Minnesota Safety Council 2023 Board of Directors
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
Open
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.