Recently retired from Walmart after a career spanning nearly forty years in corporate life, including a focus on product safety since 2006, David has had the privilege of leading Product Safety teams for Walmart, Hasbro, Amazon, and Mattel. His work included two Hong Kong based assignments from 2008-2011 and again from 2017-2019. David has been on the ICPHSO board of directors since 2019 and will be starting his year as President of ICPHSO in March. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin.

Chris Harvey leads a team of recall strategists and works with clients to ensure flawless implementation and customer integration throughout the entire product recall process. Chris assists in the scoping, plan development, and recall execution for a diverse set of industries, including pharmaceutical, medical device, food & beverage, and consumer products. Throughout his career, he has managed more than 1,200 recalls, including hundreds of high-profile recalls and withdrawals for the nation’s largest pharmaceutical and CPG companies. With his wide range of experience, Chris offers Sedgwick clients proven and efficient solutions to challenges arising from every aspect of the recall process; from initial planning and preparation to the full scale execution of a product recall. Additionally, Chris works with numerous law firms and PR firms across all industries to help their clients mitigate recall related risk. Chris is recognized as an expert in the recall industry and routinely speaks on best practices for recall planning and execution at trade shows, conventions, and conferences. Chris is a proud graduate of Purdue University, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Society.

Danni Cugini is the Director of Product Compliance and Regulatory for Harbor Freight Tools, where she oversees product safety and regulatory chemical compliance for a wide range of consumer products. A product safety and compliance professional for several years, Danni was with Barnes & Noble/NOOK prior to Harbor Freight Tools, specializing in consumer product safety for hardline products and environmental compliance for digital products there. Before beginning her career in product safety and compliance, Danni held positions in the legal, retail, tourism, and entertainment industries and enjoys being able to draw from and utilize those skills and experiences in her present field. Danni holds an MS in Research, Administration & Compliance (with a concentration in compliance program leadership) from the City University of New York’s School of Professional Studies. Originally from New York, she currently resides in California; where she also serves as Co-Chair of the BumbleBee Foundation’s Advisory Council supporting families impacted by pediatric cancer.

Rod Freeman is an International Products Lawyer. He is routinely ranked as a leading product litigation lawyer in the major legal directories, where he is described as “the outstanding go-to specialist for product liability matters”, “without a shadow of a doubt the most knowledgeable product liability lawyer in the European space” and where it has been said that he is "a real technical expert with knowledge of all the latest developments, and an enormously instinctive feel for the law".

Rod works alongside the world's leading and most innovative global companies to help them solve their product-related issues, protect their reputations, defend their products and build more successful businesses. With a background in high-stakes product liability litigation and more than 20 years devoted to international products law, Rod understands the challenges faced by international brand names in an increasingly risky global environment.

Rod is deeply embedded in the product liability and product safety community internationally, often working with policy-makers to help shape the future of product liability and product safety regulation.

Kim Mason is the Vice President of Product Quality and Compliance at Five Below. She implements and manages processes, systems, and training related to product safety, testing and regulatory compliance. Kim also oversees Five Below’s social responsibility program. At Five Below, she established and oversaw the inventory build process for 300+ new stores and formed the Project Management Office (PMO) where she directed multiple initiatives including build and roll-out of Five Below’s e-commerce website and California market entry. Kim’s 25 years of diverse retail and manufacturing operational experience includes inventory management and supply chain roles at Office Depot and Cooper Lighting. She is a member of ICPHSO and RILA’s Consumer Products Committee. Kim holds a B.A. from Northern Illinois University and an M.B.A. in Operations Management from University of Illinois at Chicago.

Marc J. Schoem assumed the position of Executive Director of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) on October 15, 2015, after more than forty years at the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  His last position at CPSC was in a senior leadership role as the Deputy Director of the Office of Compliance and Field Operations.

