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NORA Mining Sector Council Members
The Council has two co-chairs, one from the NIOSH and one from a partner organization. The NIOSH coordinator and assistant coordinator also help to facilitate the work of the Council. Members attend meetings and participate in workgroups. Contact the or NORA Coordinator to volunteer.
Current Members
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Randy Reed Co-Chair, NIOSH Program Coordinator |
NIOSH |
| Lee Saperstein Co-Chair |
Missouri University of Science & Technology |
| George Luxbacher NIOSH Program Manager |
NIOSH |
| Vaibhav Raj NIOSH Program Assistant Coordinator |
NIOSH |
| Adele Abrams | The Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC |
| Dan Alexander | Retired – NIOSH |
| Kwame Awuah-Offei | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| David Blackley | NIOSH |
| Andrea Brinkey | South Dakota School of Mines |
| Jürgen Brune | Colorado School of Mines |
| Jeff Burgess | University of Arizona |
| Alberto Cabán-Martinez | University of Miami |
| Jay Canada | Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co. |
| Snehamoy Chatterjee | Michigan Tech |
| John Cowie | Industrial Minerals Association – North America |
| George Danko | University of Nevada Reno |
| Mark Ellis | Industrial Minerals Association – North America |
| Arthur Frank | Drexel University – Retired |
| Bill Gleason | Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration |
| Chris Greissing | Industrial Minerals Association – North America |
| Stephanie Griffin | University of Arizona |
| Ken Groves | Cementation USA, Inc |
| Lori Guasta | Colorado School of Mines |
| Joel Haight | University of Pittsburgh |
| Cara N. Halldin | NIOSH |
| Steve Harrison | Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. |
| Jim Haughey | Komatsu |
| Keith A. Heasley | West Virginia University |
| Thomas A. Hethmon | Hethmon Associates LLC |
| Ariel Hill-Davis | Industrial Minerals Association – North America |
| Joseph Hirschi | Southern Illinois University |
| Phil Joggerst | Small Mine Development, LLC |
| Douglas Johns | NIOSH |
| David Kanagy | Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration |
| Jessica Kogel | NIOSH |
| Stacey Kramer | Freeport McMoRan Inc. |
| Nikky LaBranche | University of Queensland |
| Scott Laney | NIOSH |
| Ali Lashgari | Clean Air |
| Paloma Lazaro | University of Arizona |
| Eric Lutz | University of Arizona |
| Matthew H. Main | Freeport McMoRan Inc. |
| Maral Malekian | University of Arizona |
| Hugh Miller | Colorado School of Mines |
| Michael Murphy | Caterpillar |
| Tom Novak | University of Kentucky |
| Julie Pier | Imerys Group PLC |
| Gerald Poplin | NIOSH |
| Mary Poulton | University of Arizona |
| Raja V. Ramani | Penn State University |
| Laura Reynolds | NIOSH |
| Josh Roberts | United Mine Workers of America |
| Pratt Rogers | University of Utah |
| Pedram Roghanchi | New Mexico Tech |
| Michael Runner | Intrepid Potash |
| Breanna Sanders | Rio Tinto Mining |
| Javad Sattarvand | University of Nevada-Reno |
| Mark Savit | Predictive Compliance |
| Steven Schafrik | University of Kentucky |
| Joseph Sottile | University of Kentucky |
| Monique Spruill | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| Corey Stevens | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. |
| Jason Stoltz | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| Stanley Suboleski | Evan Energy Investments |
| Marcus Thomas | SafeBox |
| Michael Wegleitner | Hecla Mining |
| Joe Zelanko | Rosebud Mining Company |