2026 ERC Regional Symposium: Speaker Bios 

Past, Present, and Future of Occupational Health and Safety

Kensington Hotel, 3500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

• 8:00am - 4:00pm:  Grand Ballroom

-  8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast, Registration, & Networking

-  8:30am-8:45am Welcoming Remarks & Introduction of Plenary Speakers 

-  8:45am – 10:15am THE PAST:  

Nancy McClellan, IH Practitioner 8:45am - 9:15am 

Sarah Felknor, ERC Directors and former NIOSH Staff member 9:15am-9:45am

Adam Finkel, ERC Program Director and former OSHA Staff member 9:45am-10:15am

-  10:15am-10:30am Break

-  10:30am - 11:00am  Poster Session 1 

-  11:00am - 12:00pm THE PRESENT:  Alumni Panel  

-  12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch

-  1:00pm - 3:30pm THE FUTURE – Final Speaker & faculty/student group exercise 

Dyan Jenkins-Ali, Office of the President, University of Michigan 1:00pm-1:30pm

-  1:30pm - 1:45pm Introduction to Afternoon Exercise

-  1:45pm - 2:45pm Working groups

-  2:45pm-3:00pm Break

-  3:00pm-3:15pm Group Presentation 

-  3:15pm-3:30pm Q&A and Review 

-  3:30pm-4:00pm Poster Session 2

4:00pm Closing Remarks & Adjournment

-Dinner on your own

Interdisciplinary Tour: Ford Rouge Factory Complex

3741 Miller Rd Dearborn MI 48120 USA

• 8:30am Pick up from School of Public Health (Michigan Trainees)

• 9:00am Pick up from Kensington Hotel (External University Guests)

• Drop off at Ford Rouge Factory Complex

• 10:00am-12:00pm Guided Tour

• Bus Drop off at Kensington Hotel

• Bus Drop off at School of Public Health 

• Tickets will be purchased as a group in advance by University of Michigan