Paul Umbeck

Phone: 608-262-9739
Email: Paul Umbeck

Department Director

Tarlice Griffin

Phone: 608-265-5000
Email: Tarlice Griffin

Administrative Assistant

• Purchasing cards for staff
• Monthly billing statements
• Manage the front office equipment, conference rooms, vehicle usage, and internal repair requests (telephones, pager, cell phones, electrical, etc.)
• Order office supplies

Victor Goretsky

Phone: (608) 890-2039
Email: Victor Goretsky

Radiation Safety

Assistant Director and Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)

Greg Dierks

Phone: (608) 262-9735
Email: Greg Dierks

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist Advanced

Jon Haas

Phone: (608) 262-9748
Email: Jon Haas

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist

Yuliya Henes

Phone: (608) 890-2956
Email: Yuliya Henes

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist Advanced

Sushmita Lotlikar

Phone: (608) 262-6511
Email: Sushmita Lotlikar

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist, CORD

Jim Pence

Phone: (608) 262-9629
Email: Jim Pence

Radiation Safety

Waste Management Specialist

Bindu Timilsina

Phone: (608) 262-9608
Email: Bindu Timilsina

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist Advanced

Pete Van Zeeland

Phone: (608) 890-1185
Email: Pete Van Zeeland

Radiation Safety

Waste Management Specialist

Colin Weber

Phone: (608) 890-3995
Email: Colin Weber

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist

Trenton Yadro

Phone: (608) 890-3474
Email: Trenton Yadro

Radiation Safety

Health Physicist

Jose Macatangay

Phone: (608) 890-6485
Email: Jose Macatangay

UW Hospital and Clinics

Radiation Health Physicist

Jeff Zebrowski

Phone: (608) 890-0993
Email: Jeff Zebrowski

Chemical Safety

Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO)

Tilak Chandra

Phone: (608) 890-0255
Email: Tilak Chandra

Chemical Safety

Chemical Safety Specialist

• Chemical Experiment Setup and Design Safety
• Chemical Safety practices and procedures

Nils Gibson

Phone: (608) 890-1325
Email: Nils Gibson

Chemical Safety

Chemical Safety Specialist

• Chemical Safety Training
• Hazardous Material Shipping
• Chemical Safety practice and procedures

Richard Gore

Phone: (608) 890-2655
Email: Richard Gore

Chemical Safety

Waste Management Specialist

Lucas Hendricks

Phone: (608) 890-3227
Email: Lucas Hendricks

Chemical Safety

Environmental Health Specialist

Joyce Hinds

Phone: (608) 890-3993
Email: Joyce Hinds

Chemical Safety

Hazard Communication Coordinator

• Chemical Inventory Assistance (Non-Lab)
• MSDS Compliance and Guidance
• Labeling Requirements
• Hazard Communication Training Materials and Assistance
• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

Timothy Lanzhammer

Phone: (608) 890-0135
Email: Timothy Lanzhammer

Chemical Safety

Waste Management Specialist

John Straughn

Phone: (608) 265-3005
Email: John Straughn

Chemical Safety

Chemist

• Chemical Compatibility
• Chemical Storage
• Waste Packaging for pickup
• Labscan (surplus chemicals)

Troy Vannieuwenhoven

Phone: (608) 262-1072
Email: Troy Vannieuwenhoven

Chemical Safety

Waste Management Supervisor

Todd Yanke

Phone: (608) 890-0003
Email: Todd Yanke

Chemical Safety

Lab Safety Coordinator

• Laboratory Safety Visit Program
• Safety Space Assessment
• Laboratory Regulatory Compliance
• Fume Hood Safety

Greg Zukowski

Phone: (608) 265-5519
Email: Greg Zukowski

Chemical Safety

Waste Management Specialist

Jeff Schiller

Phone: (608) 265-9080
Email: Jeff Schiller

Fire & Life

Environmental Health Specialist, Fire Protection

• Emergency Planning (fire drills and evacuation maps)
• Fire Code Review
• Campus Liaison To the Madison Fire Department
• Emergency Shower and Eyewash Inspections
• Facility Inspections

Sean Geib

Phone: (608) 262-5865
Email: Sean Geib

Lake Safety

EHS/Assistant Supervisor

• Years of Service: 1997-present

Joseph Hertel

Phone: (608) 265-0693
Email: Joseph Hertel

Fire & Life

Fire Safety Specialist

• Fire Extinguisher Inspections and Training
• Suppression System Inspections (i.e. solvent rooms)
• Fire Extinguisher Plan Review for New Construction

Chris Kleppe

Phone: (608) 262-5865
Email: Chris Kleppe

Lake Safety

EHS - Senior/Lifesaving Station Supervisor

• Years of Service: 1974-present

Don Siebert

Phone: (608) 262-5923
Email: Don Siebert

Fire & Life

Fire Safety Specialist

• Fire Extinguisher Inspections and Training
• Suppression System Inspections (i.e. solvent rooms)
• Fire Extinguisher Plan Review for New Construction

