Meet Our Staff
Ready to put us to work?
Dianne Grote Adams, MS, CIH, CSP, CPEA, FAIHA
President
She identified a need in the market 28 years ago for safety and industrial hygiene consulting and look where Safex is now!
- Her hidden talent is cooking and sharing meals.
- First job was babysitting at 11 and at 15 she worked after school at Otterbein’s cafeteria.
- Her favorite part of her job is watching the team get excited about their work.
Beth Angus, MPH, CIH
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
Nobody does quicker or more accurate mental math than her.
- She loves the ocean and enjoys scuba diving.
- The most unusual item on her desk is a ball of cast steel from a client site.
- Order's up. Her first job was making sandwiches at a deli.
Mackenzie Barnwell, GSP
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
She's really close to earning her master's in industrial hygiene.
- She thinks this is the year for the Cleveland Browns.
- Her guilty pleasure is seeing how many donuts she can eat on office day. "Records are meant to be broken."
- She collects Papyrus greeting cards from special occasions.
Brian Basbagill, CSP
Senior Consultant
He's known for his creativity when it comes to keeping people engaged with safety training.
- Being a shy child and learning to watch and listen to people prepared him for his role at Safex.
- Has no guilty pleasures because he's never guilty.
- His first car was an Astro van and he's still a van enthusiast today.
Kevin Burns, GSP
Safety Consultant
He knew safety was the career for him when he met a safety management professor in high school.
- He hails from Cleveland and roots for the Cavs.
- You'll probably run into him at Chipotle.
- He's a world traveler who is always looking for the next adventure.
Ashley Griesenbrock, CSP
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
She’s always willing to help. That’s why she’s in charge of new employee orientation.
- She competes every year in a gingerbread house contest.
- Her first job was picking apples at an orchard in Athens, Ohio.
- Is the mom to a baby girl and furbabies Pawdrick and Gandalf.
Nick Grisso, MS, GSP
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
He holds the record for longest standing intern.
- His hero is Rachel Carson, a conservationist who wrote Silent Spring.
- Playing the French horn is his hidden talent.
- His proudest moment is having his undergraduate thesis published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Emily Milford, CSP
Health and Safety Consultant
She has the most organized desk in the office.
- Passing the CSP exam is her proudest accomplishment.
- Collects pressed pennies and magnets from the states she visits.
- Loves her job because there's variety in each day and appreciates the company culture.
Shane Parson, GSP
Safety Consultant
He's eager, knowledgeable and personable.
- After constantly getting gravel and dirt in his eyes at his first job doing park maintenance, he came to appreciate PPE.
- Collects bobbleheads of famous athletes.
- His favorite meal is prime rib at the Iron Bridge Inn in Mercer, Pa., where his uncle is the general manager.
Marissa Scott, CIH, MSOH, GSP
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
She’s the happiest when working but we make her take the weekends off.
- She collects succulents and wine corks.
- Most likely to find her vacationing in Key Largo, Florida.
- Her hometown is (Bedford) Michigan but we won’t hold it against her.
Travis Spagnolo, CSP
Safety Consultant
If you want someone who knows safety and sports (especially Pittsburgh), Travis is your guy.
- His proudest accomplishment is finishing 6 half marathons.
- Has an impressive collection of shot glasses.
- His guilty pleasures are pizza and wings which even out all the running he does.
Heather Tibbitts, CSP
EHS Consultant
She talks fast because she has a lot of safety and industrial hygiene knowledge to impart.
- The most unusual thing on her desk is a brick from the office wall that came down when a car crashed into Safex several years ago.
- Enjoys eating seafood and loves it even more if she's enjoying it during a beach vacation.
- Has been enjoying the variety of consulting for more than 18 years at Safex.
Irene Wang, MSPH
Industrial Hygiene Consultant
Most likely to send herself a postcard while traveling for work or fun.
- Her hidden talent is packing luggage to exactly 50 lbs.
- You’ll find her taking Zumba classes at the gym.
- Her first real job was a scientific editor which quickly turned into being a project executive.
Jack Webster
Safety Consultant
He's the giver of knowledge and donuts.
- This is Jack's retirement job and he's always genuinely happy to be here.
- Driving an Indy car is something he'd like to do one day.
- He's a Westerville native who can tell you stories about the city.
Mikhail Yakhnitskiy, ASP
EHS Consultant
He can tell you everything you want to know about sustainability.
- A shark in a bottle is the most unusual thing on his desk.
- He enjoys hiking, traveling and playing volleyball.
- He learned everything you’re not supposed to do through his years of child labor in the construction industry.