As an engaging thought-leader, Don regularly challenges and changes the way people view safety. In his position as Chief Client Officer of SafeStart, he has taken his passion for safety and injected it into instructional design, vocational education, e-learning, industrial education, and 24/7 safety training. Don has been a frequent presenter at the national and local NSC, ASSP and VPPPA conferences. He has also presented briefings on 24/7 safety to the leadership of all branches of the U.S. Armed Services at the Pentagon.

Jim Mangas is the CEO and Founder of Revolutionary Safety Services LLC, based in Anna, Ohio. He holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Occupational Health and Safety from Columbia Southern University and is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP). With over 25 years of experience across multiple industries, Jim is dedicated to helping organizations reduce risk, strengthen safety culture, and protect their most valuable asset—their people. His hands-on leadership and commitment to practical, effective solutions have made Revolutionary Safety Services a trusted partner for businesses nationwide.

Shanna Dunbar, BSN, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN leverages 30 years of occupational health experience as the founder and president of Workplace Health Inc. Her focus, using Total Worker Health® (TWH) strategies, aims at improving employee health and productivity. TWH programs protect worker safety while promoting employee wellbeing and productivity; stabilize rising health care costs while reducing work related injuries.

Gary Auman, shareholder at Auman Mahan & Furry, holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Louisville (1969) and a summa cum laude J.D. from The Ohio State University (1976). A former U.S. Air Force captain and Executive Officer of the Air Force Materials Laboratory, he began his legal career in employment law before focusing on Safety and Health Law and OSHA defense. Gary advises companies nationwide on OSHA compliance, defends citations, and serves as General or Safety Counsel for multiple trade associations. A prolific writer and national speaker on safety topics, Gary also dedicates extensive time to community service, including leadership roles with United Rehabilitation Services, the Dayton Miami Valley Safety Council, and the Dayton Engineers Club. His past board work includes the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Greater Dayton, and A Special Wish Foundation. He also volunteers with the Goodwill/Easter Seals Radio Reading Program.

Vincent "Curt" Brunotte and Jerry Tsai, co-owners of Archery Security Consultants, deliver 20+ years of law enforcement and military experience, 10+ years of applied physical security & risk assessment expertise, and 10+ years of business acumen in today's presentation focused on Physical Security Preparedness and how this can preemptively thwart an active threat situation.

Paul holds a bachelor’s degree from Cincinnati Christian University and has over ten years of experience in ministry. He has combined his passion for wellness with his work in the construction industry in central Ohio. As a two-time cancer survivor who has navigated his own mental health journey, Paul founded Paul Lawson Helps LLC after spending six years developing a robust mental health program for a local contractor. His mission is to foster a culture of care within blue-collar industries by building similar programs at other companies and providing high-quality mental health training, speaking, and advocacy

Tiffany is a writer, planner, and Registered Nurse. She currently works as a Program Manager for Safe Passage Consulting, LLC, and as an Emergency Management Director at the local level. She has experience in many industries, including retail, insurance, medical care, public health, and emergency management. She has spent over twenty years writing policies and plans, including emergency action plans, continuity of business plans, and threat and hazard assessments for private businesses, non-profits, and government agencies.

Brian is a Certified Safety Professional® (CSP) with more than 27 years of construction and manufacturing safety experience. In addition to his 20 years of safety consulting experience, Brian worked in manufacturing as a Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) leader and performed various safety roles supporting construction.