Bill Petri

Phone: (608) 890-3567
Email: Bill Petri

Fire & Life

LTE

• Fire Code Review
• Facility Inspections

Jim Turk

Phone: (608) 263-9013
Email: Jim Turk

Biological Safety

Biological Safety Officer (BSO)

James Beduhn

Phone: (608) 890-3452
Email: James Beduhn

Biological Safety

Risk Management Specialist, Sr

• Biosafety Protocol Review, Laboratory Visits, Risk Assessment

Karen Demick

Phone: (608) 263-9026
Email: Karen Demick

Biological Safety

Risk Management Specialist, Sr

• Biosafety Protocol Review, Laboratory Visits, Risk Assessment

Julia Goretsky

Phone: (608) 263-2037
Email: Julia Goretsky

Biological Safety

Program Assistant

Stephanie Kutz

Phone: (608) 890-3453
Email: Stephanie Kutz

Biological Safety

Risk Management Specialist, Sr

• Biosafety Protocol Review, Laboratory Visits, Risk Assessment

Ann Larson

Phone: (608) 890-3469
Email: Ann Larson

Biological Safety

Risk Management Specialist, Sr.

• Assist PIs and their lab members with biosafety protocols and any safety issues related to potentially biohazardous materials, including permits, disposal, personal protective equipment (PPE), etc.
• Issues related to biological toxins and safety of shared-use areas are of particular interest.

Rebecca Moritz

Phone: (608) 890-3468
Email: Rebecca Moritz

Biological Safety

Research Compliance Specialist

• Select Agent Program
• Containment Facilities

Nancy Schensky

Phone: (608) 263-2037
Email: Nancy Schensky

Biological Safety

Office Associate

Tara Schnell

Phone: (608) 890-3471
Email: Tara Schnell

Biological Safety

Risk Management Specialist, Sr

• Biosafety Training, Bio HazMat Shipping Certified 

John Wendt

Phone: (608) 265-5517
Email: John Wendt

Biological Safety

Risk Management Specialist, Sr

• Biosafety Protocol Review, Laboratory Visits, Risk Assessment

Darren Berger

Phone: (608) 263-2187
Email: Darren Berger

Engineering Services

ETS Manager, Facilities Engineer

Donna Carlson

Phone: (608) 262-3278
Email: Donna Carlson

Technical Services

IS Business Automation Specialist

Janet Deutsch

Phone: 608-890-1141
Email: Janet Deutsch

Technical Services

IS Comprehensive Services Professional

Marisa Trapp

Phone: (608) 262-2407
Email: Marisa Trapp

Engineering Services

Environmental Health Specialist Senior, Environmental Compliance

Brent Wallace

Phone: 608-890-3506
Email: Brent Wallace

Engineering Services

Jim Morrison

Phone: (608) 263-2177
Email: Jim Morrison

Occupational Health

Occupational Health Officer (OHO)

Tara Cordes

Phone: (608) 890-2401
Email: Tara Cordes

Occupational Health

Risk Management Specialist; Training Coordinator

Michelle Discher

Phone: (608) 890-0320
Email: Michelle Discher

Occupational Health

• Risk Management Specialist; Occupational Health
• Ergonomic Assessments & Job Task Analysis
• Ergonomic Trainings
• Ergonomic Workman’s Comp Incident Investigations 
• Ergonomic Equipment Design and Modifications
• Ergonomic Services

Carrie Ensrud

Phone: (608) 890-3482
Email: Carrie Ensrud

Occupational Health

Risk Management Specialist; Occupational Health

Chris Heidel

Phone: (608) 265-5523
Email: Chris Heidel

Occupational Health

Environmental Health Specialist, Abatement

Brian Higby

Phone: 608-890-1363
Email: Brian Higby

Occupational Health

Environmental Health Specialist

Terry Lawrin

Phone: (608) 262-6670
Email: Terry Lawrin

Occupational Health

Occupational Health Specialist

Jennifer Levenson

Phone: (608) 890-2402
Email: Jennifer Levenson

Occupational Health

Risk Management Specialist, Sr.

• Provides risk assessment for personnel with animal contact for the College of Letters and Sciences and the Graduate School.
• Protocol review, inspection and training, and works to mitigate risks associated with animal contact.

Doug Smith

Phone: (608) 262-9738
Email: Doug Smith

Occupational Health

Environmental Health Specialist; General Safety

Chris Schlichenmaier

Phone: (608) 890-3992
Email: Chris Schlichenmaier

Occupational Health

Environmental Health Specialist, IH

• Provides occupational health guidance, technical consultation and compliance assistance
• Industrial hygiene monitoring to measure exposures to airborne contaminants and noise levels
• Workplace hazard assessment
• Health and safety training
• Personal protective equipment selection and respirator fit testing
• Health and safety program development and implementation assistance

Karl Stelzer

Phone: (608) 890-3991
Email: Karl Stelzer

Occupational Health

Environmental Health Senior, Workplace Safety

Ernie Stracener

Phone: (608) 265-9209
Email: Ernie Stracener

Occupational Health

Environmental Health Specialist, IH Coordinator