Staff of LSI
![]() | Dr. James Kaufman - President/CEO Dr. Kaufman has retired from his position as Professor of Chemistry at Curry College near Boston Massachusetts. Prior to Curry, he was a research chemist at Dow Chemical. While there, he became increasingly involved in lab safety activities and authored Laboratory Safety Guidelines, which has become the world's most widely distributed lab safety publication. Dr. Kaufman is regarded as the nation's foremost authority on safety instruction in academia. He is the author-narrator of the ACS Audio Course on Laboratory Safety and Editor of Waste Disposal in Academic Institutions, Lewis Publishers, as well as the "One-Day Lab Safety Audio Seminar" and "Two-Day Lab Video Short Course. Additionally,
Dr. Kaufman is chair with ICASE, Committee on Safety in Science
Education International Council for Associations of Science Education |
![]() | Christina Dillard - Assistant Director / Sales and Marketing Manage Christina Dillard has extensive experience as an EH&S specialist and is a committed advocate for workplace safety and environmental protection. In addition to serving as the Assistant Director of the Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI), she is a faculty instructor and EH&S consultant providing safety training and services to laboratory professionals in industry and academia. Christina’s broad background in laboratory safety with education and experience in chemical, biological and radiological safety, hazardous waste disposal and emergency response has made her a huge asset to LSI. She recently revised LSI’s Biosafety in the Lab and Lab Waste Management Programs, created an IACUC Community Representative handbook for the City of Cambridge and contributed to the Town of Grafton’s Biological Emergency Response Plan. |
![]() | Ana Adams - Operations Manager Ana has recently celebrated 12 years working with LSI. Handing the accounts, human resources and course registrations she has worked diligently in the operations of the facility. |
![]() | Andrealee Burgess - Member Services / Assistant Operations Manager Andrea graduated from Gibbs Boston with a degree in visual communications. Since joining LSI she has demonstrated her broad skills in updating and maintaining LSIs website, new webstore and more recently working on a new web based newsletter. She wears many hats with the company and has been of great value. |
![]() | Mary Thompson - Consultation Services Mary comes to LSI with an extensive background. A graduate of Harvard University she has operated her own non-profit in the past. With a wealth of knowledge and skill she has tackled our market in search of those in need of LSI's services. |
![]() | Jonathan McDavid - Operations Assistant Jonathan is now a senior in high school. He is a diligent and focused worker who has been assisting in the packing and shipping of our course materials. |





