DCHAS is a technical division of the American Chemical Society. We have about 1700 members and very active in partnering with other technical divisions and committees of the ACS, as well as sister organizations outside the ACS. We are also the parent division of the ACS Cannabis Subdivision.

Below is a powerpoint summary of the purpose of the Division and its activities. If you would like to share this in an oral presentation, we’ll be glad to share with you the powerpoint file for you to customize for this purpose. Contact membership@dchas.org for this file.

Vision Statement

Improving people’s lives through the power of best chemical health and safety practices

Mission Statement

The ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety provides authoritative technical resources and mentorship in chemical health and safety for all.

Administrative Information

• The 2021 DCHAS Administrative Manual is available here:  CHAS Admin Manual, March 2023
• Executive Committee Expense Report 2023
• Clothing with the DCHAS logo is available from Land’s End. Connect to the DCHAS web store at https://business.landsend.com/store/chas/
• Tax Return documents:
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020

CHAS provides chemical safety professionals with professional development opportunities by working on Divisional activities. These opportunities enable members to stay up to date on emerging technical and cultural aspects of chemical safety while networking with peers nationally and globally. Many have found this work to an be important asset both for themselves and the stakeholders they work with. To get involved in the Division’s work, indicate your interest in specific opportunities in the form on this page.

Elected Officers

• 2023 Chair: Daniel Kuespert, Johns Hopkins University (Participation by Dr. Kuespert does not constitute or imply endorsement by the Johns Hopkins University or the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System)
• Chair Elect: Robin Izzo, Princeton University.
• Past Chair, Chair of Nominating Committee:   Christopher Incarvito, Yale University
• Treasurer (term ending 2024): Mary Beth Koza, Univ of North Carolina (retired)
• Secretary (term ending 2023): Monique Wilhelm, University of Michigan-Flint
• Executive Committee Member‑at‑Large (term ending 2024): Shannon Nephew, SUNY Plattsburgh
• Executive Committee Member-at-Large (term ending 2023): Kendra Denlinger, Xavier University
• ACS Councilor (term ending 2025): Kali Aleyse Miller
• ACS Councilor (term ending 2023): Frankie Wood-Black, Sophic Pursuits, Inc.
• Alternate ACS Councilor (term ending 2025): Debbie Decker, Univ of California Davis  (retired)
• Alternate ACS Councilor (term ending 2023): Brandon Chance Southern Methodist University

Committee Chairs

• Programming Committee: Debbie M. Decker, University of California, Davis and Joe Pickel, Oak Ridge National Lab
• Educational Program Team: Russell W. Phifer, WC Environmental, LLC
• Awards Committee: Brandon Chance, Southern Methodist University
• Long Range Planning Committee: Sammye Sigmann, Appalachian State University (retired)
• Membership Committee, Website and Email Administrator: Taysir Bader, Univ of Minnesota 
• Regional Meeting Committee: Mark Lassiter, Montreat College 
• Audit Committee: Mary Beth Koza, Univ of North Carolina 
• Development Committee: Chris Incarvito, Yale University
• Professional Workshops Coordinator: Russ Phifer, National Registry of Certified Chemists
• Peer-led Workshops Coordinator: Jessica Martin, ACS
• Education ad-hoc Committee: Shannon Nephew, SUNY Plattsburgh
• Strategic Plan ad-hoc Committee: Dan Kuespert, Johns Hopkins University (Participation by Dr. Kuespert does not constitute or imply endorsement by the Johns Hopkins University or the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System)
• Web Presence ad-hoc Committee: Robin Izzo, Princeton University

Liaisons

• National Registry of Certified Chemists: Russ Phifer
• Committee on Chemical Safety: Ken Fivizzani 
• ACS Division of Chemistry and the Law: Neal Langerman 
• American Industrial Hygiene Association: Bill Galdenzi
• Division of Chemical Education: Dave Finster
• Divison of Chemistry and the Law: Neal Langerman
• Committee on International Affairs: Brandon Chase
• American Intitute of Chemical Engineers: Jerry Jones

