96 Ann Rpt-Acknowledgements
Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
1995-96 Annual Report
Acknowledgments
The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
is pleased to acknowledge and thank the following individuals
and organizations from the California workers' compensation community.
Their willingness to share their insight and knowledge derived
from years of experience has assisted the Commission immeasurably
in its mission to oversee and recommend improvements in the workers'
compensation and health and safety programs in California.
California Applicants' Attorneys Association
| John Frailing, Esq., President |
| Michael Ozurovich, Esq. |
| Melissa C. Brown, Esq., Legislative Chair |
| Mark Gerlach, Insurance Consultant |
| Doug Kim, Esq. |
| Merle Rabin, Esq. |
| Lloyd Rowe, Esq. |
California Chamber of Commerce
| Julianne A. Broyles, Director, Insurance and Employee Relations |
Californians for Compensation Reform
| Charles W. Bader, Executive Director |
| John C. Wilson, Chair, Policy Advisory Committee |
| Lori Kammerer, Managing Director |
California Manufacturers Association
| Willie Washington, Legislative Advocate and Director of Human
Resources, Safety and Health and Workers' Compensation |
California Self-Insurers Association
| Joseph E. Markey, Association Manager and Legislative Advocate |
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
| Carlyle R. Brakensiek, Executive Vice President |
California Workers' Compensation Institute
| Edward C. Woodward, President |
| Mark Miller, Research Associate |
| Michael J. McClain, General Counsel |
| Robert Young, Communications Director |
| Ron F. Markson, Executive Vice President |
| Rea B. Crane, Medical/Rehabilitation Director |
| Perla Madrano, Executive Administrative Assistan |
Compensation Alert, Inc.
| Dorsey Hamilton, Executive Director |
Consultants
Department of Industrial Relations
| Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr., Director |
| John Duncan, Chief Deputy Director |
| Larry Hoffart, Chief of Administration |
| Division of Administration staff |
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
| John Howard, M.D., Chief |
| Frank Ciafalo, Deputy Chief, Health & Technical Service |
| William S. Van Cleve, P.E., Manager, Loss Control Certification
Unit |
| Gene Murphy, Senior Industrial Hygienist, LCCU |
| Carol Kemski, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, LCCU |
Division of Workers' Compensation
| Casey L. Young, Administrative Director |
| Peggy L. Jones, Chief Deputy Administrative Director |
| Mark Kahn, Regional Manager |
| Robert Kutz, Regional Manager |
| William Whiteley, Regional Manager |
| Nancy Fox, Governmental Affairs Officer |
| Linda Rudolph, M.D., Medical Director |
| Otis Byrd, Manager, Rehabilitation Unit |
| Bob Wong, Manager, Information and Assistance Unit |
| Blair Megowan, Manager, Disability Evaluation Unit |
| Sharon Collins, Disability Evaluation Unit |
| Susan Hamilton, Presiding WC Judge, San Francisco |
| Del Gaines, Supervisor, Disability Evaluation Unit |
| Annalisa Faina, Disability Evaluation Unit |
| Charlotte Waugh, Area Supervisor, Information and Assistance Unit |
| Glenn Shor, Research Unit |
Industrial Medical Council
| Allan MacKenzie, M.D., Executive Medical Director |
| Susan McKenzie, M.D. |
| Anne Searcey, M.D. |
Suzanne Marria, Esq.
|
Integrated Benefits Institute
| B. Thomas Parry, President |
| William P. Molmen, General Counsel |
Members of the Public
| Participants in the Information Services to Injured Workers Project |
| Members of the public who share their views with the Commission |
| Members of the public who attended the Symposium |
| Participants in Commission project advisory committees |
State Compensation Insurance Fund
| Geri Madden, Government Relations |
Student Interns
| Rachel Goodhue |
| Laura Gottlieb |
| Roxy Hariri |
| Nourgoul Idinova |
| Jill McCluskey |
| Lavina Tam |
| Dylan Woon |
Symposium Speakers and Panelists
- Lloyd W. Aubry, Jr., Director
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- Charles W. Bader, Executive Director
- Californians for Compensation Reform
- Peter Barth, Ph.D., Department of Economics
- University of Connecticut
- David Bellusci, Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
- Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau
- Les Boden, Ph.D., Senior Economist
- Workers' Compensation Research Institute
- Carlyle R. Brakensiek, Executive Vice President
- California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
- Michael M. X. Buchet, Workers' Compensation Policy Coordinator
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters Health and Safety Fund
- John F. Burton, Jr., Ph.D., Dean
- School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
- David R. Caine, WorkersÌ Compensation & Legislative
Consultant
- Southern California Edison
- Ann Clayton, Director
- Florida Division of Workers' Compensation
- Thomas Cleary, Director of Consumer and Industry Affairs
- National Council on Compensation Insurance
- Henri Cuddihy, M.D., Medical Director
- PacificCare's COMPREMIER
- Ben Delgado, Director of Policy, Planning and Government Relations
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
- James N. Ellenberger, Assistant Director
- AFL -CIO Department of Occupational Safety and Health
- Rosemary B. Eure, Esq.