As the Executive Director of ICPHSO, Marc leads the organization consisting of global members of consumer product health and safety professionals, who regularly come together at both domestic and international training meetings and symposiums to exchange ideas, share information and address health and safety concerns affecting consumers.  These training meetings and symposiums provide an inclusive and non-partisan global dialogue between all parties involved with consumer product health and safety.  For more information about membership and our annual meeting and training symposium contact me

Karin Athanas is the Executive Director of the TIC Council Americas, the Americas branch of the global association representing independent third-party testing, inspection, certification and verification organizations. In her role, Karin oversees policy initiatives, outreach to stakeholders, and engagement with regulatory, government, and oversight agencies. Karin is a standards and conformity assessment expert with 12+ years of experience working on issues of conformance, quality, and reliability. Karin also serves as Director on the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board (FSAB) and committee members of numerous standards development committees including the ISO TC 272 working group 5, Joint Strategic Advisory Group (JSAG) on gender responsive standards, and is a member of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM), International Association for Identification (IAI), and the International Association for Identification (IAI), Chesapeake Bay Division (CBD). Karin has previously served as board member on the OSAC Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB) and past Chair of the OSAC Quality Infrastructure Committee (QIC). An experienced lead auditor to international standards such as ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17020, Karin’s past accomplishments includes participation on the working group that developed International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Guide 19 Modules in a Forensic Science Process, on the Maryland Forensic Laboratory Advisory Committee (FLAC) that developed COMAR 10.51 Forensic Laboratories, requirements for licensure, and on the National Commission on Forensic Science subcommittee on Accreditation and Proficiency Testing to develop recommendations for forensic science including Views of the Commission on Proficiency Testing in Forensic Science and Views on Critical Steps to Accreditation. Karin has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Arizona State University and a Master in Forensic Science from George Washington University.

Erin Bradley is the Supervisor of Product Safety Analysis and Reporting at Costco Wholesale. Erin has spent the last 8 years of her nearly 20 year Costco career developing and leading Costco’s Non-Foods Product Safety Program. Her team is responsible for monitoring Costco’s data sources for potential safety issues, CPSC reporting and recall administration. She works closely with stakeholders across the business on product safety issues, including awareness of reporting requirements and timely notification as well as implementation of item recalls. Erin lives in Seattle and holds a BS in Supply Chain Management from Central Washington University, an MBA from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the St. Louis University Product Safety Management program.

Vladimir Brajkovic joined IKEA of Sweden in 2016 as Product Requirements & Compliance Manager. Since then he was responsible for Development Function, Range & Product Engineering and Product Risk & Compliance. Since late 2021, he is the Risk & Compliance Manager at IKEA of Sweden. Mr. Brajkovic has during his years at IKEA lead the work to ensure a compliant range. Within his scope is also to ensure IKEA is part of creating safer life at home today and tomorrow. Prior to joining IKEA of Sweden, Mr. Brajkovic has worked in automotive industry in Australia, Italy, and Germany in senior level managerial postitions. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Kristin is currently the Vice President of Business Development for Market Actives, the exclusive US distributor of Bitrex® Safety Technology, providing technical, sales, marketing and regulatory support to all US customers. She is responsible for the development of core Bitrex brand assets and management of high-value client relationships. Kristin is considered a leading authority of this product in the United States. She has over 11 years of experience with Market Actives, and has developed expertise in product safety stewardship, ingredient brand marketing, and regulatory compliance. She assists clients with product development, certification, marketing, and regulatory affairs. Kristin is earned the designation Certified Product Safety Professional (CPSP) in 2019 as a member of the Inaugural class of this new professional designation. She is an active participant in various industry organizations and work groups, including ASTM F-1571 Subcommittee on Liquid Laundry Packets, International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), Society of Product Safety Professionals (SPSP), National Poison Prevention Week Council and The American Cleaning Institute (ACI). With ACI, she is active on ACI’s Consumer Laundry Safety Campaign Work Group, Reputation Management Work Group and is the Chair of the Future Leaders Board. Prior to joining Market Actives, she worked as a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) in emergency veterinary medicine and has 16 years of animal science and veterinary medicine experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Equine Science with a Pre-Vet focus from Colorado State University and an MBA and Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Michael Del Negro is Vice President, Product Safety Compliance at Peloton Interactive, Inc., where he serves as Co-Chair of the Product Safety Committee. In this role, he helps oversee a comprehensive product safety program including risk assessments; product safety compliance processes; training and awareness activities; monitoring; and investigations before U.S. and foreign regulators. He works collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to advance product safety developments, including voluntary consensus standards activities. Previously, Michael led the product safety, product liability and product quality legal programs and processes at GE Appliances, a Haier company. Before that, he was the Senior Counsel, Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance for the GE Appliances division of GE. He has over 12 years of combined experience working in product safety leadership roles for a consumer product manufacturer.

