Operating Committee Bios
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Chair: Erica Frey-Hoyer, Packaging Corp of America
503-315-2335 [email protected] Erica is a graduate of Washington State University and has worked in the manufacturing industry for over 13 years. She is currently the Safety Manager for Packaging Corp of America's Salem, OR corrugated packaging facililty. Erica believes that an incident free workplace can be achieved through meaningful employee involvment, personal responsibility, and effective communication. She values safety because she cares - about ourselves, each other, our families, our suppliers, our customers. During the past several years, Erica has led the effort to bring PCA's Salem facility to VPP Star certification and continues to facilitate the re-certification process. Erica, her husband Paul, and their two daughters enjoy traveling in the Northwest in their motor home. Erica also spends her free time volunteering at her church and at her daughter's elementary school reading program. |
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Vice Chair: Bobby Hammond, SGE, Jacobs
208-610-9568 [email protected] Bobby Hammond is an Regional Health and Safety Manager for Jacobs in their Operations Management International business. Much of his experience was in the wood products manufacturing industry, but now he supports projects contracted to operate and maintain facilities such as water and wastewater treatment facilities. He has had the fortunate experience of working for companies that had strong safety cultures that sought out and achieved STAR recognition in VPP. He has led and been a contributor to STAR programs across Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Driven to hone his craft, in 2014, Bobby earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health (Magna Cum Laude) from Columbia Southern University. Bobby served the Oregon SHARP Alliance Board of Directors as the Region 8 Delegate, filling a vacancy opened in 2010, serving through 2016. He double served in 2014, additionally serving as Alliance Treasurer in 2014. When not on the clock, Bobby enjoys outdoor activities and whenever possible, spending time with his grandkids. |
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Treasurer: Ashtyn Baldas, Owens Corning Foamular
314-540-5823 [email protected] Ashtyn Baldas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. With a decade of experience in the chemical and manufacturing sectors, she has honed her expertise in Process Safety Management (PSM) and compliance programs. As the EHS Leader at Owens Corning’s foam insulation facility in Gresham, OR, Ashtyn is dedicated to ensuring safety and well-being for her colleagues and the community. Outside of her professional life, Ashtyn enjoys exploring the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Whether hiking, running, or simply appreciating the outdoors, she finds inspiration in the region’s landscapes. |
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Secretary: Ashley Dubisar, Knife River Coast/Roseburg
974-940-3927 [email protected] Ashley Dubisar is the Safety Resource Supervisor for both the Roseburg and Coast Divisions of Knife River Materials. Prior to making the jump to construction and construction materials Ashley spent over 13 years in the wood products industry and wood products manufacturing. Ashley started as floor employee and worked her way into various safety and non-safety roles. Ashley has been fortunate enough to work in world class safety cultures and to be involved from application to STAR in the Voluntary Protection Program. Ashley views her current role at Knife River as the “Team Mom” she’s here to coach, educate, challenge, and cheer her team to a zero-incident victory. Ashley currently resides in Coquille with her two kids and fiancé. Her kids keep her extremely busy between sports and stock car racing. Ashley also enjoys cooking, baking, gardening, canning, and animals. Ashley’s friendly competitive nature helps drive her to continuous improvement in both her personal and professional lives. |
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Oregon OSHA Liaison: Mark Hurliman, CSHM, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
541-539-8385 [email protected] Mark E. Hurliman, CSHM, has an occupational background that includes work as a dairy farmer, self-employed commercial fisherman, construction worker, logger, and mill worker. He has worked at Oregon OSHA since 1990, as a Compliance Officer and a Safety Consultant. The VPP Coordinator since 1996, Mark has been manager of the VPP and SHARP programs since 2001. Mark has been recognized by the Institute for Safety and Health Management as a Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM). He has developed and presented a variety of training presentations on SHARP and VPP as well as other safety and health management related topics. His workshops and classes have been presented throughout Oregon as well as at Regional and National safety and health conferences. Professional Associations:
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Technology Chair: Michael Welsh, Sherwin Williams
503-403-8781 m[email protected] Michael is the Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager at the Sherwin-Williams EPS Woodburn Facility. He received his Associates in OSH from Columbia Southern University. Spending eleven years previously working for two VPP STAR Facilities in Oregon, eight of those working as a VPP Coordinator and three a Safety Specialist. He spent two years as a member of the VPPPA Region X Board of Directors. Michael has been an SGE since 2022 and enjoys working with Oregon OSHA on VPP Onsite Evaluations. He resides in Keizer with his wife and two kids. He enjoys fishing, hiking, camping, playing, and Dungeons and Dragons. |