- Law Offices of Lancaster & Eure, Florida
- John Frailing, President
- California Applicants' Attorneys Association
- Mary E. Garry, Manager of Workers' Compensation
- Hewlett-Packard
- Bobby Gierisch, Director of Research and Analysis
- Texas House of Representatives
- Michael Gillick, Esq.
- Private Practice, Wisconsin
- Eugene Ginie, President
- Collins Electric, Stockton, California
- Robert B. Hall, Ph.D.
- Interwork Institute, California State University at San Diego
- Jay S. Himmelstein, M.D., M.P.H., National Program Director
- University of Massachusetts Medical Center
- Barry Hoschek, Region Operations Manager
- Liberty Mutual Insurance
- John Howard, M.D., Esq., Chief
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
- William Kahley, Ph.D., Former Assistant VP of Economic Research
- National Council on Compensation Insurance
- O. D. Kenemore, Commissioner
- Texas WorkersÌ Compensation Commission
- Gregory Krohm, Administrator
- Wisconsin Department of Labor, Industry and Human Relations
- Nicholas J. Lannutti, Vice President and Regional Actuary
- National Council on Compensation Insurance
- Allan MacKenzie, M.D., Executive Medical Director
- California Industrial Medical Council
- Joseph E. Markey, Association Manager and Legislative Advocate
- California Self-Insurers Association
- Michael J. McClain, General Counsel
- California Workers' Compensation Institute
- Mari Miller, Manager of Dispute Resolution
- Oregon Division of Workers' Compensation
- Mary-Lou Misrahy, ARM, Executive Vice President
- Ulico Insurance Group
- Robert C. A. Moore, Executive
- Oregon WC Attorneys and Oregon Trial Lawyers Associations
- Ellyn Moscowitz, Esq., Associate Professor
- Chapman University School of Law, Orange County, California
- Michael Ozurovich, Esq.
- Law Offices of Ozurovich and Schwartz
- Thomas Parry, Ph.D., President
- Integrated Benefits Institute
- John Plotz, Esq., Industrial Relations Counsel
- California Division of Workers' Compensation
- Knut Ringen, Dr.P.H., Director
- The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Washington DC
- Richard A. Robyn, Esq.
- Consultant
- Linda Rudolph, M.D., Medical Director
- California DWC Managed Care Unit
- Terry Thomason, Faculty of Management
- McGill University, Toronto
- Victor Van Bourg, Esq., Senior Partner
- Law Offices of Van Bourg, Weinberg, Roger and Rosenfeld
- William S. Van Cleve, P.E., Manager
- California DOSH Loss Control Certification Unit
- Willie Washington, Legislative Advocate and Director of Human
Resources, Safety and Health and Workers' Compensation
- California Manufacturers Association
- Ed Welch, Professor
- School of Labor & Industrial Relations, Michigan State Univ.
- Edward C. Woodward, President
- California Workers' Compensation Institute
- Casey L. Young, Administrative Director
- California Division of Workers' Compensation
Symposium Volunteers
- Patrick Bell
- California DOSH Loss Control Certification Unit
- Sara Cory, Chief of Ancillary Services (Retired)
- California Division of Industrial Accidents
- Jim Culbeaux
- California DIR Division of Administration
- Vernita Davidson
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
- Susan Demetz
- California DOSH Loss Control Certification Unit
- Tess Gormley
- California DIR Budget Unit
- Carol Kemski
- California DOSH Loss Control Certification Unit
- Angela Michael
- California DIR Budget Unit
- Gene Murphy
- California DOSH Loss Control Certification Unit
- Marisa Pereira
- California DWC Managed Care Unit
- Cynthia Robinson
- California DWC Research Unit
- Dagan Wright
- California DWC Managed Care Unit
- Irah Yap Diangco
- California DIR Division of Administration
University of California at Berkeley
| Frank Neuhauser, Project Director, Data/Survey Research Center |
| Andrew Kohler, Graduate School of Public Policy |
| Jim Wiley, Research Sociologist |
| Karen Garrett, Manager of Survey Operations, SRC |
| Robin Baker, Director, Labor Occupational Health Program |
| Laura Stock, Associate Director, LOHP |
| Juliann Sum, Staff Attorney and Industrial Hygienist, LOHP |
Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau
| David Bellusci, Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary |
Finally, the Commission would like to acknowledge and thank
its staff
| Christine Baker, Executive Officer |
| Kirsten Strömberg, Research Program Specialist |
| Evonne Jolls, Staff Services Analyst |
| Katheryn Carver, Office Assistant |
| Janice R. Yap Diangco, Office Assistant |
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