Minnesota Safety Council - 2026 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors provides strategic leadership with a focus on the long-term impact of the Minnesota Safety Council on reducing unintentional injuries. The Board sets policy and direction, and partners with staff to identify the strategies that lead to success in unintentional injury prevention. Our Board and staff work closely in a high-trust, high-effectiveness relationship that produces results. Members of the Board are:
Officers
Chair, Board of Directors
Saverio Marcario
Vice President and Global Environment, Health and Safety Lead
The Estée Lauder Companies
Vice Chair
Jeffrey Jarvela
Director, Health & Safety
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Associate Chair
Katharine Bonneson
Assistant Vice President, University Health and Safety
University of Minnesota
Chair, Board of Trustees
Steve Schoeneck
Vice President, Customer Service
Otter Tail Power Company
Chair, Emeritus
Steven Sandilla
Senior Vice President
SFM
President
Janie J. Ritter
President/Interim CEO
Minnesota Safety Council, Inc.
Vice President, Finance
Deb Nistler
Etterman Enterprises
Vice Presidents
Molly Coskran
Owner/Principal
Heed Environmental Health, LLC
AIHA Upper Midwest Local Section
Phil Jensen
Principal Complex Risk Specialist
Chubb Insurance
Chuck Kendall
Head of EHS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Alanna Lee
Director of EHS
Cirrus Aircraft
ASSP Northwest Chapter
Directors
Kevin Balfanz
Director of Field Services
MCIT
Nicole Blissenbach
Commissioner
MN Dept. of Labor & Industry
Harper Brickson
Manager, Safety & Industrial Hygiene
Minnesota Power/Allete
Brandon Cramer
Director, Distribution Design & Construction
Xcel Energy
Karen Cuta
Director, Application Engineering
3M Center
Garrett Doucette
Asst. Plant Manager/Food Safety Manager
Anderson Custom Processing, Inc.
Mark Friske
EHS Manager
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Scott Sainsbury
Manager, Technical Training
CenterPoint Energy