CANN Subdivision

• Chair: Julia Bramante
• Past Chair: Andrew Pham
• Vice Chair: Kyle Boyar
• Secretary: Melissa Wilcox
• Treasurer: Mary Beth Koza
• Awards Committee Chair: Michael Coffin
• Programming Committee Chair: Amber Wise
• Membership Committee Co-Chairs: Brandon Canfield and Nick Mulder
• Development Committee Chair: Ezra Pryor
• Senior Advisory Committee Chair: Harry Elston
• Publication Committee Chair: Nigam Arora
• Public Relations Committee Chair: Brittaney Dowd

Leadership History

YEAR    CHAIR    SECRETARY    TREASURER    COUNCILORS

2022 C. Incarvito M.B. Koza F. Wood-Black, D. Decker

2021 H. Elston M. Wilhelm    M.B. Koza    F. Wood-Black, D. Decker

2020 R. Izzo M. Wilhelm    M.B. Koza    F. Wood-Black, D. Decker

2019    S. Sigmann    M. Wilhelm    M.B. Koza    F. Wood-Black, D. Decker

2018    J. Pickel    M. Wilhelm    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, D. Decker

2017    H. Elston    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, R. Hill

2016    J. Palmer    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, R. Hill

2015    D. Decker    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, R. Hill

2014    K. Fivizzani    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, R. Hill

2013    D. Schmidt    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl

2012    K. Jeskie    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl

2011    K. Fivizzani    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl

2010    S. Wawzyniecki    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl

2009    R. Phifer    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    G. Wahl

2008    E. Talley    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    K. Benedict G. Wahl

2007    B. Foster    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    K. Benedict G. Wahl

2006    J. Kapin    R. Stuart    N. Langerman    K. Benedict G. Wahl

2005    R. Phifer    B. Foster    E. Talley    E. Segal G. Wahl

2004    Neal Langerman    B. Foster    E. Talley    E. Segal G. Wahl

2003    Robert Hill    R. Phifer    E. Talley    E. Segal M. Solstad G. Wahl

2002    J. Palmer    R. Phifer    E. Talley    E. Segal M. Solstad G. Wahl

2001    F. Wood-Black    R. Phifer    E. Talley    D. Schmidt E. Segal G. Wahl

2000    K. Fivizzani    S. Moon    E. Talley    W. Kingsley E. Segal G. Wahl

1999    R. Hathaway    S. Moon    P. Ashbrook    W. Kingsley E. Segal G. Wahl

1998    M. Solstad    S. Moon    P. Ashbrook    W. Kingsley E. Segal G. Wahl

1997    P.- Y. Lu    S. Moon    P. Ashbrook    A. Norberg E. Segal G. Wahl

1996    W. Kingsley    S. Moon    P. Ashbrook    A. Norberg R. Phifer E. Segal

1995    G. Wahl    S. Moon    P. Ashbrook    A. Norberg R. Phifer E. Segal

1994    S. Sichak    R. Hathaway    P. Ashbrook    R. Phifer E. Segal G. Wahl

1993    J. Breazeale    R. Hathaway    S. Szabo    E. Segal M. Solstad

1992    D. Marsick    R. Hathaway    S. Szabo    E. Segal M. Solstad

1991    H. Fawcett    R. Hathaway    S. Szabo    L. Phifer M. Solstad

1990    R. Alaimo    R. Hathaway    S. Szabo    L. Phifer M. Solstad

1989    P. Redden    R. Hathaway    D. Katz    E. Brown L. Phifer

1988    J. Kaufman    E. Garcia    D. Katz    E. Brown D. Walters

1987    L.J. Nicholls    E. Garcia    D. Katz    E. Brown D. Walters

1986    C. Marlowe    E. Garcia    D. Katz    L. Doemeny D. Walters

1985    L. Phifer    E. Garcia    D. Katz    L. Doemeny J. Young

1984    D. Walters    E. Garcia    D. Katz    L. Doemeny J. Young

1983    R. Scott    E. Garcia    L. Phifer    E. Becker J. Young

1982    M. Renfrew    D. Walters    L. Phifer    E. Becker H. Fawcett

1981    L. Doemeny    D. Walters    L. Phifer    E. Becker H. Fawcett

1980    J. Young    D. Walters    L. Phifer    H. Fawcett

1979    H. Fawcett    E. Becker*    E. Becker*

