Laboratory Safety Committee

Mark Wistey, Associate Professor, Physics, Chair (T)     
Casey Smith, Manager, Shared Research Ops, Co-Chair (T)    

Carlos Baca, Senior Laboratory Services Technician, Chemistry and Biochemistry (R)         
Joel Bergh, Senior Lecturer, Biology (R)         
Ray Cook, Director, Engineer Support Services, Ingram School of Engineering (R)         
Jeffrey Dell, Professor, Art and Design (R)         
Lek Devanda, Senior Lecturer, Engineering Technology (R)         
Ariful Haque, Assistant Professor, Ingram School of Engineering (R)         
Marcus Hendry, Facility Coordinator, Health and Human Performance (R)         
Sean Kerwin, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, (R)         
Matt McAllister, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)         
Juan Gomez Ortega, Scientific Instrument Technician, Physics (R)         
Collin Payne, Supervisor, Lab Services Technician, Engineering Technology (R)         
Ramona Salcedo, Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences (R)         
Autumn Vela, Lecturer, Medical Clinical Laboratory Science (R)         
Daniel Wescott, Professor, Anthropology (R)         
John Word, Senior Lab Services Technician, Biology (R)       

Mike Blanda, Associate Vice President, Division of Research (T)    
Shea Cockrell, Supervisor, Environmental Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management (T) 
Grant Davis, Specialist, Environmental Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management (T)    
Wendy McCoy, Director, Environmental Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management (T)    
Elsie Romano, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management (T)    
Stephen Sanders, Scientific Instrument Technician, Facilities (T)    
Chad Thomas, Supervisor, Lab Safety, Environmental Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management (T)

The Laboratory Safety Committee reports to the Research Safety Committee which is part of the University Safety Committee. The Laboratory Safety Committee will support the Research Safety Committee through effective communication and support of laboratory safety and related policies and procedures. The Laboratory Safety Committee provides a forum for implementing, maintaining, and enhancing the safety culture at Texas State. The goal of the Laboratory Safety Committee is to promote compliance with applicable regulatory and institutional policies and procedures in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment in the labs for faculty, staff, and students to provide a high-quality academic setting.