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OCTC Events

August 27, 2019
8:30AM-3:45PM

Chemical Regulatory Developments and TSCA 3.0 Workshop

Squire Patton Boggs 2000 Huntington Center, 41 S. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215

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September 16-17, 2019

2019 Member Retreat, Golf Outing and Board Meeting

Salt Fork Lodge and Conference Center

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October 9-11, 2019

27th Annual TIE Conference

Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbus Airport

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David Hurder

Chair (Term 2017-2020)

Vice President of Operations & Specialty Chemicals
McGean

Rich Rogers

Vice-Chair (Term 2017-2020)

Newark Vice President & Site Lead

Covestro

Seth Tomasch

Treasurer (Term 2017-2020)

CEO
Gabriel Performance Products

Richard Jackson

Past Chair (Term 2019-2022)

Vice President of Operations
ASHTA Chemicals

Chuck Almroth

Director (Term 2018-2021) 

Director of Manufacturing & Engineering
Jones-Hamilton Company

Ken Armstrong

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Director of EH&S
RPM International

Joseph Bianco

Director (Term 2019-2022) 

SHE Manager
INEOS

Elizabeth Boylan

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Government Affairs

Solvay

Jim Christian

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Manager of Strategic Initiatives
Kraton Polymers

Jere Ellison

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Environment & Materials Manager
Ashland Specialty Ingredients

Jeffery Gillete

Director (Term 2019-2022) 

Plant Manager
PPG Industries

Mike Groh

Director (Term 2019-2022) 

HS&E Manager
Emery Oleochemicals

Steel Hutchinson

Director (Term 2019-2022)

President
GFS Chemicals

Daniel Isaacson

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Corporate HSES Manager

The Lubrizol Corporation

Karleen James

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Director – EHS and Regulatory Compliance
Dover Chemical Corporation

Jonathan Kammerer

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Plant Manager
Americas Styrenics

James Krimmel

Director (Term 2017-2020)

President
Zaclon LLC

Amy Nusbaum

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Communications Manager
Husky Energy Lima Refinery

Rob Paxton

Director (Term 2018-2021) 

Head of Operational Risk
The Shepherd Chemical Company

Chris Shaul

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Plant Manager (Dayton)
DuPont

Terry Snell

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Site Services Manager
BASF

Tom Steib

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Operations Director
The Elco Corporation

Anne Tyler

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager
Capital Resin Corporation

Neil Wessman

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Manager, Operations and Maintenance

INEOS Pigments