Doug Jenks is an attorney at Auman, Mahan & Furry. He counsels employers regarding industrial accidents, focusing mostly on workers' compensation and OSHA defense. Doug represents clients before the Ohio Industrial Commission, Common Pleas Courts, Ohio Courts of Appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court, and Federal Court. He frequently speaks to industry groups regarding regulatory compliance, workplace safety, workers’ compensation, and OSHA matters. He is also the co-host of an OSHA-related podcast, The Health and Safety Law Report. Doug is proud to be a native of Dayton and is honored to speak to the Annual Safety Conference.

Nick Seitz is the founder and President of Firefighter Safe, a safety company utilizing professional Firefighter/Paramedics to deliver onsite training services to corporations and small businesses. Every member of Firefighter Safe is passionate about their profession and committed to delivering exceptional classes that are engaging, informative, and empowering. Nick is a Licensed Safety Professional, spent 16 years as a career Firefighter/Paramedic and is recognized as a Fire and EMS Instructor and Fire Inspector for the State of Ohio. Using his past experience on Ohio Regional 3 Rescue and Dayton Regional Hazmat Teams, Nick expanded Firefighter Safe to include Confined Space Standby Rescue Teams in 2021. Using the expertise of members from USAR and Ohio Task Force 1, our team ensures safety and technical skills are at the forefront of its delivery.

Abbie is a Director in the OSHA and workers’ compensation defense group at Auman, Mahan & Furry. In her practice, Abbie routinely counsels and consults with employers regarding OSHA compliance issues, and assists with developing strong safety programs. Abbie has extensive experience guiding employers through all stages of the OSHA inspection process—including onsite inspections. When citations cannot be avoided, Abbie has significant litigation experience representing employers across the United States in proceedings before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and before the various state agencies that administer OSHA-Approved State Plans. In her workers’ compensation practice, Abbie routinely counsels Ohio employers in cost-effective claims management strategies. Abbie represents both state-fund and self-insured employers from a variety of different industries, including construction, manufacturing, retail distribution and healthcare. Abbie has attended hundreds of Industrial Commission hearings throughout the State of Ohio, and has litigated workers’ compensation matters in Ohio’s Common Pleas Courts, Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Arthur Ritchie is the President of Burkins, Ritchie & Associates. His firm specializes in assisting employers throughout Ohio to develop and implement effective drug-free workplace and employee assistance (EAP) programs. Arthur is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) and a DOT-Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), and his organization was recently authorized to serve as a collection site for Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL). He completed his undergraduate work at Mount Union College and earned his certification in Advanced Addiction Services with Honors from the University of Akron. Arthur is a member in good standing with the American Society of Addiction Medicine and NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals.

Stephanie Flannery is the Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Manager for thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, which is the largest manufacturer in Hamilton, OH with over 750 employees working 24/7. They manufacture premium automotive shock absorbers for high performance vehicles such as Tesla, Mercedes, Toyota, Ford, and Lucid. Stephanie has been working in EHS in manufacturing for her entire career, about 23 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, and also has a medical background as she experience as an EMT and a Medical Assistant. She carries a COSS certification (Certified Occupational Safety Specialist) from the National Safety Council, and is certified in Mental Health First Aid from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. And as if she wasn’t busy enough, she recently started back to graduate school and is pursuing her Masters of Science Degree in Management and Leadership. Stephanie’s greatest career accomplishment has been creating and implementing a “Bring Your Dog to Work” Policy, which has been a hit for employee morale!

Ashley is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Specialist® (CSP) and industrial hygienist with more than 11 years of experience. In her role as an industrial hygienist at Safex, she performs qualitative and quantitative industrial hygiene assessments, including developing industrial hygiene sampling schemes, calibrating industrial hygiene equipment, conducting air and personal industrial hygiene monitoring, submitting samples to laboratories and interpreting analytical data. She’s experienced in conducting industrial hygiene sampling for a variety of analytes. At Safex, Ashley supports numerous clients. Some highlights include: • developing and implementing sampling strategies; • interpreting results and helping with qualitative assessments at a large steel mill; • serving as part of an audit team for an ice cream manufacturer and a retail clothing operation; and • supporting a multi-facility refractory manufacturer with their exposure assessment program. Ashley is experienced with sound level mapping and personal noise dosimetry in various occupational environments, and indoor environmental air surveys to evaluate moisture intrusion and airborne and surface fungal concentrations. Additionally, Ashley provides regulatory interpretation of OSHA standards to clients, respirator fit testing, ergonomic assessments and lab hood evaluations. Ashley is part of the Safex instructional team, and has facilitated training on DOT/IATA hazmat shipping, ergonomics, hazard communication, fundamentals of industrial hygiene, LOTO, noise exposure, silica and other safety topics. Ashley holds a B.S. in Industrial Hygiene and a B.S. in Environmental Health from Ohio University.

