Mark Dewar, 2011 ICPHSO President, is a partner in the Corporate Commercial practice of the London office of law firm Simmons & Simmons specialising in commercial law, in particular in the context of consumer products, food and retail finance. Mark drives a MINI Minimalist and always wears his seat belt.

Phone: 44-207-825-4071
mark.dewar@simmons-simmons.com

Joan Mattson, 2011 President Elect, is an independent product safety consultant specializing in process and regulatory compliance. She is also responsible for product regulatory compliance at Master Lock Company. As President Elect she is responsible for chairing the 2012 Annual Symposium Committee as well as supporting implementation of the ICPHSO President’s initiatives and goals.  Joan resides in the Chicago / Milwaukee corridor in the US. Joan is a motorcycle enthusiast and a longtime ICPHSO member.

Phone: 630-544-1001
mattson.joan@gmail.com

Carol Pollack-Nelson, ICPHSO’s 2011 Vice President, is a Human Factors Psychologist specializing in Product Safety. She works as an independent consultant, evaluating product designs, warnings and instructions in order to identify hazards and reduce risks to consumers. In addition, Carol conducts, publishes and presents research relating to consumer behavior and product safety. Carol is on the ICPHSO Symposium Planning and Outreach / Training committees, and resides in Rockville, MD.

Phone: 301-340-2192
pollacknel@comcast.net

Wayne Morris, ICPHSO Treasurer, is Vice President of Division Services at AHAM (Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, and has been an ICPHSO member since the dawn of time.

Phone: 202-872-5955 ext. 313
wmorris@aham.org

Michelle Reinen, 2011 Past President, is Director of the WI Bureau of Consumer Protection. She is responsible for the various consumer protection programs in the state of Wisconsin, including product safety. She is also the State Designee for the U.S. CPSC. Michelle resides in the Madison, WI area and currently chairs the Nomination Committee. When not working, Michelle is either spending time with her husband and dog or riding her bicycle or walking for charity.

Phone: 608-224-5160
michelle.reinen@wi.gov

Ross Koeser, ICPHSO's Executive Director has 33 years of public service for the United States at the National Bureau of Standards, Food and Drug Administration, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. After he retired he helped to start ICPHSO and was hired as their first Executive Director. Ross and his wife, Jane, enjoy their 4 grown children and 5 grandchildren. Golf anyone?

301-349-2191
rkoeser@icphso.org

Lina W Bergquist, is Safety and Compliance Manager at IKEA of Sweden AB and responsible for the Safety alarm and product risk assessment process within IKEA.

She has a background within product risk information and market interventions. Lina is a member of the Membership Committee.

Phone: 46 70 255 5007
Lina,Bergquist@ikea.com

Nancy A. Cowles, is Executive Director of Kids In Danger (KID), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting children by improving children’s product safety. Based in Chicago, KID works nationally to promote the development of safer products, advocate for children and educate the public. Just like Hemingway, F. L. Wright, and the voice of Homer Simpson, Nancy lives in Oak Park, Illinois.

Phone: 312-595-0649
nancy@kidsindanger.org

Doug Geralde is the former Director of CSA’s Corporate Audits & Investigations Group and is currently a Special Regulatory Advisor to CSA Group. In his 33 year role at CSA, Doug has conducted numerous investigations into product failures, root cause analysis as well as investigations into unsafe and counterfeit products. Doug is the founding chair of the Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network (CACN) and has also worked with RCMP, CBSA, Homeland Security, EUROPOL and INTERPOL as a subject matter expert, in the growing battle against counterfeiting. Doug has actively served on the ICPHSO Strategic Planning Committee for several years, and has been a Board member since 2007.

Phone: 416-747-4295
doug.geralde@csagroup.org

David Simonson is an ICPHSO Board Member and a Senior Manager in Business Development at Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services. David has been a participating member of the ICPHSO Annual Symposium Planning Committee and frequent panel moderator since 2005 and in his spare time enjoys coaching his son Adam's hockey team as well as being a proud spectator of his daughter Julia's dance recitals. David is current Chair of the ICPHSO Membership Committee.

Phone: 716-505-3509
david.simonson@us.bureauveritas.com

Peter Tetteroo has been employed by The Toro Company since 1994 and is currently Manager of European Product Integrity with special responsibility for international standards, regulations and product safety issues. With more than 25 years experience in CEN – CENELEC and ISO - IEC standardization work, Mr Tetteroo has convened various working groups on safety standards related to Outdoor Power Equipment and presently serves as chairman of the standard committee ISO TC23 SC13 responsible for world wide lawn and garden equipment safety standards. Mr Tetteroo has been an ICPHSO board member since 2006.

Phone: 333 20575517
Peter.Tetteroo@toro.com

Susan DeRagon, Associate Director, Toys and Premiums Group at Specialized Technology Resources, Inc. oversees the company’s global team of toy, premium and licensed product testing and quality assurance experts. In addition to the ICPHSO Symposium Planning Committees, she actively participates on TIA and ASTM technical committees. With over 25 years of industry experience, Susan enjoys sharing her safety knowledge through STR and industry webinars, seminars and safety conferences.

Phone: 860-749-8371
Susan.DeRagon@STRQuality.com

Mike Dwyer is Executive Director for the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), the North American trade organization, and is an active member of ASTM (formerly the American Society for Testing Materials), working with the Technical Committee F15 on Consumer Products. Dwyer also serves on boards for nonprofit organizations, including First Candle to advance infant health and survival; and the Shamong Foundation for Educational Excellence. Mike, his wife Penny and their children make their home in Shamong, NJ. Mike is a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan.

Phone: 856-439-0500
mdwyer@ahint.com

Alan Kaufman is currently Senior Vice-President for technical affairs for Toy Industry Association, Inc., and has been active in the consumer product safety field for more than 30 years. Al is a member of the Symposium Planning committee, and enjoys fishing, birding, and doing the NY times crossword puzzle in his spare time.

Phone: 646-520-4868
akaufman@toyassociation.org

Joan Lawrence, ICPHSO Sponsorship Co-Chair, currently serves as TIA’s Vice President of Standards and Government Affairs. Since 1998, she has managed TIA’s product safety programs encompassing the development of safety standards as well as industry and consumer safety education. Joan is chairperson of the ASTM Subcommittee on Toy Safety, which oversees the ASTM Toy Safety Standard. TIA was a founding member of ICPHSO and over the years Joan has served as president of ICPHSO, Symposium Chair, as well as on its Board.

Phone: 646-520-4844
Jlawrence@toyassociation.org

Stephen Russell has been the Secretary-General of ANEC, the European consumer voice, since January 2007. Prior to joining the consumer movement, Stephen was Director, Standards of CEN, the European standards organization. Before moving to Brussels (Belgium), he enjoyed a 15 years career with the British Standards Institution (BSI) where his roles included membership of the ISO Technical Management Board (ISO/TMB).

Phone: 003227432470
Stephen.Russell@anec.eu

Marc Schoem, 2011 ICPHSO Ex-Officio Board Member, is Deputy Director of the Office of Compliance and Field Operations at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Marc serves as CPSC’s liaison to ICPHSO and is responsible for developing the popular CPSC day agenda featuring key CPSC staff and issues relevant to ICPHSO members. At CPSC, Marc directs investigations of potentially defective non-regulated and regulated consumer products as well as being responsible for the negotiation and implementation of product recalls. Marc also assists with the development and planning of regional and specialized seminars for ICPHSO and hopes to do more of these in the future.

Phone: 301-504-7520
MSchoem@cpsc.gov