1978    H. Fawcett    E. Becker

The 1^st Peer-Led Workshop

In 2018, Dr. Kali A. Miller, at the time a graduate researcher at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and involved in the laboratory safety team there, developed a workshop called “Developing Graduate Student Leadership Skills in Laboratory Safety.” Initially supported by the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety, ACS Safety Programs, and the ACS Office of Graduate Education, the workshop was first held at the ACS National Meeting in Spring 2018. A paper was published describing this pilot workshop and initial survey analysis that can be found here. The workshop continued to be held at ACS National Meetings with different graduate researcher facilitators.

Jessica A. Martin began working closely with Dr. Miller to coordinate, and eventually take over general management of the workshop. They also interviewed graduate researcher leaders of LST teams as a means of learning more about the movement and improving the offerings of the workshop. This resulted in a publication about LSTs that can be found here.

As 2020 approached, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift to a virtual world. Starting with the Spring 2020 ACS National Meeting, Jessica worked with the Facilitators for that workshop to rapidly convert the workshop to a virtual format. Additionally, graduate researchers representing 12 different LSTs came together to write another peer-reviewed publication that can be found here discussing how the teams have survived the stress test introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

As interest in the workshop continued to blossom in the academic community, it was recognized that the virtual version could reach a wider audience and be held independent of conferences. Jessica recruited known and active advocates in the ACS safety community to constitute a Mentorship Team to continue to improve the workshop. Graduate researchers involved in the LST leadership at their own institutions were also regularly recruited to serve as Facilitators and Moderators to share their experiences and improve their own professional skills. The workshop was renamed “Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture” in recognition of the changes made to it.

The 2^nd Peer-Led Workshop

In 2021, Taysir Bader, Catherine Wilhelm, Kerry Betz, Whitney Hess, Haim Weizman, and Ralph Stuartdeveloped a second workshop called “RAMP Risk Management in the Research Lab”. with funding from an ACS Innovative Project Grant.  The goal of the grant was to identify how to use the RAMP paradigm as both an educational and operational tool for chemists in higher education.

The workshop used the same peer-led structure developed in the first workshop, recruiting graduate researchers to help run the workshops as Workshop Leaders, Facilitators, and Moderators. This workshop is also supported by the Mentorship Team. This workshop has been successfully delivered virtually and in-person to both general audiences and specific universities. 

2023 Peer-Led Workshops

For 2022 and 2023, Monica Nyansa of the Michigan Technological University is serving as the Workshop Leader for “Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture”. She has described her experience with the workshop as part of her professional development in a posting for the ACS Chemistry Grad and Postdoc blog. 

For 2022 and 2023, Brady Bresnahan of the University of Minnesota is serving as the Workshop Leader for “RAMP Risk Management in the Research Lab”. 

Listed below are all of the individuals who have helped run the workshops as Workshop Leaders, Facilitators, and Moderators. Below that is a list of the fantastic Mentorship Team members!

Please check our workshop schedule for information and registration for the latest workshops!

