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Council Members

Madeleine J. Kerr

Madeleine J. Kerr, PhD RN
CAOHC Council Chair
Representative of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

Dr. Kerr is an associate professor of nursing and principal investigator of the Hearing Protection Study at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.

James V. Crawford

James V. Crawford, LTC, MC
CAOHC Council Vice Chair
Representative for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Dr. Crawford, Residency Program Director for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Crawford is on the Executive Committee for the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence and serves on the Hearing Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology.

Ronald D. Schaible

Ronald D. Schaible, CIH CSP PE
CAOHC Council Secretary/Treasurer
Representative of the American Society of Safety Engineers

Mr. Schaible is the Practice Manager for Environmental and Occupational Health, Safety and Human Factors for Robson Forensic, Inc., a forensic engineering and expert witness firm headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

Laurie L. Wells

Laurie L. Wells, AuD FAAA CPS/A
CAOHC Council Vice Chair-Education
Representative for American Academy of Audiology

Dr. Wells is the Manager of Audiology for Associates in Acoustics, Inc. She is a consultant dedicated to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss.

Lee D. Hager

Lee D. Hager
CAOHC Council Past Chair
Representative of American Industrial Hygiene Association

Lee Hager works as a hearing loss prevention specialist for Aearo Technologies and Sonomax Hearing healthcare, Inc. and has been active in hearing conservation since 1986.

Chandran Achutan

Chandran Achutan, PhD
Representative of the American Industrial Hygiene Association

Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Public Health

Diane S. DeGaetano

Diane S. DeGaetano, RN BSN COHN-S COHC
Representative of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

Ms. DeGaetano is employed with Merial, Limited International Animal Health Company, headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, as the Occupational Health Manager for North America.

Eric T. Evenson

Eric T. Evenson, COL, MD, MPH
Representative for the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Thomas L. Hutchison

Thomas L. Hutchison, MA FAAA CCC-A CPS/A
Representative for Military Audiology Association

Mr. Hutchison is Hearing Conservation Program Manager for the Naval Services. He is located at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center in Portsmouth, VA.

Antony Joseph

Antony Joseph, AuD, PhD
Occupational Audiologist, CPS/A, Board Certified, CAOHC, FAAA

Representative for American Academy of Audiology

Dr. Joseph works for the Navy Environmental Preventative Medicine Unit Five in San Diego as an Operational Audiologist, Fleet Consultant with the Navy and Marine Corps.

D. Bruce Kirchner

D. Bruce Kirchner, MD MPH CPS/A
Representative for the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Dr. Kirchner is the Associate Medical Director Global Household Care at Procter & Gamble Company in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Kirchner also serves as a Volunteer Assistant Professor; Department of Environmental Health; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Richard D. Kopke

Richard D. Kopke, MD
Representative for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Richard "Rick" Kopke, MD, joined the staff of the Hough Ear Institute (HEI) and its affiliate, Otologic Medical Clinic, Oklahoma City, OK in 2004, having retired after 22 years in the U.S. Army. During that time he built an international reputation as an expert in the field of inner ear medicine. He also received the Legion of Merit, one of our country’s highest awards.

David D. Lee

David D. Lee, MIS CIH
Representative for the American Society of Safety Engineers

Mr. Lee is a retired safety specialist.

Pam duPont

Pam duPont, MS CCC-A
Representative of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Pamela Gordon duPont, MS CCC-A, is President and Founder of Gordon Hearing Conservation, Inc. Ms. duPont has been a CAOHC CD since 1977. In addition she is a professor at the University Of Connecticut Graduate School Of Communication Disorders.

Ted K. Madison

Ted K. Madison, MA CCC-A
Representative of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Mr. Madison is a Senior Technical Service Representative for the 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division in St Paul, MN, and a CAOHC-certified course director at the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Minnesota.

John Merkley

MAJ John "Andy" Merkley, MS CCC-A CPS/A
Representative of the Military Audiology Association

Major Merkley currently serves as the Fort Carson Hearing Program Manager responsible for the hearing readiness of over 25,000 soldiers. He also serves as the Western Region Military Audiology Consultant.

Charles Moritz

Charles Moritz, MS, INCE Bd Cert.
Representative of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering

Mr. Moritz is the Technical Director for Blachford Inc, a manufacture of noise control products

Kimberly A. Riegel

Kimberly A. Riegel, PhD
Representive of Institute of Noise Control Engineering