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Region 1 Delegate: Carl Zampino, Coca Cola
503-235-8410 [email protected] Carl Zampino is the Management Systems Facilitator at Coca-Cola Portland Syrup Plant. The site located in East Portland has been an Oregon VPP Star site since 2016 and an active member of the Oregon SHARP Alliance since 2018. In addition to his role at Portland Syrup, Carl acts as an SGE, partnering with OSHA on VPP activities, and as the SHARP Alliance Region 1 Delegate for the Portland area. |
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Region 2 Delegate: Roy Shawgo, Gerding Companies
541-753-2012 [email protected] Roy Shawgo is the Corporate Safety Director at Gerding Companies. Gerding Companies is a corporation managing two construction companies: Gerding Builders, the general contracting division, and TGC Structural, specializing in concrete and carpentry. This is Roy’s second career after retiring as a Fire Fighter/Paramedic/HAZMAT Specialist. As an experienced paramedic, Roy believes on-the-job injuries are preventable, having seen many during his career. Roy is leading teams at Gerding Builders and TGC Structural to achieve their SHARP certification. They are currently in their fourth year. |
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Region 3 Delegate: Wendy Cecil,
(541) 607-8373 [email protected] Wendy currently serves as the Safety Manager for Weyerhaeuser’s Engineered Wood Products facility in Eugene, OR, where she is leveraging her passion for robust Safety Cultures and 5S/Continuous Improvement Methodologies to support excellence in employee safety. Previously, Wendy was a longstanding member of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Eugene, Oregon team. After joining their manufacturing team in 2005, she soon advanced into Environmental Health and Safety, initially focused on international customer support for product safety. She then took on advancing roles that supported the Eugene facility, striving for excellence in General Industry and laboratory safety programs. Her formal education in environmental science, with a focus in chemistry and biology, were essential for supporting a safety culture in the life sciences sector, where collaboration with all employees is crucial. Wendy has supported VPP initiatives in various capacities; becoming an SGE in 2015, leading the site through multiple VPP Star recertifications, and providing support and mentorship to other facilities’ safety programs and VPP efforts, both internal and external to the company. |
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Region 4 Delegate: Jodi Hall, Duro-Last
(541) 476-9918 [email protected] Jodi Hall has been with Duro-Last Roofing, a manufacturer of thermoplastic single-ply roofing membrane, since July, 1998. She is the Logistics and Office Manager. Jodi is also a member of the Duro-Last Safety Committee and has played an integral part in Duro-Last graduating from the SHARP program in March, 2006 and achieving VPP Star Site status in 2016. Jodi has arranged for bi-yearly Duro-Last Blood Drives for many years, and attends the Southern Oregon Safety Conference every year. She was chosen as the Safety Committee Champion in 2019 by the American Society of Safety Engineers. In 2016 Duro-Last Roofing was awarded VPP Star Site status. Jodi was instrumental in completing the VPP application and has participated every year in completing the VPP self-evaluation. Duro-Last has retained VPP Star Site status. Jodi served as the SHARP Alliance Treasurer from 2018 through 2023. |
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Region 5 Delegate: Nikkita Paulson, Cardinal
[email protected] Nikkita has been employed at Hood River Cardinal IG for 5 ½ years, where she has been on the Safety Committee for most of that time. Nikkita has claimed Safety as one of her personal values since she was 9 years old and has a deep passion for keeping others safe wherever she goes. Nikkita’s personal interests involve pulling harmless pranks, rooting for the Seahawks, going to Seattle for weekends away, volunteering, and doing all that with her dog, Trooper. |
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Region 6 Delegate: Rick Blackmarr, Retired
(208) 340-0856 [email protected] Rick’s (EH&S) Environmental Safety and Health career has spanned over 35 years from General Industry to the Construction Industry. After college he started out as a Fire Fighter / Paramedic Safety trainer in Denver CO. After leaving the Fire service he continued his career in several manufacturing and construction businesses. Rick advanced his career into senior leadership roles as corporate safety director working throughout the United States, China and Canada. In those years Rick, through collaborative efforts certified two plants into the VPP Star Status, one outside of Rochester, New York and the other one in Hillsboro, OR. Rick has served on the Region 10 VPPPA as a Board of Director for two years. He has mentored several companies on their journey for SHARP and VPP status. After leaving the Region X VPPPA Board of director positon, Rick then moved on to the Nuclear field working as a Safety manager with the Dept. of Energy, VPP Star site, Idaho National Laboratory. Rick has continued to work on several safety conference committees, the last 10 years have been with the Blue Mt. Safety Conference. He has also conducted many safety classes at these conferences to include the Oregon Governors Occupational Safety and Health conference. Rick currently resides in Umatilla, OR with his wife Vickie overlooking his favorite spot, the Columbia River. If he is not home or working, he is on the river with his boat fishing. He continues to work in the EH&S field as a private consultant to his former employers. |
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Region 7 Delegate: Ted Everhart, Robertson & Olson Construction, Inc.