Workshop date (year, month)	Role	Name	Institution	Team name
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Leader	Brady Bresnahan	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Facilitator	Kris Elbein	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Facilitator	Aishanee Sur	Texas A & M Univerity	Chemistry Student Safety Committee
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Gretchen Burke	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Kyle Seabourn	University of Idaho
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Maya Butler	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Rain Talosig	University of California, Irvine	Graduate Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Sofia Estela Ramirez Lopez	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Yuri Lee	The Ohio State University
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Eleni Spanolios	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Qaisar Maqbool	University of South Florida
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Adelina Oronova	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Christy Dyer	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Jamiu Oyetoro	University of Ibadan
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Srijana Pandey	Ohio University
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Babatunde Samuel Obadawo	The University of Toledo
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Popoola Olamilekan Emmanuel	University of Ibadan
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Prosenjit Ray	Auburn University
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Caroline Donaghy	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2023. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Qaisar Maqbool	University of South Florida
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Leader	Brady Bresnahan	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Facilitator	Hossain Shadman	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Facilitator	Kris Elbein	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Murphi Williams	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Rain Talosig	University of California, Irvine	Graduate Safety Team
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Calla McCulley	Mentorship Team Member
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Amanda Chung	Mentorship Team Member
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Ralph Stuart	Mentorship Team Member
2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Moderator	Samuella Sigmann	Mentorship Team Member
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Omar Leon Ruiz	University of California, Los Angeles	Joint Research Safety Initiative (JRSI)
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Adelina Oronova	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Saghar Gomrok	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Jamiu Oyetoro	University of Ibadan
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Popoola Olamilekan Emmanuel	University of Ibadan
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Christy Dyer	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Srijana Pandey	Ohio University
2022. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Babatunde Obadawo	The University of Toledo	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RADIATION SAFETY
2022. 07 (In Person) RAMP	Facilitator	Taysir Bader	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 07 (In Person) RAMP	Facilitator	Brady Bresnahan	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Hossain Shadman	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Amanda Chung	University of California, Irvine	Graduate Safety Team
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Dinesh Gautam	Ohio University
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Christy Dyer	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Brady Bresnahan	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Ashan Wettasinghe	University of Texas at Dallas
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Melissa Alfonso	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Adelina Oronova	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Rachel Wiley	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Omar Leon Ruiz	University of California, Los Angeles	Joint Research Safety Initiative (JRSI)
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Hossain Shadman	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Amanda Chung	University of California, Irvine	Graduate Safety Team
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Abhijeet Patil	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Saghar Gomrok	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Hemanta Timsina	University of Arkansas	Engineering Safety Club
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Farouq Busari	University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Jessica Martin	Mentorship Team Member
2022. 03 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Tammy Lutz-Rechtin	Mentorship Team Member
2022. 01 (In Person) RAMP	Facilitator	Taysir Bader	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2022. 01 (In Person) RAMP	Facilitator	Catherine Wilhelm	University of Michigan
2021. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Facilitator	Taysir Bader	University of Minnesota	Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team
2021. 11 (Virtual) RAMP	Facilitator	Catherine Wilhelm	University of Michigan
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Calla McCulley	University of Texas at Austin	Chemistry Student Safety Organization (CSSO)
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Austin Moyle	Washington University in St. Louis	Chemistry Peer Review Safety Group (CPRSG)
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Abhijeet Patil	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Rachel Wiley	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Maggi Braasch-Turi	Colorado State University
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Melissa Alfonso	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Hemanta Timsina	University of Arkansas	Engineering Safety Club
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Adelina Oronova	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 10 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Farouq Busari	University of Ibadan (Nigeria)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Lindsey Applegate	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Jessica DeYoung	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Taysir Bader	University of Minnesota	Joint Safety Team
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Abhijeet Patil	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Calla McCulley	University of Texas at Austin	Chemistry Student Safety Organization (CSSO)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Rachel Wiley	The University of Memphis	University of Memphis Graduate Safety Team
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Austin Moyle	Washington University in St. Louis	Chemistry Peer Review Safety Group (CPRSG)
2021. 06 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Maggi Braasch-Turi	Colorado State University
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Omar Leon Ruiz	UCLA	Joint Research Safety Initiative
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Dagen Hughes	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Lindsey Applegate	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Jessica DeYoung	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Cristian Aviles-Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Taysir Bader	University of Minnesota	Joint Safety Team
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Melissa Alfonso	University of Memphis	University of Memphis Joint Safety Team
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Abhijeet Patil	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Monica Nyansa	Michigan Technological University	MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC)
2021. 02 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Calla McCulley	University of Texas at Austin	Chemistry Student Safety Organization (CSSO)
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Sarah Zinn	University of Chicago	The Joint Research Safety Initiative
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Jessica DeYoung	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Marta Gmurczyk	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Mary Beth Koza	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Lindsey Applegate	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Dagen Hughes	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Kali Miller	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	David Finster	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Cristian Aviles-Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2020. 11 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Omar Leon Ruiz	UCLA	Joint Research Safety Initiative
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Cristian Aviles-Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Omar Leon Ruiz	UCLA	Joint Research Safety Initiative
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Sarah Zinn	University of Chicago	The Joint Research Safety Initiative
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Jessica DeYoung	University of Iowa	Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS)
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Kali Miller	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Marta Gmurczyk	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Sammye Sigmann	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	David Finster	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 08 (Virtual) LST	Moderator	Ralph Stuart	Mentorship Team Member
2020. 03 (Virtual) LST	Leader	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2020. 03 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Victor Beaumont	Yale University	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2020. 03 (Virtual) LST	Facilitator	Veronica Hayes	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2019. 08 (In Person) LST	Leader	Kali Miller	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2019. 08 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2019. 08 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	Chandra Karki	The University of South Dakota
2019. 06 (In Person) LST	Leader	Kali Miller	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2019. 06 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	Jessica Martin	University of Connecticut	Joint Safety Team
2019. 06 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	David Finster	Mentorship Team Member
2019. 03 (In Person) LST	Leader	Kali Miller	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2019. 03 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	Kendra Denlinger	Xavier University
2018. 08 (In Person) LST	Leader	Kali Miller	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2018. 08 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	Kaitlin Tyler	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2018. 03 (In Person) LST	Leader	Kali Miller	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Chemistry Joint Safety Team
2018. 03 (In Person) LST	Facilitator	Michail Vlysidis	University of Minnesota	Joint Safety Team

