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Bonnie Anderson has been at the Idaho DOE Site for 21 years, 13 of those years as a Radiological Control Technician (Bargaining Unit). She is currently the VPP Lead for CH2M-WG Idaho LLC. She has been involved in VPP since 1996 when the program started at the then INEL. She served as Unit Employee Safety Team chairperson for 4 years, Company Employee Safety Team Co-Chairperson for 2 years, and the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP)Company Employee Safety Team Executive Advisor. She is actively involved in Community Outreach and the Human Performance implementation at the Idaho DOE Site. She is an active member of the NVPPPA Mentoring sub-team. She has been recognized by DOE for her Outstanding Performance and Leadership. She is a Qualified SGE. She is Chairperson for the local chapter of the Blue Star Mothers of America. She and her husband, Dallas, have 6 married children and 26 grandchildren. |
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Vice Chairperson Ella J. Iott
EHS Manager
Potlatch Forest Products Corporation
801 Mill Road
Lewiston, ID 83501
Work Phone: (208) 799-1841
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Ella is the EHS Manager of the Tissue Mill for Clearwater Paper Corporation in Lewiston, ID. She is a Certified Safety Professional(CSP), a Certified Infrastructure Preparedness Specialist(CIPS), a Certified Idaho Workers Compensation Specialist (CIWCS), and a Special Government Employee (SGE). Ella graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and has an MBA in International Business. She has worked as a safety professional for 16 years with Unilever and Clearwater Paper specializing in behavioral safety and OSHA Process Safety Management.Ella has been married for 25 years to her husband, Tom, and has 2 daughters. She spends her free time quilting, knitting, fishing, and investigating the historical sights of the areas she visits. |
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Treasurer Chris Adolfson Business Operations Specialist
Idaho National Laboratory
Crystal.Adolfson@inl.govP.O. Box 1625 - MS 3790 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3790 Phone: (208) 526-5837 |
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Chris has been employed at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for the last 18 years. Her current job assignment is in International and Regional Partnerships. Chris has been actively involved in the VPP process at the INL since 1998. She currently serves as the VPP Community and Outreach coordinator for the Laboratory Employee Safety Team and also serves as the Vice chair of her VPP units employee safety team. |
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Labor Representative – Union Jim Chonzena Local 580 Safety Representative
Weyerhaueser
P.O. Box 188
3401 Industrial Way
Longview, WA 98632-7117
Work Phone: (360) 578-4647
Jim.Chonzena@weyerhaeuser.com |
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Jim has worked at Weyerhaeuser for over 30 years in different departments. He was chosen by the Local union members to be on the Original VPP team for Longview, Washington. He has been the Local 580 Safety Representative for the last 4 years. |
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Labor Representative – Non-Union Kemmer Sorrell ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc
P.O. Box 196105, NSK 6
Anchorage, AK 99519-6105
Work Phone: (907) 659-7326
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Kemmer has worked in the Oil & Gas field for over 26 years. The last 19 years have been with ConocoPhillips Alaska and currently serves as a Facility Lead Operator at Central Process Facility 1 (CPF-1) in Kuparuk, Alaska. He became involved with VPP in 2006 and helped get the VPP “Star” certification at the ConocoPhillips Kuparuk Oil Field. Kemmer has served on the Region X Conference Planning Committee for the last three years before joining the Region X Board of Directors. Kemmer enjoys traveling, Golf, and Alaska’s great outdoors summer & winter. Kemmer lives in Soldotna, Alaska with his wife Kathy. They have 2 children Heather & Nicholas and 4 grandchildren. |
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Director Jeff Carlson North Slope HSE Director
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc
P.O. Box 196105, NSK 45
Anchorage, AK 99519-6105
Work Phone: (907) 659-7590
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Jeff Carlson graduated in 1991 with a BS in Industrial Safety from the University of Central Missouri, and in 1999 with a MS in Environmental Science from Oklahoma University. He has 17 years of direct experience in the Oil & Gas Industry with ConocoPhillips applying Health, Safety and Environmental principles in industrial settings. He facilitated VPP "STAR" certification at ConocoPhillips Kuparuk Oil Field. Professional certifications include: Certified Safety Professional, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Registered Environmental Manager, Certified Environmental Auditor and Special Government Employee (SGE). As an SGE Jeff has actively participated on Region X and Region VIII audits. Jeff enjoys the outdoors and lives in Chugiak, Alaska, with his wife, Caren, and their four children, Kaylee, Karlee, Kody and Kolton. |
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Director Bill Rippon Safety/Environmental Manager
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Tacoma
1240 Alexander Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98421
Work Phone: (253) 627-2108 x 16
wfrippon@gapac.com |
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Bill Rippon was elected to the Region X Chapter VPPPA Board as Director-at-Large in May 2004. Bill is Safety Manager for the Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Tacoma, Washington wallboard manufacturing facility. Bill helped to lead G-P Gypsum Tacoma to be accepted as a WISHA - VPP Star site in August 2003. Bill has worked at the Tacoma Plant for 22 years, and has worked full time on safety since March 2001. Bill lives in Gig Harbor, Washington and has a wife Barbara, a daughter Stacey (18), and a son Daniel (15). |
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Director Vacant |
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