The federally-appointed citizens panel for the Oak Ridge Reservation is getting a half-dozen new members, and many of them have some background with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, the Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management announced Oct. 26.
The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) is designed to provide independent advice and recommendations to the DOE facility. It is comprised of up to 22 members that serve two-year terms. Five members retired from the board this summer. The newest members were introduced at the panel’s Oct. 11 meeting.
They include:
- David Branch of Knoxville, a retired letter carrier for U.S. Postal Service.
- Michelle Lohmann of Lenoir City, Tenn., a human resources director for U.S. Cellular who previously worked with University of Tennessee graduate programs at Oak Ridge.
- Leon Shields, also of Lenoir City, a field operations supervisor for the Lenoir City Utilities Board.
- Bonnie Shoemaker, of Clinton, Tenn., who retired from the East Tennessee Technology Park at Oak Ridge in 2008.
- John Tapp, of Powell, Tenn., a retired civil and environmental engineer who worked in both government and the private sector.
- Tara Walker of Knoxville, a chemical engineering undergraduate student from Tennessee Technological University who has interned at ORNL.
ORSSAB meets the second Wednesday of most months and meetings are open to the public. Dennis Wilson is chairman of the board.