Spending the early portion of his career in the construction industry, Jeremy began transitioning into safety in the early 2000’s. Jeremy earned a degree in safety from Murray State University and holds his CSP and CHST designations. Jeremy currently leads a talented team of 5 safety professionals in 4 states, and serves as the Director of Safety for Shook Construction.

Paul has been involved in risk control management and safety consulting since 1981 with 5 years in the nuclear construction industry. Paul has extensive experience in commercial Property & Casualty risk consulting including development of consultative loss prevention programs, property, life safety, workers compensation, ergonomics, safety management, business interruption, products liability, and motor fleet operations with Fortune 500 clients including construction, heavy manufacturing, power generation, chemical operations, warehousing and distribution, public sector, health care, institutional, habitational, and higher education. Paul earned both a B.S. in Environmental Health and an A.S. in Applied Science/Industrial Safety Management from Bowling Green State University. He is an OSHA Certified Trainer Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction. Additional coursework includes NFPA- Sprinkler System Design/ Plan Review; NFPA 101 Life Safety Code; HPR Property Engineering; and Boiler and Machinery Engineering.

Kevin is a Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), is Certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as a CSP, and has achieved his Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification from The Institutes. He is a proud graduate of Miami University with a degree in Public Administration with a focus in Personnel Management. Kevin has been working in the Risk and Safety field for the past 33 years and has just recently also expanded his responsibility in Emergency Management. Kevin’s professional career started with him working for Hayden Environmental Group as a Project Manager. Hayden was a full-service Safety & Industrial Hygiene consulting company that also operated an environmental lab. Kevin moved on to being the Safety and Environmental Coordinator at Morris Bean and Company, which is a full-service aluminum, steel and ductile iron foundry. For the past 23 years, Kevin has worked for Montgomery Count in a few different roles but has always been involved in Safety and Risk Management.

Amy has over 30 years’ experience handling a variety of workers’ compensation matters. She has worked for the Sedgwick companies since 1997 as an account manager, hearing representative and now in the MCO client services department as an account executive. In her current position she strategizes with all parties on swift claim resolutions, provides employer training and webinars on workers’ compensation procedures and transitional work policies. Prior to working with Sedgwick, she managed a small MCO, served as a workers’ compensation Manager for a large Orthopedic Group. In addition, she worked for a large manufacturing company as a Workers’ Compensation Coordinator. Her current and prior positions provide her with a unique and well-rounded background in analyzing workers’ compensation issues from the perspective of medical providers, third party administrator, managed care organization and employers.

Ms. Johnson began her career in workers compensation industry in July 2005 where she accepted a position at CareWorks of Ohio Managed Care Organization. Her role as a medical claims manager offered her extensive opportunity to navigate the claims system while working with employers to ensure their injured employees returned to work. She also became a vocational rehabilitation mentor assisting not only injured workers and employers but also colleagues with any voc rehab training and guidance. Ms. Johnson was promoted to a State Fund Claims Examiner position in August 2015. As a Claims Examiner she is responsible for the management of lost time and medical only claims. Yolanda pursues claim investigations and prepares the claim file for adjudication with the Ohio Industrial Commission. She also educates client regarding effective cost control strategies and develops aggressive action plans with a goal of bringing claims to a timely resolution. Ms. Johnson’s client base ranges from small independent businesses, mid-level to large private corporations, retrospective and group retrospective risks and clients with state fund tail claims as well as Builder’s Exchange.