Harmony Myers is the director of the NASA Safety Center (NSC), located at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. In this role, she generates an environment of learning and information sharing; advances Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) expertise across the agency workforce; assures consistency, effectiveness, and quality in programs, products, and services; and enhances collaborations across the agency, industry, and other government agencies. She recently served an eight-month detail as the acting deputy chief of NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., from August 2024 to April 2025. In this role, she was responsible for executive leadership, policy direction, functional management and coordination of agencywide program and institutional SMA activities. Previously, Myers served as the director of the Technical Excellence Office at the NSC. She was responsible for planning, organizing and directing a full range of integrated services including SMA curriculum and course development, SMA engineering support for over 2,800 NASA civil service and support contract employees agencywide, and the SMA Technical Excellence Program — NASA’s university for safety. Before taking on this role, Myers also previously served as the System Safety Technical Discipline Team Lead at the NSC. Myers began her career in 2000 at NASA Kennedy Space Center with United Space Alliance as a systems engineer for the electrical system on space shuttle solid rocket boosters. She transitioned to a reliability engineer in support of Return to Flight and became passionate about ensuring that the Space Shuttle Program returned to flight as safely and as quickly as possible. As a reliability engineer, Myers supported human spaceflight safety for the contractor’s SMA organization. She moved to NASA SMA in 2005, overseeing the contractor for Space Shuttle Program safety as a safety engineer. She went on to serve as Safety Engineering Section chief, Safety Engineering and Assurance Branch chief for the Launch Vehicle Processing Division, and branch chief of the International Space Station and Spacecraft Payload Processing SMA Division. During her career at Kennedy, Myers supported the final 36 space shuttle missions and the Ares I-X development test flight. Myers moved to NASA Headquarters in 2012 for a developmental assignment as executive director of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP). She served in the role for four years, advising the NASA administrator and senior management on ASAP issues and guiding and influencing decision-making within the agency. Myers earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Miami. She has been recognized with numerous leadership awards, including the NASA Space Flight Awareness Leadership Award and the Society of Women Engineers Emerging Leader Award.

Timothy A. Dimoff, CPP, a multi-certified, award-winning and internationally-recognized security and HR management consultant, speaker, author, media commentator and expert witness is president and founder of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, Inc., a high-risk HR and security consulting and investigation firm located in Akron, OH. Dimoff is an internationally board Certified Protection Professional (CPP); a registered national security and HR expert with the Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA); a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS); a member of InfraGard, a joint professional organization between the FBI and security professionals; a member of The National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS); a member of the Ohio Association of Security & Investigative Services ((OASIS,); and a nationally certified ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training instructor. Dimoff was named Ohio’s Top Police Officer in 1989; was awarded the International Narcotics Special Award of Honor in 1991; and provided security for the 2016 National Republican Convention in Cleveland, OH. Dimoff is the author of Life Rage, and training programs on workplace violence, active shooter, sexual harassment and self-defense. He has provided commentary for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, Internet and print media worldwide. Dimoff serves as an expert witness throughout the United States. He holds a B.S. in Sociology, with an emphasis in criminology, from Dennison University.

Travis Baldwin has been an electrician for 11 years and moved into the safety position 2 years ago. He has been with Garber Electrical Contractors for 7 years and have a good understanding of electrical knowledge and how to perform the work safely.

Doug Jenks is a partner at Auman, Mahan, and Furry in Dayton. He represents employers locally and nationally regarding a variety of legal matters including industrial accidents, employment issues, workers' compensation, and OSHA citations. Doug and his legal partner, Abbie White, co-host a safety law podcast, The Health and Safety Law Report. Afterall, all the cool kids have podcasts.

Zach Kiehl is the CEO and principal engineer of VigiLife, the company behind SafeGuard, a real-time safety platform that protects frontline workers using wearable tech and smart data. His work has supported everything from heat stress prevention to emergency response, with clients ranging from Fortune 500s to the Department of Defense. He earned biomedical engineering degrees from Wright State and an MBA from Indiana University. He’s a patented inventor, certified PMP, and a frequent speaker on topics like workplace safety, wearable tech, and building mission-driven companies.

Andy Dollman is a Fall Protection Specialist with 3M. He started in this position June 2025 after relocating from West Virginia. Andy is now a Columbus, OH resident and enjoys sports and hiking.

Holly Emsley is an Occupational Therapist who has spent the bulk of her careen treating people with Industrial Injuries. Then in 1992, she began an additional focus on studying the application of Ergonomic principles. She has been enthusiastically adjusting people’s work and personal environments ever since. It is her passion, and she is here to share her knowledge with us.