Executive Team
Meet the Executives of AIHA BC-Yukon.
Current Executives 2023 - 2024
Bobby Sidhu
President
Bobby is a faculty member in the BCIT Occupational Health and Safety Program. He loves teaching and introducing a new batch of hopefuls to the health and safety professional every year. When not at BCIT he enjoys spending his time with his two young daughters and wife.
Tammy Bowen
President-Elect
Tammy is an Occupational Hygienist with BC Hydro. She has 18 years’ experience in the field of Occupational Hygiene and hold the CIH designation. Tammy earned her diploma in Industrial Hygiene Technology from Lambton College in Sarnia Ontario and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Royal Roads University. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading, hiking, snowboarding and playing hockey.
Taryn Toic
Past-President
As an industrial hygienist with a safety focused background, Taryn thoroughly enjoys learning about both the technical and people focused aspects of the profession and learning about a variety of industries and processes. Taryn is originally from Kelowna but moved to Vancouver to pursue her Master’s in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene at UBC and became a Certified Industrial Hygienist in 2021. She is now a true Vancouverite who loves yoga and walks with her pup along the Seawall. In her free time, you can find catching up on her favourite podcasts and experimenting with vegan recipes in the kitchen with her Vitamix.
Tristan Durrad
Secretary
Tristan graduated from the UBC Occupational and Environmental Hygiene program in 2021. During his post graduate years, Tristan studied the exposure to crystalline silica and focused on silica sampling for his practicum project.
As a young industrial hygienist, Tristan believes that occupational injury and disease is preventable and strives to achieve that in each of his projects. Having previous experience in a range of industries such as construction, remediation, film, mining and wildfires, Tristan is viewed as a respected and valuable consultant on the Aura Health and Safety team.
Tristan’s passion for industrial hygiene allows him to grow and specialize in areas such as asbestos, silica, and lead management and monitoring, indoor air quality, PAHs exposure assessment, wood dust exposure assessment and noise surveys and dosimetry. He is also actively pursuing his Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation.
Gurleen Bhatia
Education
Gurleen Bhatia is a faculty member of the Occupational Health & Safety Program at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and a Master's degree in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene from the University of British Columbia. She began her career committed to safeguarding public health and safety as an Environmental Health Officer and eventually transitioned over to the realm of worker heath and safety as an OHS professional. In her current role as an educator, she finds it very rewarding to be able to help mold the minds of budding OHS professionals entering this field.
Gurleen believes that coffee is a food group of its own so you are bound to find her with a cup of coffee in her hand at any given time of the day!
Kia Lidster
Newsletter Editor
Kia is a graduate of the UBC MSc in Occupational & Environmental Hygiene program and is currently an Occupational Hygiene Specialist at WorkSafeBC. She has previously worked in the healthcare industry and consulting. She enjoys the diversity of the occupational hygiene profession but her main interest is in the physical hazards, particularly noise and vibration.
In her spare time she enjoys cycling, playing hockey, cooking (or rather, eating) and has also recently started learning to play the drums.
Mavis Yeh
Advertising Director
Mavis is a CRSP with years of consulting experience in many industries from commercial, construction, mining, and hydroelectric. In recent years, Mavis has been working in the aviation industry full time as a Safety Advisor. In her free time, Mavis is an avid gardener and hobby photographer. You'll find her most often in the garden with her camera, getting her hands dirty.
Rosanna Ma
Treasurer
Rosanna attended UBC for her undergrad and obtained a Health and Safety Diploma from BCIT. She has five years of Industrial Hygiene consulting experience. When she’s not working, you can find her taking care of her parent’s puppy, attempting to grow something in the garden, and spending quality time with her friends and family.
Nicole Boeder
Maintenance Points Director
Bio is coming!
Helen Cheung
Outreach Director
Helen is an OHS Advisor and applies her expertise in occupational health and safety to ensure the safety and well-being of all employees. She is actively pursuing her CRSP certification, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and professional development. She enjoys working with people and networking, and she values any occasion to share her knowledge and learn from others in the OHS and hygiene community.
When Helen isn't working, she can often be found training for triathlons or playing boardgames with friends. As an avid swimmer, biker, and runner, she welcomes the physical and mental challenges that come with the sport. She approaches both her work and personal pursuits with the same high energy and enthusiasm, always seeking new challenges and opportunities to grow.
Shadi Mahpour
Membership Director
A graduate of UBC and BCIT, Shadi found a career path that perfectly ties all her education and training to her passion for helping others. With over 10 years experience in various sectors, she strives to bridge the gap between occupational health ,safety and hygiene and overall wellness.
Jasmond Sangh
Social Media Director
Jasmond graduated from SFU's Health Sciences and BCIT's OHS program. He has worked in health and safety for various industries such as retail, insurance, construction, property management and film productions. Jasmond is currently working within the industrial hygiene consulting industry. Jasmond enjoys hiking, playing badminton, soccer, and spending time with his family.
Kevin Zhang
Webmaster
Kevin is working in mining as a fly in fly out IH. Originally from Toronto and attended U of T for both undergrad in physiology and criminology as well as MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health. He enjoys keeping up with the technology, fitness, and the video game industry.
Eric Ogrinc
BCIT Student Representative
Eric is aspiring to be an OHCS professional once he graduates from BCIT. He loves hiking, swimming, and snowboarding. When he graduates, Eric is looking forward to starting his career and gaining as much experience as possible to build a successful career wherever he goes.
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UBC Student Representative
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