Background
Shaffer, Joseph Benton was born on October 26, 1952 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph Benton Shaffer Senior and Rosalie Jacqueline (Blummer) Morey.
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Joseph Benton Shaffer
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Bachelor, Western State College of Colorado, 1977; Master of Arts, Western State College of Colorado, 1981; postgraduate, U. Utah, 1983-1984; postgraduate, Utah State University, 1988.
Career
Industrial engineer, Blonder-Tongue laboratories, Old Bridge, New Jersey, 1970-1971; service representative, VA, Gunnison, Colorado, 1975-1977; vice president, Pioneer Construction Inc., Sandy, Utah., 1978-1979; general manager, Utah Masonary Inc., Midvale, 1979-1980; community health specialist, Utah Department Health, Salt Lake City, 1981-1985; district director health, Uintah Basin Dist Health Department, Vernal, Utah., since 1985. Consultant Dinosaur (Colorado) National Monument, National Park Svc., 1987-1989.
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Membership
Member Governor's oversight committee Utah Department Public Health, Salt Lake City, 1990. Ex-officio Rural Health Advisory committee, Salt Lake City, 1990. Vice chairman Uintah Basin Economics Development District, Vernal, 1988.
With United States Army, 1971-1974, United States National Guard, 1981-1983. Member APHA, National Association County Health Officials (pilot site Vernal chapter 1989), Oracle Application Express, national Environmental Health Association, Utah Public health Association (board directors 1986-1989), Utah Perinatal Association (county 1989), Health Officers Association of Utah (president 1989), Coalition for Public Health Advocacy.
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Married Denise Ellen Bergan, April 26, 1985. Children: Hayley Rose, Drew Benton.
