NORA Healthcare and Social Assistance Council
Council Participants
The Council has two co-chairs, one from the NIOSH Healthcare and Social Assistance Program and one from a partner organization. The NIOSH Program coordinator and assistant coordinator also help to facilitate the work of the Council. Participants attend meetings and contribute to workgroups. Contact the sector coordinator or NORA Coordinator with questions or comments or to volunteer.
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Rogers Co-Chair |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Randall Nett Co-Chair |
NIOSH |
| David Weissman Program Manager |
NIOSH |
| Megan Casey Program Coordinator |
NIOSH |
| Jim Boiano Assistant Coordinator |
NIOSH |
| Margaret Arnold | Vital Go Systems, Inc. |
| Elizabeth Bien | University of Cincinnati |
| Elizabeth Bradshaw | North Carolina State University |
| Barbara Braun | The Joint Commission |
| Jill Byrne | Case Western Reserve University |
| Claire Caruso | NIOSH |
| Jenny Cassibry Fisher | Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technitions |
| Mark Catlin | Service Employees International Union (SEIU) |
| Seth Clarenbach | Mayo Clinic |
| Eve Cuny | Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP); University of the Pacific School of Dentistry |
| Pamela Dembski Hart | Health Accreditation Resources LLC |
| Dave DeJoy | University of Georgia |
| Brigid Elchos | Mississippi Board of Animal Health |
| Lynda Enos | HumanFit |
| June Fisher | San Francisco General Hospital |
| Ruth Francis | American Nurses Association |
| Peg Graham | QUA INC |
| Susan Hallbeck | Mayo Clinic |
| Robert Harrison | University of California, San Francisco |
| Amanda Hessels | Columbia University School of Nursing |
| Tony Hilton | Veterans Health Administration |
| Michael Hodgson | U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Ninica L Howard | SHARP Program, Washington Department of Labor and Industries |
| Jessica C. Johnston | BD |
| Jagdish Khubchandani | New Mexico State University |
| David C. Konoff | University of California, San Francisco |
| David Kuhar | CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion |
| Angela Laramie | Massachusetts Department of Health |
| Maria Lioce | NIOSH |
| Sara Markle-Elder | American Federation of Teachers |
| Mary Matz | Patient Care Ergonomic Solutions, LLC |
| Amber Mitchell | International Safety Center |
| Mary Ogg | Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) |
| Peter Orris | University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center |
| Barbara (Joene) Patterson | NIOSH |
| Patricia Podolak | Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) |
| Margaret Quinn | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| Lew Radonvovich | NIOSH |
| Elizabeth Royal | SIEU National Nurse Alliance |
| Joni Scheftel | Minnesota Department of Health |
| Jessica Schifano | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| Danielle Shirk Mills | CDC, National Center for Environmental Health |
| Rosemary Sokas | Georgetown University |
| Madeline Sterling | Weill Cornell Medicine |
| Laura Stock | University of California, Berkeley |
| Jane Thomason | National Nurses United |
A heartfelt thank you to past participants in the third decade of NORA for their contributions:
(Please note: affiliations listed were current as of the time of participation but may no longer be accurate)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Yvonne Boudreau | NIOSH |
| Jenise Brassell | NIOSH |
| Shelley Carry | Kaiser Permanente |
| Patricia Delarosa | Office of Policy and Planning – CBRN |
| Sabrina Freewynn | SAIF Corporation |
| Traci Galinsky | NIOSH |
| Robyn Gershon | University of California, San Francisco |
| Jen Lipkowitz Eaton | Veterans Health Administration |
| Kathryn Maher | University of Washington Harborview Medical Center |
| William Marras | Ohio State University |
| Melissa McDiarmid | University of Maryland |
| Kate McPhaul | Veterans Health Administration |
| Edward Nardell | Harvard Medical School |
| Thomas Nerad | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| John Piacentino | NIOSH |
| Lisa Rodriguez | SAIF Corporation |
| Ron Shaffer | NIOSH |
| Sharon Silver | NIOSH |
| Ron Smith | American Institute of Architects, Academy of Architecture for Health |
| Karen Taylor | NIOSH |
| Jeannette Zoeckler | Syracuse University |
Page last reviewed: May 19, 2017
Content source: National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)