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Minnesota Safety Council 2023 Board of Directors

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The Board of Directors provides strategic leadership with a focus on the long-term impact of the Minnesota Safety Council on reducing unintentional injuries. The Board sets policy and direction, and partners with staff to identify the strategies that lead to success in unintentional injury prevention. Our Board and staff work closely in a high-trust, high-effectiveness relationship that produces results. Members of the Board are:

Officers

Chair-Board of Directors
Bert Flynn
Director, Workforce Relations
Xcel Energy

Vice Chair
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Chairman of the Board, Emeritus
Jeffrey S. Ogden, Ret.

 

Chairman of the Board, Emeritus
Steve Sandilla
Senior Vice President
SFM

President
Paul W. Aasen
CEO
Minnesota Safety Council, Inc.

Vice President-Finance
Deb Nistler
Etterman Enterprises


Vice Presidents

Katherine Bonneson
Assistant Vice President, University Health and Safety
University of Minnesota

Jeffrey Jarvela
Manager, Health and Safety
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

Phillip L. Jensen
Senior Risk Specialist
Chubb Insurance

Saverio Marcario
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Aveda Corporation

Steve Schoeneck
Vice President, Customer Service
Otter Tail Power Company

Ryan Vieau
Vice President, Safety Services
Tailing LLC


Directors

Kevin Balfanz
Director of Field Services
MCIT

Nicole Blissenbach
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Molly Coskran
Owner/Principal AIHA
Heed Environmental Health, LLC

Karen Cuta
Director, Application Engineering
3M

Garrett Doucette
Asst. Plant Manager/Food Safety Manager
Anderson Custom Processing, Inc.

Mark Friske
EHS Manager
The Sherwin-Williams Company

Chuck Kendall
Global Director of EHS
CHS

Alanna Lee
Environmental Safety Specialist
ASSP Northwest Chapter
Cirrus Aircraft

Christe Singleton
Vice President, Minnesota Gas
CenterPoint Energy

Josh Skelton
Vice President
Minnesota Power Generation Operations/ ALLETE Safety

Nate Snyder
Global Director, Safety and Security
Red Wing Shoe Co.