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Suzanne Forsyth
Co-Chair
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
- B.S. in Environmental Toxicology UC Davis; MPH in Public Health UC Berkeley
- Nearly 30 years' experience in serving pesticide regulatory officials and stakeholders at the tribal, state and federal levels
- Experience as a pesticide registration chemist, water quality specialist, and risk assessment associate bringing subject matter specificity to her work in pesticide safety education
- Formerly served as Coordinator for the Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC)
- 18 years successfully managed the nationally acclaimed Pesticide Regulatory Education Program (PREP)
- In 2014 honored with Life Membership to the American Association of Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)
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Kaci Buhl
Co-Chair
Oregon State University
- Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Coordinator in Oregon
- Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
- 10 years as the Project Coordinator of the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) at Oregon State University
- Worked in pesticide enforcement and incident coordination at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
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Christian Gella
Program Coordinator
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
- B.A. in English Literature from UC San Diego
- M.A. in Asian-American Studies from UCLA
- Experienced in data management, operations, and building scale-able systems
- Co-founded a middle school in Stockton, CA
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Emily Ripken
Program Coordinator for Ag Community Non-Profits
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
- B.A. from Brandeis University
- MPH in Public Health from UCLA
- 7 years leading a safety team and education for vineyard farmworkers
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
- Experienced grant-writer for agriculture and environmental topics
- Developed pesticide and safety training videos in English and Urdu
- Fluent in Spanish
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Dwight Seal
National Project Coordinator
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
- B.S. and M.A. in Biology from Appalachian State University
- Over 36 years of experience in pesticide regulation
- Experience as the Western District Manager with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Experience in structural pest and agricultural pesticide regulations
- Served on SFIREG POM and AAPCO committees
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Ann Marie O'Shea
PERC Marketing Specialist
AMOS and Advisors, LLC
- PhD in Organization Development and Change Management; Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business, Drexel University; B.A. in Communications & Psychology, La Salle University
- President and CEO, Amos and Advisors, LLC
- Seasoned executive and entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of strategic, financial, marketing, and operational skills and successes
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PERC Projects
We develop, revise, and update pesticide safety resources to advance the protection of humans, communities, and ecosystems from the risk of pesticide poisonings, illness, and injury.