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Instructors
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Debbie Blais, RD
Debbie is a consummate professional, with extensive experience in clinical nutritional counseling. She deals with nutritional problems daily, and recognizes the types of dietary changes that make for enhanced work and life performance.
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Richard Blais, CIH, CRSP
Richard has extensive safety program management experience in a variety of sectors, including a senior role in a regulatory agency. His applied science background, combined with natural leadership ability, enables him to bridge applied and behavioural science approaches to create a "real world" approach to health, safety and environmental management.
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Peter Crisp, PEng, CRSP
Peter has a strong background in applied OSHE sciences combining engineering with industrial hygiene credentials. Along with significant contributions providing top level OSHE management support to various industries, he brings an excellent balance of science and practical experience to our learners.
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Marlene Grigg, ROH, OHST
Marlene has extensive and broad experience in occupational hygiene. She runs a successful hygiene consulting practice in Atlantic Canada, has served as a hygiene technologist in a regulatory role, designed and managed various health, safety and environmental programs for clients, and has worked with a wide range of sectors and hygiene issues. Marlene has a strong interest in providing quality training in the workplace, and has a reputation for technically superior work.
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Steve Hazzard, MADL, CHRP
Steve has an extraordinary capacity to synthesize information, and has played a lead role throughout the development of the Certificate program. His experience in workplace risk management and traditional "safety" programs, as well as his interest and studies in human resource development means that his contributions are relevant and effective.
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Dale Hood
Dale's depth in environmental management and monitoring is a significant strength. He has designed, managed, or provided senior technical support to over 100 environmental studies and projects throughout the region, and has provided environmental management services to major infrastructure projects. A list of technical publications reinforces his capacity to provide top quality environmental instruction to this program.
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Chad Ikert
Chad has an extensive and broad background in emergency management, combining Paramedic with Occupational and Public Health credentials. Through his experience, he has been involved in planning for and responding to a myriad of different emergencies in a wide range of settings. His educational and work background provide an excellent balance of science and practical experience to the Certificate.
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Susan Linton, RN, COHN (C)
Most of Susan's career has been spent in various occupational health and safety roles. Her experiences include a senior role in a regulatory agency, where she facilitated exciting and innovative approaches to measuring safety performance, and supporting the development of safety cultures. With credentials in both medical and adult education fields, combined with her interest and expertise in holistic workplace health, she brings invaluable insights and expertise to the Certificate.
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Janet Lyon
Janet has extensive experience as a classroom teacher and as an instructional designer for computer-based courses. She brings a refreshing and relevant touch to adult learning issues, and works hard to produce high-quality learning experiences for our students.
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Gwen McKay
A successful management consultant, Gwen's background includes time as a senior national director of the Red Cross, with responsibility for safety operations, faculty positions in Forestry, and Physical Education and Recreation faculties at University of New Brunswick, and providing leadership to a variety of business, education and recreation focused entities. Her facilitation skills and broad knowledge of business management issues are important components of the Certificate program.
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Jim Montgomery, PEng, CRSP, Professor Emeritus (Humber College)
Jim's rich background includes extensive engineering and management experience in industry, as well as a long and respected career in OSH. He has held faculty positions with Humber College, York University, Sheridan College, and Atkinson College. Jim has also served on numerous professional boards and commissions, including BCRSP, CSA, and Ontario Human Resource Professional Association, as well as several Consumer Advisory Panels. He has been one of the primary "movers and shakers" of OSH in Canada, and has had - and continues to have - a significant impact on OSHE education.
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Donna Myers
Donna is one of those lucky individuals blessed with a wealth of creative energy and ideas. She is able to think "outside the box", and see creative solutions to graphic needs beyond the obvious. Her training and background in graphic arts have won her juried awards, has shaped the effectiveness of Certificate modules, and contributes significantly to the overall quality of the program.
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Dianne Power
Dianne has an excellent combination of solid, academic credentials as well as "real world" experience in the trenches. Her background includes executive-level positions in OSH administration, along with extensive experience in a variety of labour, quality and project management and support roles. She has a passion for the quality management movement, and has provided very creative instruction for the Certificate program.
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Don Sayers, CD, CRSP, CHRP
Don is a force in the shift towards behavioural approaches to workplace health and safety and environmental management. He has pioneered the use of motivational theories in developing highly effective workplace risk management systems. His background in adult education and management/leadership underscores the breadth of contributions he brings to the Certificate program.
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Sara Stewart
Sara Stewart works to help develop high-quality content. She has a strong background in English and technical writing, and her research skills are a valuable asset to the program. She is often referred to as the 'Mistress of Metaphors'.
Please see her website at: http://sara-stewart.com
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