Description of Roles:

Leader: Recruits and trains Facilitators and Moderators; manages updates to workshop content; organizes logistics; communicates with participants before and after workshop as needed; manages technology during the workshop; leads pre-workshop practice and post-workshop review sessions for Facilitators with the Mentorship Team

Facilitator: Student researchers who have previously attended the workshop and served as Moderators, participate in updates to workshop content through pre-workshop practice and post-workshop review sessions with the Leader and Mentorship Team; delivers workshop content to live audience; facilitates small group and large group activities and discussion during the workshop.

Moderator (Position created for virtual workshops): Student researchers who have previously attended the workshop who now serve in the practice audience for pre-workshop practice sessions and participate in post-workshop review sessions; contribute to updates to workshop content; monitor Breakout Room activities during the workshop.

Mentorship Team: This team is a group of senior CHAS members and other safety professionals who support the workshop leaders with content review and advice and who also serve as back-up moderators for virtual workshops.

2021 Mentorship Team

• Kali A. Miller
• David Finster
• Marta Gmurczyk
• Mary Beth Koza
• Ralph Stuart 
• Samuella Sigmann

2023 Mentorship Team

• Amanda Chung
• Calla McCulley
• Catherine Wilhelm
• Dwayne Henry
• Jessica Martin
• Kali Miller
• Marta Gmurczyk
• Mary Beth Koza
• Sammye Sigmann
• Sara Johnson
• Sarah Zinn
• Tammy Lutz-Rechtin
• Taysir Bader
• Tilak Chandra
• Ken Kretchman

Please check our workshop schedule for information and registration for the latest workshop!