Nancy has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Acadia University and a Master of Social Work degree from Dalhousie University. In addition, Nancy has obtained certificates in Personnel Management and Management Development.

In relation to the Occupational Health and Safety field, Nancy has completed numerous OH&S courses through the Nova Scotia Safety Council (Safety Services NS), the Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association, the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers and the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour. Nancy was recently appointed as Chairperson of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Panel.

Nancy's employment history includes 10 years of experience as the manager of a province-wide program to protect the health and safety of seniors and persons with disabilities. Nancy has also worked as a Consultant in Occupational Health and Safety with the Nova Scotia government.

Nancy has 23 years experience as a Trainer and Instructor within government and the university/college environments. She has taught on a part-time basis at Dalhousie University, Lansbridge University, CompuCollege and the Nova Scotia Community College.

Steve is the Chief Learning Officer for Don Sayers & Associates. Steve is the architect of the DSA/UFred CHSEP program and continues to develop training systems that use technology mediated delivery. Steve has completed a graduate degree in distance education, holds a CHRP, and is a member of the Canadian Society for Training and Development. He lives just outside of Fredericton, NB with his wife and family.

She has been involved with ergonomics research, assessments and training for a variety of organizations and industries with the primary focus of musculoskeletal disorder prevention. Industries include manufacturing, forestry, healthcare, warehouse, retail/service, construction, oil & gas, and government/office. Currently serving as faculty with University of Fredericton, Canada, Suzanne teaches an online Ergonomics Coordinator Certificate course in association with Don Sayers & Associates. Suzanne's talent in Human Factors Engineering is obvious when engaged in discussing that field. Her senior-level experience in both public and private sectors is combined with her passion for teaching.

Recently she co-authored a Tree Planter's Guide to Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries with FPInnovations - Feric Division in Vancouver. Published also as FPInnovation's Advantage Report Vol 9. No. 7 (January 2008) and printed in Info-Flip design, the guide was the culmination of 2 years of research with western tree planters.

In addition to Forestry industry experience, Suzanne designed and implemented an ergonomic work methods and train-the-trainer program in a large tire manufacturing facility. Spending one year at the facility, Suzanne developed work methods with process engineers, trained trainers in work methods and injury prevention exercises, and implemented a system of follow-up checks into a sustainable training program aligned with the production system.

While consulting to Shell Canada, Suzanne implemented a large scale office ergonomics project which included implementing equipment solutions in two geophysical and engineering departments, training occupational health nurses and other stakeholders in office ergonomics set-up, creating a resource manual, and working to sustain the ergonomics efforts by programming it into the medical department's responsibilities.

In healthcare, Suzanne made numerous ergonomics investigations into all levels of healthcare and support work while employed at WorksafeBC. She was on a special project whose deliverables included an information package on the installation and inspection of ceiling lifts, a demonstration kit of transfer devices to reduce risk of injury, and specific written guidance on the application of the Ergonomics Requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Regulation to patient handling. During this period she was fortunate to work with the OHS department of the Interior Health Authority whose commitment to No-lift procedures and user-centered design was evident.

Olu Kamson is an Analytical Chemist with extensive expertise in Ecological Sustainability. He has considerable experience in Academia, Research, Industrial Environmental Consulting and Environmental Leadership. In 1988, his contribution to Environmental Training and Research was highlighted in UNEP's Regional Directory of African Tertiary Level Environmental Training Institutions, Programs and Resource Persons. He has since 1992 been a very active fellow of LEAD International: the largest organisation in the world devoted exclusively to sustainable development. He has also served as Board Member of a State Environmental Protection Agency. He is very passionate about sustainable waste management practices. Olu is widely published in a number of peer review journals including Environment International.

Norm Keith is a partner in Gowlings' Toronto office and leader of the Firm's National Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Group. His practice specializes in occupational health and safety law, wrongful dismissal litigation and workers' compensation. He also advises on matters including privacy law, labour and employment law, and alternate dispute resolution.

Norm has extensive experience in drafting employment contracts and is counsel for employers involving human rights, labour arbitration, judicial reviews, Ontario Labour Relation Board hearings and fiduciary duty lawsuits.

Norm is an accomplished trial lawyer. During his career, he has successfully defended more than 1,000 charges under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, related statutes and regulations. He has also represented employers at administrative tribunals, environmental prosecutions and coroner inquests. Norm has assisted clients in a wide range of industries in advising on workplace risk management and emergency preparedness planning.

Norm received his Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation in 1998. He is one of only two practising lawyers in Canada to achieve the CRSP designation, both of whom are Gowlings lawyers.

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As a self-proclaimed 'applied behavioural scientist', Don's contribution to workplace health, safety and environmental leadership has been primarily as a champion of proven behavioural techniques and systems applicable to the professional practice of risk management and harm reduction programs. This is driven by over 35 years of experience as a senior safety director, as well as his academic background in adult education and leadership/management. Extensive experience in mentoring budding safety practitioners over the years has also brought invaluable insights to the creation of professional development programs such as SHEM.