ADAO 12th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference
“Where Knowledge and Action Unite”
April 8 – 10, 2016
Crystal Gateway Marriott in Washington D.C.
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Posted on January 21, 2016
2016 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference Keynote Speakers
Saturday: Paul Brodeur, Awarding-winning Investigative Journalist and Author of Expendable Americans and Outrageous Misconduct: The Asbestos Industry on Trial
Sunday: Dr. Eudice Goldberg, Pediatrician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and co-founder of the Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation (CMF), Canada
2016 Presenters
Marilyn Amento, ADAO Eastern Regional Director
Emily Bankhead, Mesothelioma Widow and 2014 Honoree
Bridget Bersin, Granddaughter of Clarence Borel
Brad Black, CEO and Medical Director at Center for Asbestos Related Disease
Paul Brodeur, Keynote Speaker, Investigative Journalist and Author of Expendable Americans and Outrageous Misconduct: The Asbestos Industry on Trial
Jill Cagle, Mesothelioma Widow and Singer
Barry Castleman, ScD, Author of Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects
Keith A. Cengel, Associate Professor and Director of the Photodynamic Therapy Program in the Dept. of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania
Ellen Costa, 2016 ADAO Conference Coordinator, Strategy Consultant at Wells Fargo
Earl Dotter, Photojournalist, Author of The Quiet Sickness and BADGES: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers
Raja Flores, Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mt. Sinai Health System
Arthur L. Frank, Professor of Public Health and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Drexel University School of Public Health
Fernanda Giannasi, Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto (ABREA), Brazil
Eudice Goldberg, MD, Keynote Speaker, Co-Founder of the Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation (CMF), Pediatrician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada
Tanis Hernandez, LCSW, Administrative Director at Center for Asbestos and Related Disease
Eric Jonckheer, Asbestos Belgium Victims Association (ABEVA), Belgium
Brent Kynoch, President of Kynoch Environmental Management
Tom Laubenthal, Training Supervisor & Technical Chief for The Environmental Institute
Agata Mazzeo, Anthropologist; PhD Candidate at University of Bologna, Italy
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, Professorial Lecturer, Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
Paolo Monico, Filmmaker, The Mother
John Newquist, Independent Safety Trainer, Author, and Consultant appearing on NPR, BNA, Safety + Health Magazine, and Mother Jones
Mavis Nye, Mesothelioma Patient, United Kingdom
Christine Oliver, President of Occupational Health Initiatives, Inc.; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician in the Dept. of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Brad Parker, National Assistant Secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU), Australia
Emily Reinstein
Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO
Tony Rich, Industrial Hygienist and Environmental Technician Specializing in Asbestos-related Work
Ann Samuelson, ADAO Western Regional Director
Carmine Tiano, Director of Occupational Health Services at Ontario Building Trades, Canada
Ellen Tunkelrott, ADAO Board Member
Heather Von St James, ADAO Midwestern Regional Director, Mesothelioma Patient
Lou Williams, Mesothelioma Patient, Australia
Christine Winter, ADAO Prevention Advisory Board Co-Chair, United Kingdom
Jordan Zevon, ADAO Spokesperson and Musician
Paul Zygielbaum, Mesothelioma Patient