Sarah-Jane Dobson is the Global Head of Product Litigation and Regulatory Risk at Ashurst where she is a Partner in the London office. She is routinely recognised as a market-leading international product safety lawyer in her field, specialising in product compliance, product safety and liability matters. She works as a trusted advisor to her corporate clients, acting in high-stakes litigation matters, including the highest profile class actions in Europe, and providing commercially-focused regulatory advice in a broad range of sectors across the full product lifecycle. She is also embedded in policy work and is appointed to expert groups for the OPSS and European Commission, and assumes leadership roles in key industry bodies. With degrees in Science and Law, Sarah-Jane is uniquely placed to provide strategic legal advice that reflects a deep understanding of the complex technical underpinnings of her clients’ product law issues. Her dual legal qualification in England and Wales and Australia and her time working in the UK, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Scotland, the Netherlands, and the USA, and her language skills means she is particularly adept at multi-jurisdictional, multi-lingual matters.

Mike Gentine practices in the areas of product safety and consumer protection, assisting manufactures, retailers, and other commercial clients on legal, regulatory, enforcement, and penalty matters before various agencies, including CPSC and NHTSA. Mike has extensive product recall experience including negotiating or collaborating on consumer product and motor vehicle recalls in multiple international jurisdictions. Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Mike held multiple positions at CPSC, including serving as senior counsel for the Office of CPSC Commissioner Joseph P. Mohorovic from 2014-2017. Besides his service at the CPSC Mike has experience in government relations where he advanced legislative and policy objectives before federal, state, and local governments. Mike is a frequent speaker at industry and other conferences on product safety topics including, regulatory, compliance, and government affairs.

Brett Horn is the founder of Charlie's House in Kansas City, MO. The mission of Charlie's House is to prevent accidents and injuries to children in and around the home by providing educational programs, safety supply distribution, and the operation of the nation's only full scale safety demonstration home. Brett also serves as Vice Chair of Consumer Participation for the ASTM Executive Committee on Consumer Products, and is the Chairman of Parents Against Tip-overs (PAT), a nationwide network of parents whose goal is to see an end to t.v. and furniture tip-over injuries & deaths. Brett was the driving force behind the passage of federal legislation The STURDY Act, which established and strengthened mandatory standard for furniture stability.

Ibrahim Jilani has been with UL Solutions for 19 years and serves as the Global Director & Industry Leader for Consumer & Information Technology. He leads a global team responsible for leading and developing UL Solutions services and delivering with excellence to UL Solutions customers. Mr. Jilani serves ULS’s mission and the market’s needs by addressing global industry matters, such as mitigating risk through product evaluation, testing and certification. He represents UL Solutions in a variety of industry trade groups and a key contact for manufacturers, regulators, retailers and other product safety and regulatory stakeholders within the United States as well as around the world. Ibrahim is a six-time winner of UL Solution’s Mark of Excellence award given to ULS employees who have addressed global industry challenges. He holds a master’s degree in computer engineering from University of Illinois and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Molly Lynyak is a manager in the Technical Committee Operations Division of ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world. In her role, Lynyak has direct responsibility for the standards development activities within Committee F15 on Consumer Products and Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action. By bringing together industry and manufacturers, consumers, testing labs and regulators, Lynyak manages the technical committee that addresses hazards for a range of consumer product areas such as toys, juvenile products, playgrounds, and furniture safety, amongst others. Many of these standards have been the basis for mandatory rules through incorporation by reference under the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and have been used internationally. Lynyak also supports the important role Committee E50’s standards play in environmental site assessments, due diligence practices, real estate transactions and greener cleanups. Prior to her work at ASTM, Lynyak worked as an advocate and leader in the New York City Criminal Justice System for underprivileged, court-involved youth and in Philadelphia coordinating child abuse investigations amongst law enforcement, child services and medical partners. Lynyak earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wagner College. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, NY.

John McNulty is the Director of Product Safety and Compliance Engineering for Hardware at Google LLC. He is an engineer with a Materials Science background with 35 years of experience in most end-use markets, covering Materials characterization, Fracture and fatigue testing, Failure analysis, Soldering & printed circuit board assembly, Product development, Reliability testing, analysis, and standards development, Supplier intervention & audits, Corrective action development & monitoring, Safety engineering & recall assessments, Mentoring, Expert witness testimony, and Engineering management.

