Advisory Board

Roster

	Name	Title	Organization	Email
	Suzanne Forsyth	Co-Chair	UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education	spforsyth@ucdavis.edu
	B.S. in Environmental Toxicology UC Davis; MPH in Public Health UC Berkeley 20 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 Currently serves 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)
	Kaci Buhl	Co-Chair	Oregon State University	kaci.buhl@oregonstate.edu
	Oregon Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Coordinator Associate Professor of Practice in the EMT Department 3 years as the Western Region Director of the AAPSE 10 years as the Project Coordinator at the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) Worked in pesticide enforcement and incident coordination at the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)
	Fred Berman	Advisory Board Member	Toxicology Information Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University	fberman@proaxis.com
	B.S. Microbiology Oregon State University; DVM Washington State University; PhD Toxicology OSU 18 years as Director, Toxicology Information Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University Co-investigator at the National Pesticide Information Center Consultant to the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Analytical and Response Center 10 years’ experience in veterinary clinical and emergency medical practice
	Aidan Black	Advisory Board Member	Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs,	Black.Aidan@epa.gov
	B.A. in Environmental Policy, Colby College Provide support to implement the Worker Protection Standard and Certification of Pesticide Applicators regulations. Work with a diverse group of stakeholders through the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee to facilitate discussion of recommendations for EPA’s pesticide programs. Served as a Community Gardening and Agroforestry Facilitator in The Gambia. Experience in forest conservation in Northern New England.
	Jeff Jenkins	Advisory Board Member	Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University	Jeffrey.jenkins@oregonstate.edu
	B.S. Biochemistry, PhD Entomology Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University Director, National Pesticide Information Center Former Chair AGRO Division of the American Chemical Society, President Toxicology Education Foundation, and collaborator Extension Toxicology Network (ExTOXnet) 40+ years working with producers, state governments, NGOs, industry, federal agencies, and international organizations concerned about the adverse impacts of chemicals.
	Catherine Karr	Advisory Board Member	Department of Pediatrics/Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington	ckarr@uw.edu
	Professor, jointly appointed in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology Primary Care Pediatrician, UW Pediatric Care Center – Roosevelt Clinic Internal Advisor, Pacific Northwest Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, University of Washington Director, NW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of Washington Research focuses on environmental contaminant exposures in pregnancy and childhood and impacts on respiratory and neurodevelopmental health Trained as MD (Univ WA), PHD (Epidemiology, Univ WA), MS (Toxicology, Univ WA)
	Steve Kirkhorn	Advisory Board Member	Agrisafe Network	skirkhorn@agrisafe.com
	MD, MPH, and BS from the University of Minnesota Agrisafe Medical Director Occupational Medicine Advisor to the NIOSH Upper Midwest Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Minnesota Former Director/Section Chief of Occupational Health at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Health Care System; Director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Academic Program; Director/Section Chief of Occupational Health; and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Boarded in Occupational Medicine and Family Practice
	Ouahiba Laribi	Advisory Board Member	Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment	Ouahiba.Laribi@oehha.ca.gov
	PhD in cell and molecular biology, University François Rabelais of Tours, France (1998-2001) MPH in Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, French National School of Public Health (EHESP) 10 years of experience working as a scientist in different academic organizations in the US, Spain, France and Switzerland Since 2002, toxicologist at the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) primarily working on the Medical Supervision Program and Outreach on Pesticides Related Illnesses. OEHHA’s Environmental Justice coordinator.
	Jennifer Park	Project Officer	U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs	park.jennifer@epa.gov
	B.S. in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science, University of Michigan MPH in Social and Behavioral Sciences and Global Health, focus on environmental health, Yale School of Public Health Works and provides support to implement the Worker Protection Standard and Certification of Pesticide Applicators regulation. Experience conducting epidemiological research on pesticide exposure and health. Served as a Community Health Advisor with the U.S. Peace Corps in educating, managing programs, and spreading awareness about major health issues affecting the rural population in Zambia.
	James R. Roberts	Advisory Board Member	Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina	robertsj@musc.edu
	MD (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center) and MPH in maternal child health (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Professor of Pediatrics, over 20 years in the General Pediatrics faculty at MUSC Director, South Carolina Pediatric Practice Research Network Research interests include children’s environmental exposures, vaccine delivery Co-Author, Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 5th and 6th editions Chair of the Board of Directors, Children’s Environmental Health Network
	Diane Rohlman	Advisory Board Member	Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Iowa	drohlman@uiowa.edu
	Associate professor in the Department of Occupational & Environmental Health in the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health where she holds the Endowed Chair in Rural Safety and Health. Director of the University of Iowa’s Healthier Workforce Center and Agricultural Safety and Health Training Program in the University of Iowa’s Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety. Research focuses on the health effects of occupational and environmental exposures, with emphasis on the increased workplace risks faced by younger employees. Studies have examined agricultural workers in the United States and around the world, including research on the effects of pesticide exposure on adolescents and their developing nervous system. Received masters and doctorate in experimental psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
	David Vearrier	Advisory Board Member	University of Mississippi Medical Center	dvearrier@umc.edu
	Chair, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology Section of American Academy of Clinical Toxicology Board certified medical toxicology, occupational medicine, emergency medicine Professor of emergency medicine and preventive medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
	Michael Yeh	Advisory Board Member	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	michaelyeh123@gmail.com
	Medical Officer, Health Studies Section and Emergency Management, Radiation, Chemical Branch in the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice at the National Center for Environmental Health and the CDC BS in Biology, SUNY Stony Brook, MS in Journalism Columbia University; MS Epidemiology University at Buffalo; MD University at Buffalo Board certified in emergency medicine and internal medicine Practiced emergency medicine in community hospitals on Long Island and Rhode Island Medical toxicology fellow at Emory University / CDC 2019 - 2021

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