News Release

National Safety Council Elects Ten To Board of Delegates

Itasca, IL - The National Safety Council (NSC) announced today that ten safety and health leaders from across the U.S. and Canada have been elected to the Board of Delegates of the National Safety Council. Their elections occurred September 6 at the Annual Meeting of the National Safety Council.

The Council's Board of Delegates provides direction on safety and health policy issues. The NSC also has a Board of Directors, which is the Council's principal governance body and provides oversight over fiduciary and strategic affairs, and a Board of Trustees, which oversees the NSC's development and fund raising activities.

• Scott E. Barker, Manager, West Region Health & Safety, United Parcel Service, Leawood, KS, will also serve as Chairman for the Motor Transportation Division. This will be Barker´s first year in a volunteer Board position for the National Safety Council.
• Jon Blevins, Risk Control Director, Wal-Mart, Bentonville AR, will also serve as Member at Large on the Board of Delegates. This term serves as Blevins´ first Board position for the NSC.
• Andre Howell, Assistant Vice President, Met Life Auto & Home, North Kingstown, RI, will also serve as Advisor to the Board of Delegates. This will be Howell's first Board position for the NSC.
• Charles J. Kelly, Director, Industry HR Issues, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, DC, will also serve as Member at Large for the Board of Delegates. This term will serve as Kelly's first Board position for the NSC.
• Richard F. King, Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS, will also serve as Member at Large. This term will serve as King´s first Board position for the NSC.
• Ronald Kline, Safety & Health Representative, UAW Local 171, Hagerstown, MD, will also serve as Chairman of the Labor Division. This term will serve as Klin ´s first Board position for the NSC.
• Susan Magor, Director, EH&S Office, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will also serve as Chairman of the Campus Safety Division. This will serve as Magor´s first Board position for the NSC.
• Michael Maguire, Herzog Contracting Corporation, St. Joseph, MO, will also serve as Chairman of the Construction Division. This will serve as Maguire's first Board position for the NSC.
• A.E. Moffitt, Jr., Sc.D., Vice President, Safety & Environmental Affairs, Schering Plough Corporation, Union, NJ, will also serve as the Advisor of the Board of Delegates. This will be Moffitt´s first year joining Board of Delegates; prior service included Board of Directors from 1998—2002.
• Stephen E. O'Toole, Washington Representative, General Motors Corporation, Washington, DC, also serves as the Chairman of the NSC's Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign.

The National Safety Council is a not–for–profit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. Members of NSC include more than 37,500 businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals. Founded in 1913, and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1953, the primary focus of the NSC is preventing injuries on highways and in homes, workplaces and communities.

For additional information about the National Safety Council, visit www.nsc.org.