The NWCOHS External Advisory Board serves as an important link to the stakeholders and communities served throughout Region X.
The External Advisory Board regularly consults with NWCOHS program directors about regional needs to address the health and safety impacts of working conditions, and the board provides oversight of the center's effectiveness in achieving center and programmatic goals.
External Advisory Board members
Cynthia Curl, PhD, MS, CEH Co-Chair
Exposure science
Boise State University
Sabrina Freewynn, MPH Co-Chair
Total Worker Health
SAIF Corporation
Paul Darby, MD, MPH, PhD
Occupational medicine
Center of Occupational Health and Education (COHE) Alliance of Western Washington
Steve Hecker, MSPH
Industrial hygiene, safety, training
Retired
David Hurtado, ScD
Social determinants of health, work environment research
Oregon Health & Science University
Leslie Phillips, PhD, SM
Epidemiology, health services
SEIU Local 775 Benefits Group
John Gambatese, PhD, PE-CA
Occupational health and safety, construction industry
Oregon State University
Michael Box, REHS, CIH, MS
Worker health and safety
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium