UAOHN Leadership

David Allcott-President

David is currently Medical Services Manager for ATK Launch Systems. He is a graduate of the University of Utah with both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1998 and a Master of Science, ANP in 2002 with a specialty in occupational health. Dave has a varied career history ranging from ditch digging, bouncer/bartender, ICU Nurse and, finally, Nurse Practitioner.

Karin Kolbus--President Elect

Karin Kolbus, RN, COHN-S, CCM has been certified as an Occupational Health Nurse since 2001. She has worked as an OHN for Kennecott Copper, an OHN and case manager for Delta Airlines, and PacifiCorp. She is currently the employee health nurse for medical group with Intermountain Health Care. and is working toward a DNP at the University of Utah .

Terry Gill--Secretary

Terry has been in the nursing field since 1985 where he states, “You really had to be confident in your gender due to the fact that he was one of two males in a class of thirty-six.” To top it all off, he states “our uniforms for school at SLCC were canary yellow.” He received his RN from University of New York in 1998 and COHN in 2004. He is the proud father of four children (three girls and one boy) to which his wife states; “that it was a good thing the girls came first or they would have had only one child.” He currently is the Complex Case Manager for Molina Health Care where he has been for seven months. Previously he was the OHN for Kimberly-Clark Corporation before the plant moved to Mexico . His hobbies are participating in local triathlons, restoration of old ford mustangs, International Scouts and woodworking. Terry credits his love for occupational nursing, associates, and what he has learned to being a member of the UAOHN.

Maureen Newman--Treasurer

Maureen graduated from a diploma program in Massachusetts in 1967. She attained a BSN in 1979 from University of Texas Health Science Center and has worked in Occupational Health Nursing since 1984. She has been very active on the UAOHN Board for several years. She is currently employed by SWC Healthworks, Inc.

Donna Paulson--Member @ Large

Donna Paulson is a graduate of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing and the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She holds a masters degree from the University of Denver and is a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Army Nurse Corps Reserves. Donna has been a nurse case manager for over 15 years, after working for many years as a general medical surgical nurse. She has done extensive case management in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation before moving in to the occupational health sector 4 years ago. Donna is currently the nurse case manager for the University of Utah’s OccMed Clinic at the Redwood Health Center

Judy Taylor--Member @ Large

I have been an Occupational Health Nurse for 12 years. My present employer is ATK Launch Systems which is a position I enjoy very much. I served on the UAOHN board in 2007. I am an enthusiastic worker and would consider it a privilege to serve as a member at large on the UAOHN board next year.

Sharon Petersen--Communications Coordinator

After 17 years in obstetrics and gynecology, Sharon began her occupational health nursing practice in 1993 when she helped establish and implement an on-site occupational injury program for Morton International in Ogden. She has also worked for Franklin Covey, Kimberly Clark and Union Pacific Railroad and currently works for Intermountain Healthcare as the corporate employee health manager. Sharon received her nursing degree from WSU and completed her Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration. She has been board certified in occupational health and case management since 1996.

Dianne Stewart--Immediate Past President

Dianne has been involved in occupational health nursing for the past 20 years, currently with SWC HealthWorks, Inc., an occupational health consulting company in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BSN in 1980 and a Master of Science (in nursing) in 1984. Dianne moved to Salt Lake City in 1985 to work for Holy Cross Hospital and has been in Salt Lake City since. She has been board certified in occupational health since 1999. She is married and has a 17-year-old son.