The 2006 Career Day, on Feb. 17, gave students an opportunity to learn about careers in industry, consulting, governmental agencies and advocacy groups and to build relationships. This year’s event was held for the first time in the Portage Bay Room (the old cafeteria) of the South Campus Center.

The session on consulting careers was facilitated by Senior Lecturer Janice Camp and featured Alma Cardenas, toxicologist at Integral Consulting; Tad Deshler, partner in Windward Environmental; Bruce Kelman, president of Veritox; and Venetia Runnion, director of occupational health and safety, Bureau Veritas.

The biotechnology session was facilitated by Research Professor James Woods and featured Brian Baker, director of Preclinical Services, SNBL; Dolores Diaz, senior scientist at Cerep, Inc.; Carmel Lynch, director of pharmacology and toxicology at Seattle Genetics; and Rafael Ponce, associate director, toxicology and pathology, at Zymogenetics.

The session on careers in government agencies was facilitated by Chair Dave Kalman and featured Marc Stifelman, toxicologist with the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Risk Evaluation Unit; Karen Larson, Regional Representative, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rick Miklich, food and facilities section manager, Environmental Health Division, Public Health–Seattle & King County; Denise LaFlamme, toxicologist, Washington state Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments; and Mark Soltow, industrial hygiene consultation supervisor, Washington state Department of Labor and Industries.

The session on non-governmental organizations was facilitated by Associate Professor Matt Keifer and featured Carl Osaki, principal investigator, Regional Academic Environmental Public Health Center, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice; Steve Gilbert, director, Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders; Running- Grass, environmental justice specialist, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10; Yalonda Sinde, director, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice; Carol Dansereau, director, Farm Worker Pesticide Project; Sophie Newland and Yancy Seamans from PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health); and Margaret Shield, coordinator, Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition.

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