Mid-South AIHA Local Section Contacts


Mid-South AIHA Officers

 President
 Leo Old, MS, CIH, PE, CHFM
901-595-3493

Leo.old@stjude.org

Leo serves as the Industrial Hygiene Officer for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  Leo manages the chemical safety, hazardous materials, hazardous waste and biological safety cabinet/fume hood programs for SJCRH

Vice President
Nick Ridge, CIH 
nickvridge@comcast.net
 
Principal of Ridge Environmental Solutions
He is the owner and operator of a full service EHS consulting firm.
 
Treasurer/Secretary
 
Rhonda Henry, OHST 
901-354-1082 
Rhonda.henry@lucite.com
 
She is the Industrial Hygienist for Lucite International North America facilities, a leader in Monomers and Cast Lucite Sheet.  Rhonda is also responsible for environmental affairs at Lucite's Fite Road Facility located in North Memphis and was instrumental in helping the site achieve certification in TN OSHA's Voluntary Star Program.
 
 

Executive Committee


Ron B. Read, MS, DPh, CIH  
731.287.3517 
Ron.read@excel-polymers.com
 
Corporate Manager for Environmental Health
Excel Polymers, LLC in Dyersburg, TN
Responsible for Industrial Hygiene, safety, environment and product stewardship for 5 facilities in the US and 3 global facilities located in China, Mexico and the UK.
Holds the designation of Certified Industrial Hygienist and Doctor of Pharmacy and Registered Pharmacist in the state of Tennessee.

Peter Henige, MS CIH, CHMM 
870-702-5386 
peter.henige@cibasc.com
 
Ciba Specialty Chemicals W. Memphis, AR
Manager of Industrial Hygiene and Process Safety Over 20 years in the EHS field at Ciba. World leader in specialty chemicals for the paper and water treatment Sector.

 Ken Joerger, Sc.M., CIH, CSP  ken.joerger@ipaper.com
 
Global Industrial Hygiene Manager
Environment, Health and Safety INTERNATIONAL PAPER Global Headquarters, Memphis, TN. Ken is the Global Industrial Hygiene Manager for International Paper, a global leader in Paper, Packaging and Forest Products with operations in the North and South America, Europe and Asia. Ken is responsible for Industrial Hygiene, Chemical and Product Safety for operations worldwide.

 

           


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