Since 1976 Donna has been activist in Health and Safety.

Prior to joining OHCOW Inc. as the Executive Director of the Sudbury Clinic, she was employed for 13 years by the Ministry of Community and Social Services (COMSOC) as a Life Skills Instructor for the Developmentally Challenged.

 

Donna joined the OHCOW Inc. team in October of 1991.  She brought with her 16 years of labour/managerial experience. 
   

She was an active member of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) for 13 years.  She held senior positions at both the local and provincial level ranging from Health & Safety Representative, Executive Board Member (Provincial Board), Staff Representative and Mediator.  She also has extensive experience in collective bargaining negotiations and grievances re Public Service Act, OLRA, and Community Colleges.

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Trevor Schell graduated from the University of Guelph in 1994 with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Human Kinetics with specialization in the field of Biomechanics and Ergonomics.  In 1997, Trevor graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a Masters degree in the field of Ergonomics and a minor in Epidemiology.  Trevor is also recognized as a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE) and a full member of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE).

 

While at UMASS-Lowell, Trevor was employed as the Ergonomic Field Coordinator for the Construction Occupational Health Project operating out of Boston, where a $12.5 billion highway reconstruction project is taking place.  He has been the Ergonomist with the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers since 1998 working with Joint Health and Safety committees on a variety of ergonomic issues over a wide range of industries. Trevor has also presented at conferences, testified before a US Senate Commission on the need for ergonomic regulations and has been featured in interviews with CNN, Associated Press, CTV and CBC Radio.

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DOCTOR

Dr. Noel Kerin, Medical Consultant - nkerin@ohcow.on.ca

 

Noel Kerin graduated in medicine from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. He went on to postgraduate training in Physiology and Biochemistry and studied Occupational Health Sciences at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine (FCBOM), Board Secretary to the Occupational & Environmental Medical Association of Canada (www.OEMAC.org) and a member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (www.ACOEM.org).

 

Dr. Kerin’s training and his wide ranging experience, has afforded him strong recognition in the field of Occupational Health. Some of his areas of major interest include occupational respiratory illnesses, work related cancers and toxicology.

 

As an occupational medical practitioner, he provides consulting services to the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW), and Independent Medical Assessments to Industry, the Legal Profession, and the Trade Union movement. He recently completed, in conjunction with OHCOW teams, investigations and a report to the WSIB on two of the largest occupational diseases files ever investigated in Canada.

 

Dr. Kerin sits on the board of directors of the Asthma Society of Canada where he actively promotes the need for further research in occupational asthma.

 

Dr. Kerin makes his home in beautiful Toronto.

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Sheila has been at the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) Sudbury since July 1992 being promoted in August as a full time Administrative Assistant.  Sheila is bilingual in both English and French. She has a two year diploma from the Advertising Program at Cambrian College.  During her 16 years, she has attended several computer courses to update her current standing as an Administrative Assistant including extensive training in Microsoft Office, Access and MindJet software. This position serves as the office receptionist, provides general office, clerical support, manages client files, and maintains OHCOW’s in-house database. In her role as an administrative leader, she provides as an asset to the medical team given her familiarity with the occupational aspect of workplace injuries and diseases.

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