Advisory Committee

The goals of the Advisory Committee are to:

  • Identify and prioritize workplace research needs related to the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders
  • Assist in evaluating the feasibility and applicability of proposed workplace research projects
  • Provide links to workplaces that would be interested in participating in workplace research
  • Assist in the interpretation and contextualization of workplace research findings
  • Identify strategies for improving the dissemination of research knowledge generated by CRE-MSD

Current members

Patricia Clausen
​Director, Prevention, Engagement & Retention
Public Services Health and Safety Association

Alec Farquhar
Lead, Engagement
Inclusive Design for Employment Access

Catherine Fenech
Founder, Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day
Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

Susan Fuciarelli 
Director, Health, Safety and Wellness 
Hamilton Health Sciences

Kelly Hogan
Director, Injury Prevention Services
Sandalwood Engineering and Ergonomics

Lisa Hooper
Provincial Ergonomist
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development 

Sandra Miller
Vice President, Government Relations
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services

George Minow
Principal
Safety Infusion

Deborah Parachin
Occupational Health Physician
Hydro One

Martin Robert
Regional Manager, Health and Safety Excellence Program
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Michelle Roberts
Vice President, Stakeholder and Public Relations
Infrastructure Health & Safety Association

Carmine Tiano
Director of Occupational Services
Ontario Building & Construction Trades Council of Ontario

Valerie Wolfe
Executive Director, South Central Region
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

Past members

Dean Dunn, Vice President, Stakeholder and Public Relations, Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
Michael Roche, Chief Executive Officer, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
Stan Rodriguez,Director - Health, Safety and Environment, IPEX
Brian McInnes, Provincial Ergonomist, Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Tom Parkin, Managing Director, Workers Health & Safety Centre
Cindy Hunter, Director of Planning and Corporate Communications, Workplace Safety North
Wendy Knelsen, President, London and District Injured Workers Group
Joanne Gordon, Director, Workplace Health & Safety Services, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Matt Wilson, Director of Workplace Health and Safety Services, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Lisa McCaskell, Senior Health and Safety Officer, Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Enzo Garritano, CEO, Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
Patti BoucherDirector of Health, Safety and Wellness, Hamilton Health Sciences 
Paul AndreVice President, Prevention Services, Workplace Safety North
John Bryden, Vice President, Prevention Services, Public Services Health & Safety Association
Anthony Pizzino, Managing Director, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
Barb Burns, Vice Presesident of Organizational Excellence and Development, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
Gino DiGioacchino, Vice President of Merchandising, Home Depot Canada
Anne Duffy, Provincial Ergonomist, Ontario Ministry of Labour
Keith McMillan, National Representative, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP)
Elizabeth Mills, President and CEO, WSPS
Michelle Morrissey-O'Ryan, Vice President of Construction Services, Hydro One Networks Inc.
John Murphy, President, Resource Environmental Associates (REA)
John Vander Doelen, Provincial Coordinator, Ontario Ministry of labour
Linda Kelly, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Tony Culyer, Past Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Research Advisory Council (WSIB-RAC) Chair
David Robertson, Director, Work Organization & Training, Canadian Auto Workers (CAW)
Ted Vandevis, President and CEO for the Electrical & Utilities Safety Association of Ontario
Jean-Yves Savoie, Internal Rotation Resistance Strength Test (IRRST), Past WSIB-RAC Chair
Robert Norman, University of Waterloo, Past WSIB-RAC Chair
Sherri Helmke, Executive Director, Employers' Advocacy Council
Geoff Kempster, Director, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Marianne Levitsky, Director, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Cam Sherk, United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
Jonathan Tyson, Ergonomist, Association of Canadian Ergonomists