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Robert H. Peterson

President

Bob's experience with OH& S services, financial management, marketing, and human resource management makes him the ideal leader for Midwest Safety Counselors. He directs Midwest Safety's growth and handles all company financial affairs. His sound management and planning enables MSC to efficiently provide the highest quality occupational health and safety services and products available.

Scott Schoenberger, CSP; M.S.
Vice President

Scott is a Certified Safety Professional and has a Master of Science Degree in Risk Control. He came to Midwest Safety Counselors in 1999 after working on the East Coast as a Safety Director and Corporate Auditor in the Chemical and Paper Products Industry. He is focused and committed to supporting all customers in both the growing sales and consulting sides of the business. Scott is also a state certified Firefighter and EMT serving the City of Woodbury.
Eric Johnson, M.S.
Senior Safety Professional
Eric possesses a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Health & Safety and worked as Safety Director in the Twin Cities area for eight years. Currently, he specializes in occupational safety in the construction industry and serves customers in the heavy construction and refinery operations. Eric has successfully managed large projects during outages and has taken a leadership role in managing our staff at the Flint Hills Refinery.
John Bestman
Senior Safety Professional
John has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Technology with over ten years of experience in the fields of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health and Safety. John’s current focus is the support of our customers in the petrochemical industry as an Safety Professional and IH Specialist.  His background and experience in industrial hygiene monitoring and ability to develop effective solutions to safety and health challenges has proven to be a valuable resource to both Midwest Safety Counselors and our customers.
Devin Boushek M.S.
Safety Professional

Devin has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Health and Safety and a Bachelors degree in Microbiology. His prior work experience included internships governmental and medical institutions. Devin is currently focused on supporting our customers in the petrochemical industry and utilities.
Laura Lawless M.S.
Safety Professional

Laura has a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Health & Safety from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Laura was a lead consultant with MSC in the late 1990's and has rejoined out team having most recently serving as a Director for the American Red Cross. Laura's specialty is the development of written EH&S programs and the design of training modules. Laura serves as a resource for a large variety of our customer base with an emphasis on our clients in the Alternative Fuels/Ethanol Industry.
Andrew Kamm M.S.
Safety Professional

Andrew has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Health and Safety and a Bachelors degree in Marketing. He joins Midwest Safety Counselors with experience in both the construction and insurance industries. Andrew is currently focused on supporting our customers in the petrochemical industry.

Ben Close M.S.
Safety Professional

Ben recently joined our group and has a Masters in Science degree in Risk Control from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Ben is currently focused on supporting our customers in the petrochemical industry and heavy construction.
John Walker
Safety Technician

John has experience in several areas of our EH&S services. He was recently certified in the maintenance and servicing of IH instrumentation and gas monitors and is currently focused on managing the servicing and distribution of this equipment at our petrochemical operations as well as field support, including audits and training.
Glenn Petersen
Safety Technician

Glenn joined Midwest Safety Counselors after gaining experience in the area of construction safety with a Minnesota-based civil and electrical contractor. Glenn currently is focused on field safety and auditing support at one of our large petrochemical customers. 

Linda Petersen
Administration

Linda primarily provides administrative and customer support to our sales team. As a rapidly growing company, MSC has needed increased support in the areas of Human Resources and Accounting - Linda has stepped up into these roles as well. Her flexibility and attention to detail has helped MSC continue to grow without interruption of the high level customer support and service we take such great pride in.
Yvonne Wood
Administration

Yvonne coordinates many of our services we provide our customers in the petrochemical industry. She brings over a decade of experience in customer services and technical support from the insurance industry. Her strong organizational skills, broad knowledge base, and ability to coordinate several job functions both effectively and efficiently makes her a valuable asset to MSC and the customers we serve.
Kelly Rykel
Sales Territory Manager - Minnesota

Kelly has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Public Administration from Hamline University. She has over a dozen years of industrial sales experience including 10 years specializing in Occupational Health and Safety. As a former Inside Sales Manager, Kelly's product knowledge and customer service skills make her a huge asset in MSC's drive to serve it's Minnesota customer base.
Chuck Rogness
Sales Territory Manager - Iowa

Chuck came to Midwest Safety Counselors with over 25 years of experience in sales. His product knowledge and customer service skills have helped Midwest Safety rapidly develop and grow the Iowa market. He has also been an excellent mentor and resource for the rest of our sales staff.
Jessica Pechacek
Inside Sales Representative

Jessica recently joined MSC with experience in customer support from working financial services. She has a degree in Business in Marketing from Dakota County Technical College. Jessica has responsibilities in all aspects of product sales and also has already begun to support the consulting side of MSC.
Kasha McLay
Sales Manager

Kasha has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications Studies from the University of Minnesota. She is focused on managing all aspects of sales including serving our customers' product needs. Her customer service skills and strong work ethic have allowed us to continue to provide excellent support to our existing customers as well as attracting new ones.
Peggy Huston-Weaver
Services Technician

Peggy brought years of experience in the management and facilitation of drug testing services when she joined the MSC team. Currently, Peggy helps administer drug testing as well as other specialized services for our customers including respirator fit testing and the management of training databases.

 

 
 



 

Midwest Safety Counselors, Inc.


 
379 Bridgepoint Way
South St. Paul, MN 55075
 
Toll Free:
888-612-7233
 
Phone:
651-451-2260
 
Fax:
651-451-2386
 

 
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