Alexander Murph is the Director of Product Safety and Compliance at The Step2 Company, a juvenile and home products manufacturer based in Streetsboro, Ohio. With over 16 years of experience in product safety and laboratory testing, he is responsible for ensuring global product compliance, overseeing the accredited internal laboratory, and managing trade agreement compliance. Additionally, he plays a key role in product development for the Step2 Company. Currently, Murph serves on the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) committee for toy safety, home playground equipment, constant air inflatables, and children’s furniture.

Cheryl A. Possenti is a founding partner of the firm and has more than 35 years of experience in the defense of complex personal injury actions. A respected counselor to the makers of infant and toddler products, toys, bicycles, and other children’s products, small appliance manufacturers, and many others, Cheryl focuses on product liability matters and related litigation and has extensive experience defending high profile, high exposure class actions and professional and medical malpractice claims. She helps clients navigate the regulatory terrain set forth by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and other agencies. Cheryl assists clients in maintaining CPSC compliance, manages product safety litigation, helps coordinate effective product recalls both limited and widespread and advises on mandatory government reporting and the assessment of civil penalties. Over the course of the past 25 years, she has handled more than 200 issues involving the CPSC and serves as counsel to two of the world’s foremost toy and children’s products manufacturers. Cheryl has handled various types of professional malpractice actions—including pharmacy malpractice, dental malpractice, physical therapy malpractice, veterinary malpractice, and nursing malpractice—as well as licensing and disciplinary actions for health care providers. She has also represented a number of major hospitals in medical malpractice cases as self-insured entities.

Ryan Radford is a Public Policy Principal at Amazon, where he leads U.S. federal policymaker engagement on product safety and restricted products across Amazon’s retail, private brands, and consumer electronics businesses. With over a decade of experience in product safety, Ryan has developed extensive expertise in regulatory compliance and policy development across both public and private sectors. At Amazon, Ryan implements and manages strategies to navigate complex regulatory landscapes, ensuring the company's compliance with federal regulations while advocating for policies that balance consumer protection and business innovation. Previously, as Public Policy Counsel at Samsung Electronics America, he educated state and federal policymakers on product safety, health & wellness, and privacy issues, while also advising global executives on the U.S. policy landscape. Ryan's public sector experience includes serving as Counsel to Commissioner Joe Mohorovic at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, where he provided in-depth counsel on administrative law, regulatory policy, and economic analysis. Ryan holds a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University and a BA in Political Science and History from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Patricia Pelletier is the Director of the Risk Assessment Bureau of Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Directorate (CPSD) where she is responsible for information and data management including mandatory incident reporting and cosmetic notifications; triage; surveillance and monitoring; risk assessment; outreach and education; international engagement; and management of the Product Safety Laboratory.

Patricia has 20 years of service within the Government of Canada encompassing consumer product safety, environmental health research, biomonitoring, chemical emergency preparedness and response, climate change and air pollutant policy, and vehicle emissions testing. Prior to joining the federal government, Patricia worked for an environmental engineering consulting firm. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.

Pinuccia Contino is the Deputy to the Director for Consumers & Head of the Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit in the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG Just) of the European Commission. In this capacity, she is responsible for the European Union's legislation on general product safety, including the brand new General Product Safety Regulation. Together with her dedicated team of product safety experts, she also supports dialogue and cooperation among the different product safety stakeholders and promotes product safety as a strategic priority on the global scene. Pinuccia is Italian and holds a Master's degree in Political Sciences and International Relations. She is an Ambassador of Applied Compassion certified by Stanford University.

Michelle Reinen is the Administrator of the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. She has nearly 30 years of experience working within the Division serving in a variety of roles including: Executive Policy Initiatives Advisor, Consumer Protection Bureau Director, Advanced Program & Policy Analyst, Consumer Protection Investigator and Consumer Specialist. Some of her responsibilities have included identifying and working on new initiatives, building stakeholder relations and outreach to communities and various groups, as well as being responsible for the oversight and enforcement of WI laws that protect consumers and honest businesses against unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent practices; and unsafe consumer products in the marketplace. Michelle has also served as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Wisconsin State Designee since 2000 and is a past president of ICPHSO. She currently serves as the Membership Secretary of ASTM F15.90 on Consumer Products, Vice Chair of the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt, and Vice Chair of Wisconsin’s Universal Service Fund Council. Michelle is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin- Madison, School of Human Ecology from which she earned her bachelor’s degree in Consumer Science; emphasis on Consumer Affairs in Business. She also holds a Business Analysis Certificate from the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development.