Background

Bender, Joel Reed was born on October 9, 1947 in North Dakota, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1969. Master of Science in Public Health, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1974.

Doctor of Medicine, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1978.

Career

Instructor Department Community Medicine University Alabama, Birmingham, 1976-1978. Medical consultant Haskell Laboratory, Wilmington, Delaware, 1979-1980, manager field services division, 1980-1981. Senior occupational health physician E.I. duPont de Nemours, Aiken, South Carolina, 1981-1982, medical supervisor Chattanooga, 1982-1984.

Medical director Conoco, Houston, 1984-1987. Vice president health, safety & environmental Owens Corning, Toledo, 1987-1995, vice president health science, CMO, 1995-1998. Partner Patient Advocates Ltd., since 1998.

Director American Industrial Health Council, Washington District of Columbia, since 1996. President Northwest Ohio Hospice Association, Toledo, since 1996. Past member board directors American College Occup.

& Environmental Medicine, Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Achievements

• Joel Reed Bender has been listed as a noteworthy health science association administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Reading, fishing, hunting, skiing.

Connections

Married Lynn Zagora Bender. Children: Justin, Laura.

Spouse:

Lynn Zagora Bender

child:

Laura Bender

child:

Justin Bender