association |
| Member | Laura Stock | University of California, Berkeley |
| Member | Tracy Whitaker | National Association of Social Workers |
| Member | Marcy Whitebook | Center for the Study of Childcare Employment |
| Corresponding Member | MaryAnn Gruden | West Penn Allegheny Health System |
| Corresponding Member | Nancy Hughes | |
| Corresponding Member | Melissa M. Leone | CORAM Specialty Infusion Services |
| Corresponding Member | Teri Palermo | NIOSH |
| Corresponding Member | Lewis J. Radonovich | US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration |
| Corresponding Member | P. Richard Warburton | ChemDAQ, Inc. |
| Corresponding Member | Susan Wilburn | World Health Organization |
| Former Co-Chair | David Weissman | NIOSH |
| Former Program Coordinator | Teri Palermo | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Richard Bennett | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
| Former Member | Jennifer Lynn Cleveland | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health |
| Former Member | Marian Condon | American Nurses Association |
| Former Member | Lisa Delaney | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Renee Funk | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Nancy Hughes | American Nurses Association |
| Former Member | Janice Huy | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Lisa Iverson-Leirmo | American Industrial Hygiene Association |
| Former Member | Margaret Kitt | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Kevin Landkrohn | US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Former Member | Melissa M. Leone | Apria Healthcare |
| Former Member | Tara MacCannell | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
| Former Member | Lisa Panlilio | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
| Former Member | Carol Y. Rao | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
| Former Member | W. Allen Robison | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Anita Schill | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Ray Sinclair | NIOSH |
| Former Member | Dale Woodin | American Society for Healthcare Engineering |
| Former Member | Bernadette Wright | The Lewin Group, representing National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center |
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