Board Members and Executive Officer

photo David Thomas, Board Chair
(Labor Representative)

Current appointment date: 08/11/2023
Expiration date: 06/01/2026

David Thomas (Modesto, California) is a President at the Northern California District Council of Laborers where he has also served as a business representative since 2009. Previously, Thomas was a business agent for the Laborers Local Union #73 from 2001 to 2009 and, from 1994 to 2001, was a business representative for the Northern California District Council of Laborers. Prior to that, he was a business representative for the Laborers Local Union #73 from 1987 to 1994. Thomas is a member of the San Joaquin Building Trades Council.

photo of Chris Laszcz-Davis Chris Laszcz-Davis
(Management Representative)

Current appointment date: 08/11/2023
Expiration date: 06/01/2026

Chris Laszcz-Davis. As President of The Environmental Quality Organization (EQO) LLC, Chris brings strong collaborative management, industry and consulting related experience to the Board. She held positions at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, including Vice-President, Corporate Environmental Affairs, Health, Safety and Operational Integrity; Corporate Director, Risk Assessment, Strategy & Compliance; Corporate Manager, Health & Safety; and Corporate Manager, Product Liability. Chris also worked at the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories as an Industrial Hygiene Engineer and as Regional Manager, Industrial Hygiene & Medical Programs for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Chris has an M.S. from the University of Minnesota and is a Fellow of both the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and American Institute of Chemists (AIC). Laszcz-Davis Co-Chairs the global Occupational Hygiene Training Association (OHTA); was a member of NIOSH's Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC); is a member of ASSP's Government Affairs Committee; recent Chair of ASSP’s Total Worker Health Task Force; recent member of ASSP’s Council on Professional Affairs (COPA); is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA’s) Grand Challenges leadership team; and was President of both the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene and California Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC). Chris lectures and speaks frequently, has chaired numerous OEH&S Conferences, authored numerous articles and chapters, been instrumental in orchestrating national professional telewebs, and been the recipient of national and state level awards. On a personal note, Chris is a huge advocate of “Believe in the power of one—one person can truly make a difference."

photo of Laura Stock Laura Stock
(Occupational Safety Representative)

Current appointment date: 12/30/2020
Expiration date: 06/01/2023

Laura Stock is the director of the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) at UC Berkeley, part of the Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH). Laura Stock serves as principle investigator on many of LOHP’s grants and contracts, and provides direction to staff on translating research findings to practice and to public policy. In her over thirty-five years at LOHP she has developed training programs on occupational safety and health issues, has participated in a number of mixed methods community–based participatory research projects, and provided technical assistance and consultation to workers, unions, joint labor/management committees, employers, policymakers and others on how to set up comprehensive and effective health and safety programs. She is a member of two NIOSH/ NORA Committees - Health Care and Social Assistance Sector and Healthy Work Design, as well as the Occupational Health Section of the American Public Health Association.

photo of Joseph Alioto Jr. Joseph M. Alioto Jr.
(Public Member)

Current appointment date: 08/11/2023
Expiration date: 06/01/2024

Joseph M. Alioto Jr. is a veteran trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor. He has fought to protect consumers, small businesses, and victims of crime for over two decades. Alioto has represented consumers and small businesses in complex antitrust cases throughout the country. Most recently, he was lead counsel in the private action challenging the JetBlue/Spirit Airlines merger on behalf of everyday consumers. In 2010, he was named California Lawyer of the Year in antitrust law for his representation of independent pharmacies against Big Pharma. As a federal prosecutor for seven years, Alioto led large-scale racketeering prosecutions against violent organized crime groups and fought public corruption, including the conviction of a District Attorney investigator for bribery. In 2018, the Department of Justice recognized Alioto with the Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a federal prosecutor. Alioto earned his JD and MBA from the University of California Berkeley School of Law and Haas School of Business. His bachelor’s degree is from Georgetown University with honors. Alioto is a life-long San Franciscan and active member of his community. He is a board member of RescueSF, a city-wide coalition offering solutions to end homelessness. He volunteers his legal services to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Natural Resources Defense Council. In 2020, Governor Newsom appointed Alioto to the governing board of California’s State Coastal Conservancy. Alioto was appointed to the board of California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board in 2023.

photo David Harrison
(Labor Representative)

Current appointment date: 12/30/2020
Expiration date: 06/01/2023

David Harrison, of Fairfield, is currently serving as the Financial Secretary for the Operating Engineers Local Union #3. He has been a member of Local #3 since 1995 where he worked in the marine construction industry. In 2005, he went to work for the union as a Business Representative covering Solano County and in 2008 was promoted to Director of Safety over Local #3s four-state jurisdiction. In 2013, Harrison became the District Representative covering Napa and Solano counties. At that time, he was also appointed to the office of Auditor until 2016 where he was appointed to the office of Treasurer.  In 2019, he was appointed to his current position.  Harrison is a veteran of the United States Army and a 2017 graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program.

photo Nola J. Kennedy
(Occupational Health Representative)

Current appointment date: 08/11/23
Expiration date: 06/01/2026

Dr. Nola Kennedy has served as a professor at California State University, Northridge since 2018, where she is currently Department Chair and was an associate professor from 2013 to 2018. She was an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2000 to 2013 and manager of industrial hygiene at Drucker Health and Safety Management Inc. from 1987 to 1994. Kennedy is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and a Master of Science degree in environmental health science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

photo Kate Crawford
(Management Representative)

Current appointment date: 01/14/2021
Expiration date: 06/01/2023

Kate Crawford, Director Construction Safety for STACK Infrastructure, serves in a national role for the company focused on Safety in Design, Construction Safety and Solutions Engineering. Her prior twenty plus years of industry experience includes large general contractors and with Associated General Contractors of California, where she focused on partnerships between industry, government, associations and trade councils to build educational and technical opportunities and emphasized advancing Work Zone Safety. Volunteer positions in service to the safety profession are on the Central Washington University Industry Advisory Council, supporting program development. Ms. Crawford is an officer of the American Society of Safety Professionals, San Francisco chapter, Construction Section and has received the ASSP Presidents Choice award.

Icon Vacant
(Executive Officer)

December 2023