360-699-4724 [email protected] Ted Everhart is the Safety Director at Robertson & Olson Construction. He is a highly passionate Health and Safety professional with over 20 years’ experience in a wide range of environments from construction to industrial settings. Ted is motivated to be someone in the field who will stop and take the time to ensure individuals know and understand the work task and environment they are working in. Ted takes pride in a “Coach and Council” approach versus an “Attack and Discipline” approach when educating workers on the safety procedures of their tasks. It is Ted’s goal to educate and encourage workers in all settings to be aware of safety risks and mitigate them before they occur. |
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At Large Delegate: Terance Chapman, Klamath Energy
541-850-6131 [email protected] Terance Chapman is the Program Manager-Process Engineering at Klamath Energy, a 635 MW electrical generating plant in Klamath Falls. Klamath Energy achieved Sharp early in its existence and VPP a few years after. Terance was born and raised in Lancaster CA, before joining the Naval Nuclear Power Program. Terance spent 6 years in the Navy onboard the USS RONALD REAGAN before entering the power industry. Terance spent 6 years in operations in Pueblo, CO before joining the team of Klamath Energy where he worked as an operator for 3 years before transitioning into his current role. |
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1st VPP Delegate: Boe Carter, PCA Salem Packaging
(503) 315-2309 [email protected] Boe Carter has worked at Packaging Corporation of America in Salem, OR for just over 24 years. Boe is currently the Environmental, Health, and Safety Facilitator (EH&S). Aside from working in a wide variety of departments early in his tenure, Boe started out his safety journey by spending 4 years as the plant safety coordinator from 2008 to 2012, which during that time the Salem facility achieved VPP Star status. Boe is currently an SGE and has performed multiple VPP Star recertification audits here in Oregon and the surrounding states. Becoming an SGE has been a great opportunity for Boe to travel to other locations and help them achieve their goal of being a safer facility, and at the same time bringing back excellent ideas to help the Salem PCA location maintain its focus on safety. Thanks to VPP and the SHARP Alliance, PCA has made key partnerships with customers as well, which is a great selling point in the marketplace. In his free time, Boe enjoys spending time with his family, watching sports, and playing golf. |
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2nd VPP Delegate: Enrique Mendivil, Sherwin-Williams, Purdy Brush
503-937-6775 [email protected] Enrique has extensive manufacturing experience with direct involvement in safety initiatives, including leading and developing Safety and Environmental programs according to OSHA requirements. Enrique actively supported activities that led to ISO 18001 and ISO 14001 certification for two market leader companies. Enrique joined the Sherwin-Williams Purdy Team, a VPP STAR site, in Portland Oregon in May 2019, and became the Ergo Committee Champion. Enrique has been a key leader in VPP efforts at Purdy including leading the Ergo Committee in reviewing and providing action plans related to the VPP Annual Self-Evaluation. |
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3rd VPP Delegate: Ray Illingsworth, SGE, Marvin Wood Products – Baker City
(541)543-6318 x 112 [email protected] Ray’s work experience includes work in tire and vehicle maintenance and 11 years in the US Army. He began his career at Marvin Wood Products in 1998 and worked on various machine centers including the Veneer Slicer, Edge Glue machines and as a Lift Truck Operator, until becoming the Safety Coordinator in 2005. He first became involved in safety, as a safety representative, and the Voluntary Protection Program at Marvin’s in 2002.Ray has been a Special Government Employee (SGE) since October of 2007, and in that capacity he is able to serve and assist as a team member on Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) audits.Ray believes that employee involvement, reporting near misses and good communication are key elements for an incident free workplace. Ray is enthusiastic about safety and enjoys networking to share ideas about what each other are doing.Ray owns and operates a small business and enjoys spending time with wife Yvonne and their two children. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing and riding ATV’s. |
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Past Alliance Chair: Cliff Butler, SGE, Sherwin-Williams, Purdy Brush
360-809-2655 [email protected] Cliff Butler, SGE, has been with Sherwin-Williams since 1999 as an Environmental, Health and Safety Manager. He has worked with VPP PSM sites within Sherwin-Williams family of companies, and transferred to Portland OR to become the EHS Manager at the Sherwin-Williams Purdy Brush plant (an Oregon VPP site) in late 2013. An ASSE member since 2002, Cliff became affiliated with the Oregon SHARP Alliance in Mach of 2014, accepting the Region 1 Delegate role in November 2014. He has worked with OSHA/VPP since 1999 in Regions V, IX, and X, and is enjoying the opportunity to work with the Oregon SHARP Alliance. |
