Steering Committee

Gayleen Grigoreas

Gayleen Grigoreas joined Safety Center Incorporated, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, whose mission is to provide safety education and training to the community, in 2006. Serving as Branch Manager for the Southern California region, Gayleen is responsible for Workplace Safety & Health training programs (both open enrollment and on-sites) conducted by Safety Center. Gayleen is responsible for growing and creating positive business relationships with both private and public organizations, as well as governmental agencies.

Ms. Grigoreas became interested in occupational safety & health in 1997 as a Store Manager for a major Convenience Store/Gasoline retailer. Gayleen saw first hand how implementing safety programs and awareness created dramatic changes within that organization. In an interview a few years ago, Gayleen mentioned, “The safety culture that grew within me has given me a strong conviction and passion for workplace safety.”

Gayleen continues to pursue that passion today by providing workplace safety resources to businesses and organizations throughout Southern California. In July 2007, she founded the Safety Forum of the Inland Empire.

In November 2010 she completed and earned her Safety Management Specialist Certificate and will soon look forward to adding the titled designation, Certified Safety Management Specialist (CSMS) to her name.

Professional Memberships

• PASMA Public Agency Safety Management Association

• ASSE American Safety Society of Engineers

Joe Gurican

Joe was the Manager of Occupational Safety and Health for the Schools Insurance Program for Employees (SIPE) public schools of San Luis Obispo County for (20 years) Safety Specialist for Tosco Corp offshore oil well platform construction, Coordinator for Safety and Health Pullman Power Construction Corp., Diablo Nuclear Construction project (4), Firefighter Paramedic for Santa Barbara County Fire Department (11 years), Occupational Safety and Health Trainer for the Safety Center Inc., National Safety Council (7 years), Emergency Medical Technician instructor and Fire Science instructor for San Luis Obispo EMSA and Hancock College (4 years), instructor for CPR and First Aid for, NRC, AHA, NSC, ASHI, and Medic First Aid (30 years), Construction safety consultant for Fidelity Safety (2 years).

Professional Memberships

• NFPA

• NSC

• CASBO

Professional Certification

• Fire Inspector

• Occupational Safety and Health Management

• Occupational Health and Safety Technologist

Randy Ament

Randy is the Safety Officer for the San Bernardino International Airport Authority (SBIAA) and the Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) Randy has 21 years Military Service- US Army, Calif. Nil. Guard both Reserve and Active). Plant Manager for Angeles Chemical Company and Stallion Tank Lines Plant Manager for Southwest Data Product (sheet metal manufacturing plant) Owner - Southwest Mobile Engineering (Mobile Medical Equipment Repair) Consulting for companies for Safety and Productivity problems.

Professional Memberships

• ASSE American Society of Safety

• NFPA National Fire Protection

• Engineers ( L.A. Chapter)

• Association (Aviation Section)

• NSC National Safety Council ( L.A.)

• OERM Orange Empire Railway Museum

• CPHS Carolwood Pacific Historical Society

• ELK’s San Bernardino Elk’s Lodge #836

• SFIE Safety Forum of the Inland Empire(Steering Committee)

• Route 66 Rendezvous (Organizing Committee-Year Round)

Christopher M. Gates

Christopher (Chris) M. Gates is an Associate in Risk Management with over 37 years of experience in occupational safety and health. Chris worked in occupational safety and health for 18 ½ years of the 25 ½ years that he served in the United States Air Force (USAF). Since his retirement from the USAF in 1990, Chris has worked in aerospace (Rockwell and Boeing) and the insurance industry (California Casualty Group and the California Joint Power Insurance Authority). Currently, he has worked for the County of San Bernardino as a Safety Specialist since November 2000. Chris is a past president of Veterans of Safety and the Arrowhead Chapter of ASSE. He is currently serving as the Administrator for the ASSE Management Practice Specialty.

Patti Tresch

Patti has 30 years experience in the Safety Industry as Safety Director, Safety Sales Manager, Purchasing Manager, Human Resource Management and National Sales Manager for Manufacturer. Currently specializes in Municipalities, Fire, Police and Homeland Defense and is a sales Specialist for Scott Health and Safety Specializing in respiratory protection.

Professional Memberships

• PASMA

• SFIE

• Chamber of Commerce

• FMG

• Certification

• 40 hour HAZWOPER

Leonard West, CSP, ARM, ALCM

Leonard West is a Risk Control Specialist for the County of San Bernardino, Safety Engineer for Temporary Personnel Services. His education includes Creighton University, Omaha, NE., Bachelor of Arts Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA., Associate of Arts Professional Development Certified Safety Professional, CSP Associate of Risk Management Associate of Loss Control Management Risk Control Consulting Insurance Claims Management Traffic School Instructor

Professional Memberships

• ASSE

• SCISS

• PARMA

Sandra F. Zane

Sandra is president and co-founder of LifeTech, Inc. and a certified instructor with the American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute and Medic First Aid programs to teach CPR, First Aid, BLS, ACLS, Bloodborne pathogens and many other courses related to health and safety. Sandra has nearly 20 years of experience in Health Education. She has a B. A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. From there, she spent two years in Cameroon, West Africa doing material and child health education with the U.S. Peace Corps. She then spent 13 years working for the County of San Bernardino, Department of Public Health first in the HIV program, then in Immunizations Epidemiology and Bioterrorism/Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Professional Memberships

• National Association of Women Business Owners Inland Empire Chapter

• Rotary International