Dan is a structural engineer and safety consultant with 8 years of experience in fall protection design and consultation. He spends significant time on client sites identifying, evaluating and recommending solutions for fall hazards. Dan regularly performs fall hazard risk assessments and assesses walking/working surfaces for OSHA compliance. He has performed more than 40 fall hazard risk assessments for organizations, including federal agencies, military installations, commercial facilities, refineries and manufacturing sites.

Rich Barcum is the President of Cardinal Compliance Consultants, an EHS Consulting firm in Northwest Ohio. In addition to having over 30 years as an EHS professional in various positions, Rich is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Safety Professional. When he isn't working, he enjoys traveling and working in the yard with his wife, Heidi.

Kathleen Davenport is the BWC Business Consultant for the Southwest Ohio serving Darke, Shelby, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Butler and Hamilton counties. Kathleen has worked for BWC since 1994. During her tenure with BWC, she has worked both as an Employer Service Specialist and a Claims Service Specialist. This has given her experience in assisting Ohio employers with their risk management, claims management and safety solutions.

Doug Jenks is an attorney at Auman, Mahan & Furry. He counsels employers regarding industrial accidents, focusing mostly on workers' compensation and OSHA defense. Doug represents clients before the Ohio Industrial Commission, Common Pleas Courts, Ohio Courts of Appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court, and Federal Court. He frequently speaks to industry groups regarding regulatory compliance, workplace safety, workers’ compensation, and OSHA matters. He is also the co-host of an OSHA-related podcast, The Health and Safety Law Report. Doug is proud to be a native of Dayton and is honored to speak to the Annual Safety Conference.

Shawn is the founder and CEO of Secure Cyber Defense LLC located in Moraine, Ohio. He is a 20-year IT veteran and previously served in law enforcement. Secure Cyber Defense assists organizations in protecting assets from internal and external threats and aligning cybersecurity strategy with consumer needs. The company offers services, tools, and support for business by analyzing and monitoring digital environments for anomalies with cutting-edge solutions to identify, stop, and prevent cyber threats. Utilizing vulnerability assessments, intrusion prevention, and continuous monitoring services, they scale custom solutions to any size organization or budget. For five years, Shawn was deeply involved with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System compliance framework, and ultimately wrote the compliance-training curriculum for other agencies and vendors. Shawn and his company have provided expertise to clients in the law enforcement, government, healthcare, and financial services industries, helping them protect sensitive company and consumer data against outside threats. Shawn is a subject matter expert when it comes to Cybersecurity compliance and speaks across the country on various topics related to cybersecurity, threat detection and awareness. Currently, Shawn’s speaking, training, and writing expertise on cyber-related issues are in high demand.

Zach assists clients in the areas of privacy compliance, data governance, and guidance in the aftermath of an information security event, including data breach. Zach advises clients with respect to FTC investigations, federal privacy regulations such as HIPAA, FCRA, TCPA, and GLBA, as well as state laws governing personally identifiable information. For his clients, Zach provides regulatory analysis, risk management, policy development, training, and audits. He holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional and Manager accreditations for US and EU laws and regulations. He is an adjunct faculty for the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, as well as Wright State University’s Computer Science and Engineering departments.

Sam Hawkins Sr. [CSP, ASP, CHST] is a former professional boxer, current boxing coach, current rugby coach, and the owner of Your DOT Experts, LLC. Sam is also a Safety Professional with over 23 years of experience in OSHA and DOT compliance. His experience includes the development, delivery, and maintenance of written programs designed to meet both OSHA and DOT regulations as well as reduce the potential of injuries, property loss and truck crashes. Sam uses his experience of starting in the field as a Hazardous Waste Technician on a HAZMAT Response Team to Director of Health & Safety for a multi-million-dollar construction company to understand the safety needs at each employee level of a company. He uses his experience of coaching a team to win 3 Indiana State Rugby Championships as well as coaching over 50 top 10 ranked boxers to effectively gain safety buy-in and spark real change. Sam has worked with companies in construction, manufacturing, refinery, pipeline, hospitals, and military bases. He draws from his knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910, OSHA 29 CFR 1926, and EM 385-1-1, FAA and FMCSA regulations while constantly staying up on the latest best practices and regulation changes. Sam was born to change lives and actively exercises his calling through safety, boxing, and rugby.