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

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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