Ashley Van Winckel

President

Ashley Van Winckel is a second-year Industrial Hygiene MPH candidate from Salem, Oregon. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health - Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University in 2023. Ashley completed two separate minors at OSU in Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) and Global Health to supplement her interests in Industrial Hygiene. Her passion stems from early experience in the field through job shadows with multiple CIHs in her hometown. Since starting her degree, Ashley has become increasingly interested in how Industrial Hygiene intersects with Total Worker Health®, understanding how many factors impact one’s ability to stay safe and healthy at work, and not just the single hazard at hand. During the summer of 2022, Ashley had the opportunity to intern at SAIF Corporation, a workers’ compensation firm in Salem, Oregon. As the safety and health intern, she completed nearly a dozen field visits with safety consultants to conduct hazard walkthroughs, exposure testing for noise and various aerosol exposures, and training including Safety in Motion® (ergonomics training). Moving forward, Ashley’s primary goals are to continue mastering her skills in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences and to continue to learn about the many amazing opportunities that the field of Industrial Hygiene has to offer. She is eager to find an internship for the summer of 2024 that will meet her interests in the IH field. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys getting outdoors as much as possible through hiking or running, and when the weather is nice, paddleboarding. You can also find her in the kitchen finding new recipes to cook while meal-prepping for the week ahead.

Mora McPherson GSP

Vice President

Mora McPherson is a second-year Industrial Hygiene MPH candidate from Lansing, Michigan. Mora graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2021 with a B.S. in Occupational Safety & Health Management. During her time at GVSU, Mora participated in the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) West Michigan Student Chapter. Prior to graduation, Mora completed an internship with Kentwood Packaging Corporation as the company's first Safety intern from May-August of 2021. Upon completing her internship, Mora secured a position as an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist for Neogen Corporation in Lansing, Michigan. After working in EHS for nearly two years, Mora realized that she wanted to learn how to apply her skills technically as well as continue to work in EHS. After researching various programs, she decided to pursue a Master of Public Health Degree in Industrial Hygiene at the University of Michigan (UM). During her time at UM, Mora has completed an internship with Collins Aerospace as an EHS generalist intern in Wilson, NC. She has also taken on the role of Vice President of UMIHSA. Mora hopes to obtain her Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification in early 2025, and the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification within 3 years of graduating from the IH MPH program. In her free time, Mora enjoys traveling and attending music festivals as well as spending time with her family and dogs.

Rosalyn (Roz) Schaefer

Secretary

Rosalyn Schaefer is a second-year Industrial Hygiene MPH student from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience from Michigan State University in December 2020, with minors in Women and Gender Studies and Toxicology. Following her undergraduate studies, Rosalyn worked at the Michigan Division of Communicable Diseases, where she discovered the intersection of health and occupation and her passion for occupational justice. Rosalyn aims to become a certified industrial Hygienist (CIH), focusing on contributing to global occupational justice and safety within global supply chains. Rosalyn has focused her academic career on occupational and psychosocial exposures in the textile and apparel industries. She spent her summer as an intern at a sustainable material management company, gaining insight into the final step in the supply chain.  In her leisure time, she enjoys rock climbing, cooking, and pursuing her interests in sewing and fashion design.

Zachary (Zach) Hiler

Treasurer

Zach Hiler a second-year Industrial Hygiene student. He is from a small farm town in New Washington, Ohio. Before pursuing graduate studies, he studied at the University of Findlay where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability. “I grew up on a farm which taught me always to give 100%. My favorite food is usually Mexican cuisine and I love anything spicy. On the weekends, you can find me hanging out with my friends or brothers and competing at Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments. I have three cats Fluffy, Bad Girl, and Fatso, and two dogs Swisher and Scarlett.”

Mark Hachicho

Webmaster 

Mark Hachicho is a second-year Master of Public Health (MPH) student studying Industrial Hygiene. He plans to achieve a Certificate in Sustainability alongside his MPH. Mark was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and he graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor's degree in Health and Nutrition Science. During his undergraduate years, he received biomedical research training funded by the National Institute of Health. After graduating from Brooklyn, he interned for GCI Health exploring media relations within the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. His professional interests align closely with environmental health, sustainability, and communications as a graduate student at the University of Michigan.  Over the summer, he interned for Eli Lilly and Company supporting the Health, Safety, and Environmental team as part of his APEx Summer. During his free time, Mark is a casual swimmer, enjoys cooking, and spending time around nature. 

Kathleen Romas

Kathleen Romas is a second year Industrial Hygiene MPH candidate from Silverdale, WA. She graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2013, with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Environmental Sciences. She is an active duty Coast Guard officer established in maritime response operations, emergency management, and incident response. As a part of the Post Graduate Advanced Education program in the Coast Guard, Kathleen is pursuing Master’s degree in public health to gain the skills necessary to mitigate work place hazards in the Coast Guard environment. Fueled by her passion for disaster preparedness and response, she will explore the health and safety of first responders during large scale incidents in the high-risk behaviors these professionals face more often than the normal public. In her free time she enjoys the outdoors, hiking and trying to keep up with her two toddlers. She is an avid Seattle Seahawks fan and loves attending sporting events.

Natalie Conti

Natalie Conti is an MS Industrial Hygiene candidate from Grosse Ile, MI. She is a veteran of the United States Navy and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI with a BS in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS). In her time as a Sailor and MLS, she became interested in industrial and organizational psychology, safety culture, and occupational health and hygiene. Her passion for the field has only grown since her enrollment at the Unviersity of Michigan. Natalie's research at the University of Michigan will be with the Manz Lab, where she will be sharpening her skills in data analysis and in programming with R. In her spare time, Natalie loves to go for walks and hikes with her husband and their two dogs Stella and Lela, listen to podcasts, and dream about home renovation projects. (wear a respirator!)

Chigozie Agwuncha

Chigozie Agwuncha is an Environmental Health Science - Industrial Hygiene candidate from Nigeria. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Technology with a minor in Pollution Control from the Federal University of Technology Owerri in southern Nigeria. Following his undergraduate education, Chigozie dedicated a year to national service at the State Ministry of Housing and Urban Renewal in Nigeria before going on to get professional experience in the oil and gas industry in his country. His interest in environmental health and industrial hygiene deepened in the few years that followed. Chigozie is now particularly drawn to the application of data science and computer technologies in the mitigation of global occupational health problems. During his graduate program at UM, he will carry out research on the fate and transport of toxic waste products from the industrial process. In his spare time, you will find Chigozie by the shallow end of the swimming pool, enjoying a game of Premier League football (it is not soccer, for the millionth time), or at the gym unsuccessfully trying to acquire a set of six-pack abs.