Minnesota Safety Council - 2025 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
Steve Schoeneck
Vice President, Customer Service
Otter Tail Power Company
Vice Chair
Saverio Marcario
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
The Estée Lauder Companies
Associate Chair
Jeffrey Jarvela,
Director, Health & Safety
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Chair, Board of Trustees
Steven Sandilla
Senior Vice President
SFM
President
Paul W. Aasen
CEO
Minnesota Safety Council, Inc.
Vice President, Finance
Deb Nistler
Etterman Enterprises
Vice Presidents
Katharine Bonneson
Assistant Vice President, University Health and Safety
University of Minnesota
Phillip L. Jensen
Senior Risk Specialist
Chubb Insurance
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
Molly Coskran
Owner/Principal
AIHA Upper Midwest Local Section
Heed Environmental Health, LLC
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
Chuck Kendall
Takeda
Alanna Lee
Director of EHS
ASSP Northwest Chapter
Cirrus Aircraft
Scott Sainsbury
Manager, Technical Training
CenterPoint Energy
Nate Snyder
Global Director, Safety and Security
Red Wing Shoe Co.