Employment |
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2008 – Present |
Body Art Training Group |
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Prior Employment |
Environmental Health Specialist for the County of San Diego |
Contributions to Body Art Legislation |
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2008 |
Wrote proposed body art ordinances for San Diego County |
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2001 – 2002 |
As a sole source contractor for the California Department of Health Services, wrote the original proposed body art regulations, the "Initial Statement of Reasons" and the "Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement" for AB 186, and served as a consultant to the AB 186 Task Force |
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1998 |
As a consultant to the California Conference of Local Health Officers, wrote the proposed body art standards for AB 186. Chairperson of San Diego Department of Environmental Health Task Force; helped revise local ordinances on tattooing to include body piercing Organized and conducted Industry Outreach Meeting for body artists to comment on proposed Assembly Bill 186. |
Seminar Presentations |
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2007 – 2010 |
Bloodborne Pathogens seminars for Mega Productions in California, Colorado, Illinois, and Texas |
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2010 |
“Body Art Safety” for China Tattoo Seminars, Shanghai, China |
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2009 |
“Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Electrolgy Professionals” for Annual Conference of American Electrology Association, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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2008 |
“Developing an Exposure Control & Infection Prevention Plan” for Bay Area Regional Body Art Safety Training Seminar sponsored by California Alliance for the Promotion of Safe Body Art and the Counties of Monterey, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz |
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2007 |
“Inspecting Body Art Facilities” pre-conference seminar for California Environmental Association (CEHA), Annual Educational Seminar, San Diego |
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2005 |
“Partnering with Industry to Develop a Cutting-Edge Body Art Program” for California Environmental Association, Annual Educational Symposium |
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2004 |
“Bloodborne Pathogens Training” Annual Conference of California Alliance for the Promotion of Safe Body Art “Body Art Safety” for U.S. Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, CA |
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2003 |
“Body Art Regulations” for California Environmental Health Association, Annual Educational Symposium, Napa Valley, California |
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2002 |
“Will Current Trends in Body Art Regulation Affect the Transmission of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and other Bloodborne Pathogens?” for 7th World Congress on Environmental Health, San Diego, California |
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1997 |
“On Pins & Needles” body art training for San Diego County health inspectors |
Leadership |
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2009 – Present |
Member, California State Body Art Act of 2009, AB 517 Body Art Committee |
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2006 – Present |
Editor of The California Environmental Health Association’s Bulletin and now Member of the Editorial Board of its successor publication, California Journal of Environmental Health |
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2003 – 2010 |
Co-founder and Member of the Board of Directors, California Alliance for the Promotion of Safe Body Art, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation |
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2001 – 2002 |
President, San Diego Chapter, California Environmental Health Association |
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2000 – 2001 |
Secretary, San Diego Chapter, California Environmental Health Association |
Published Articles and Booklets |
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2008 |
A Guide to Developing an Exposure Control and Infection Prevention Plan(ECIPP), 5th Annual San Diego Body Art Safety Training Seminar |
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2007 |
Body Art Practitioner's Guide, San Diego County Department of Environmental Health |
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2007 |
“Fourth Annual Body Art Safety Training Seminar - Another Success”, CEHA Bulletin, Winter, 2007. |
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2006 |
Co-author, Bloodborne Pathogens Training, booklet published by Body Art Training Group “Southwest Chapter Joins CAPSBA and DEH to Sponsor the Third Annual Body Art Training Seminar”, CEHA Bulletin, Winter, 2006 |
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2005 |
Co-author, “Partnering With Industry to Create a Cutting-Edge Body Art Program”, CEHA Bulletin, Fall, 2005 “The Lancaster Symposium - A Great Opportunity to See Things from Another Point of View and to Make Great Friends”, CEHA Bulletin, Fall, 2005 |
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2004 |
How to Start a Body Art Business, San Diego County Department of Environmental Health booklet |
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2003 |
“Developing the Future of Body Art Regulation”, CEHA Bulletin, Winter, 2003 |
Honors |
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2010 |
Presidential Citation, California Environmental Health Association, for distinguished service, commitment, dedication, and accomplishment on behalf of the profession and the Association. |
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2008 |
Presidential Citation, California Environmental Health Association, for distinguished service on behalf of the profession |
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2006 |
Distinguished Service Award, California Environmental Health Association, for improving body art safety in the State of California |
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2005 |
Presidential Award for representing the California Environmental Health Association as its delegate to the Lancaster Symposium of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, North Western Centre, United Kingdom. |
Designations
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Education
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Body Art Training Group provides OSHA compliant online bloodborne pathogens certification training course for body art professionals, tattoo artists, tattooists, body piercers, body modification practitioners, permanent cosmetics technicians, permanent makeup artists, and electrologists.
