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The Ohio West Safety Council is sponsored by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation and Eastman & Smith, Ltd. Attorneys at Law and is open to all area businesses, is an initiative of the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce designed to increase safety awareness, and to give businesses a potential cost savings benefit on their Workers’ Compensation rates.  Held in collaboration with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the program aims to provide a forum for safety and health information, education and networking in local communities.  Program topics must be classified under occupational safety & health, risk management, workers’ compensation, BWC services, rehabilitation or environmental issues.

 

The Ohio West Safety Council currently meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 8:00am-9:30am at Vantage Career Center with breakfast included. Each meeting will feature a update from the Ohio BWC, our sponsor Eastman & Smith, Ltd. Attorney's At Law, followed by our featured speaker. A steering committee made up of safety professionals from various local employers and a representative from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will guide the program development.

 

Upcoming Meetings:

Wednesday November 13, 2024:  "Active Shooter Threat Education Seminar", presented by Sgt. Cory Hirschey and Lt. Steve Boroff with the Van Wert City Police Department.

Sergeant Cory Hirschy is a lifelong resident of Van Wert County and a 2011 graduate of Van Wert High School. After graduation, he started his law enforcement journey by attending the Rhodes State College in Lima, OH, where he received an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice and graduated from the police academy. Sergeant Hirschy was hired by the Van Wert Police Department in April 2014 as a dispatcher. In the fall of 2014, Hirschy became an officer. During Hirschy's career, he's taken on several specialty positions including becoming a special response team member, flashbang instructor, chemical munitions instructor, impact munitions instructor, and field training officer. Further, Hirschy has taken other courses relating to this presentation: basic SWAT, tactical combat casualty care (TCCC), and advanced interview and interrogation. Hirschy was promoted to Sergeant in 2022 and is currently the Assistant Commander of the multi-agency Special Response Team, the department's Field Training Officer Program Supervisor and the Unmanned Aerial System Program Coordinator.

Lieutenant Steven Boroff was born and raised in Van Wert County and a 1994 graduate of Lincolnview High School. After graduation he started his law enforcement career by joining the United States Marine Corps and successfully becoming a Military Police Officer. After his military service he returned home to Van Wert and continued his law enforcement journey with the Van Wert Police Department as an officer. During Lieutenant Boroff’s more than two decades of service with the Van Wert Police Department he has held multiple specialty positions to include canine handler, field training officer, field training officer supervisor, special response team member, sniper team member, sniper team supervisor, pistol instructor, shotgun instructor, carbine/machine gun instructor and department weapons armorer. He also promoted to the rank of Sergeant and supervised his own shift at the agency before ultimately promoting to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant Boroff now currently commands the Uniform Patrol Division of the Van Wert Police Department.

Sgt. Cory Hirschy

 

Lt. Steve Boroff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday December 11, 2024: "Fire Safety Planning", presented by Lt. Zach Merkle with the Van Wert City Fire Department.

 

Wednesday January 8, 2025: Molly Shephard-Spieles and Mark Spieles with Westwood Behavioral Health Center.

 

Wednesday February 12, 2025: "Courageous Leadership, Facing the Hard Things", presented by Kari Taylor, Executive Director with Cornerstone of Lima.

In 2014, Kari founded Cornerstone of Hope Lima and now serves as the Executive Director/Clinical Director. She is a licensed professional clinical counselor/supervisor. She has a master’s in Community Counseling from Wright State University and has severed in the field over 15 years. Kari served as the Post Abortion Recovery Director in Miami Valley, served in private practice settings as well as counselor/group coordinator at Cornerstone of Hope in Cleveland, has provided clinical supervision for undergrad and graduate students in the mental health field. She has spoken at numerous retreats and conferences, has taught various CEU's in the counseling field, and has written group and Bible study curriculum.

 

Wednesday March 12, 2025: "Bridging Generational Gaps", presented by Mandy McIntyre with Level Up Consultants. 

Mandy McIntyre is the Owner and President of Level Up Consultants in Cleveland, Ohio. Before starting her own business, she was Vice President of 1st Choice Roofing Company in Cleveland where she worked for nearly 10 years in the roofing industry.

She has completed Cornell University's Diversity & Inclusion program and Harvard University's Leadership Principles program in 2021, respectively. In 2022, she became a registered Mental Health First Aid Instructor through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.  

Mandy is a certified yoga and meditation instructor and practices reiki therapy.  In 2022 she started a non-profit organization, The Yoga Hawk Foundation, with a mission to provide equitable access to yoga, meditation, and holistic therapy in Northeast Ohio to marginalized communities.

She is a dedicated member of National Women in Roofing with the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and serves as Chair for the Cleveland Council.  

She is on the Board of Trustees for the Hitchcock Center for Women in Cleveland where she volunteers as a yoga instructor and serves on the Building Committee.

Mandy McIntyre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8-9-2023 Tri-County Board

Membership includes:

  • A scheduled monthly safety meeting
  • Breakfast for up to two attendees
  • Take-Away Safety Information from each meeting
  • Updates on the latest BWC programs
  • Opportunity to speak with a BWC regional representative at each meeting
  • Opportunity to network with other local companies
  • Earn a 3% discount on your workers compensation insurance by attending 10 safety council meetings

For additional information about the Ohio West Safety Council or to register for the upcoming Safety Council program, please see the links located above, email the chamber at chamber@vanwertchamber.com or call us at (419) 238-4390.

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