WSLH Board of Directors

 

The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Board is created in Wis. Statute 15.915(2).

According to Wis. Statute 36.25 (11) : The laboratory of hygiene board shall meet at least quarterly and may promulgate rules under ch. 227, approve the laboratory of hygiene budget, set fees, set priorities and make final approval of laboratory resources so that the laboratory can act in response to agencies’ planned objectives and program priorities.

WSLH Board members can also be reached via the WSLH Director’s Office at WSLHBoard@slh.wisc.edu or 608-890-0288.

WSLH Board Appointments

 

Board Member
Portrait: Anjon (Jon) AudhyaAnjon (Jon) Audhya, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Representing: Dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
audhya@wisc.eduAdministrative Assistant: Stephanie Bolle
Board Member
Jessica Blahnik
Marathon County Medical Examiner
Representing: Coroners and Medical Examiners
Office: (715) 261-1199
Jessica.Blahnik@co.marathon.wi.us
Board Member
Portrait: Robert CorlissRobert Corliss, MD
Associate Professor and Director of Autopsy, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Representing: Clinical Laboratory Physicians
Office: (608) 265-2162
RCorliss@uwhealth.org
 
Board Member
Gina Green-Harris, MBA, Director
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Center for Community Engagement and Health Partnerships
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, Regional Milwaukee Office
Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF), Milwaukee Program Office
Center for Urban Population Health
Representing: Public Member
Office: 414-219-5083
greenharris@wisc.edu
Board Member
Gil Kelley
Laboratory Director, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Representing: Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Office: (608) 224-4821
gil.kelley@wisconsin.gov
Board Member
John Larson, MBA
President, Badger Laboratories, Inc.
Representing: Private Environmental Laboratories
Office: (800) 776-7196
JLarson@badgerlabs.com
Board Member
Hasmik Mkrtchyan
Sr. Manager, IT Global Lab Automation, Catalent Pharma Solutions
Representing: Public Member
hasmik.mkrtchyan@gmail.com
Board Chair
Gregory Pils
Director – Bureau of Environmental Analysis & Sustainability
Representing: Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources
Gregory.Pils@Wisconsin.gov
Board Member
Becky Rowland, MPH, MBA
Health Officer, North Shore Health Department
Representing: Local Public Health Departments
browland@nshealthdept.org
Board Vice-Chair
Portrait: Christopher StrangChristopher Strang, PhD, MPH, CIH, CSP
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment, Health & Safety, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Representing: Occupational Health
christopher.strang@wisc.edu
Board Member
Mark Werner, PhD
Director – Division of Public Health Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health
Representing: Secretary of the Department of Health Services
Mark.Werner@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Ex Officio – Board Secretary
James Schauer, PhD, PE, MBA, Director
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Peterson-Rader-Hawnn Professor, University of Wisconsin College of Engineering
Office: 608-890-1569
Main: 608-890-0288
wslhdirector@slh.wisc.edu