Conference Speakers

Pat Head Summitt

As University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers college basketball coach, Keynote Speaker Pat Head Summitt has won more games than any other coach (men's or women's) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball history. More »
William C. Redmond

Mr. William C. Redmond, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Deputy Chief of Safety and Executive Director of the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. More »
Thomas Paul D'Agostino

Mr. Thomas Paul D'Agostino is the undersecretary for Nuclear Security at the U.S. Department of Energy and the administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). More »
Glenn S. Podonsky

Glenn S. Podonsky is the DOE Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer. He reports directly to the Secretary and manages the organizations responsible for health, safety, and security policy development, assistance, training, enforcement, and the development and deployment of new security technology. More »
Frank B. Russo

Frank Russo has over 30 years of Federal experience, primarily serving the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Russo is currently the Senior Advisor for ES&H for NNSA and advises the NNSA Administrator on policy and technical issues. More »
Patricia R. Worthington, PhD

Dr. Worthington is currently the Director of the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS). In this capacity, she reports to the Chief, Health Safety and Security Officer and supports worker safety and health requirements related to a diverse set of potential hazard exposures. More »
Sam Venable

Sam Venable is a humor columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel. The winner of numerous writing awards, he is the author of 10 books. More »
Joseph F. Bader

Joseph F. Bader was appointed to the DNFSB in 2004. He has held executive and senior management positions in the nuclear weapons complex and nuclear power sectors for Hill International, Inc., Fluor Daniel, Inc., Exxon Nuclear and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. More »
Gerald Boyd

Gerald Boyd is Manager of DOE's Oak Ridge Office. He is responsible for an annual $2.0 billion federal investment in science, environmental management, nuclear fuel supply and national security programs at ORNL, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and the ETTP. More »
Theodore (Ted) Sherry

Ted Sherry serves as Manager for the NNSA's Y-12 Site Office (YSO). In this position, he assists in the management of national defense activities at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He previously served as YSO Deputy Site Manager. More »
William J. Brumley

William J. Brumley has over 36 years working with the Department of Defense, DOE, and the NNSA. Throughout his 34 year career, Mr. Brumley designed and implemented innovative solutions to improve safety, performance, and national security. More »