Our Team

Karren has been in the safety world since the early 90’s as an ergonomist and industrial hygienist. She is the President of ORCA Health and Safety since February 2013 and specializes in project planning, contractor coordination, confined space, chemical auditing, and hazardous materials. She has 15 years of WorkSafeBC inspection experience and is a lead third party compliance auditor for ORCA Health and Safety.

​Jason specializes in confined space (CS) hazard assessments as well as training in CS entry, standby, rescue and fall protection. He draws on many years of experience not only working as a safety professional but also managing the safety management system for a large municipality, working as a first responder as well as working and rescuing from height. The clients he works with range from small single site operations to large provincial utilities. He assists with such aspects as documentation, internal/external communications, compliance with WorkSafeBC, onsite assessments, and instruction on a variety of safety and technical rescue topics.

Mark has over 20 years in the health and safety field in a diverse range of industries from Pulp Mills to School Districts to general consulting, Mark’s experience allows him to adapt to each client’s specific needs when providing training, technical documents, investigations and OHS Audits. As one of Orca’s Technical Writers, Mark provides clients with a variety of tailored documents such as comprehensive OHS Programs, Site Safety Management Plans, Emergency Response Plans and Exposure Control Plans. His days are rounded out with ergonomic assessments and assisting with hazardous materials sampling.

Welcome to the team, Erin!

Peter brings many years of experience from WorkSafe B.C. and as a former police officer.  His wide range of experience has prepared him for many topics in health and safety including accident investigations, violence risk assessments, prime contractor, claims management, fall protection and bullying and harassment to name a few. Peter is a team member and brings considerable energy and expertise as a Senior Consultant with ORCA.

​Kris joined ORCA in 2020 operates our Victoria BC office to better service our clients in southern Vancouver Island.  Kris achieved his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science at Royal Roads University and has 18+ years experience in industrial hygiene with a specialty in hazardous materials management. Kris excels at sampling and technical writing for all industrial hygiene topics.

Karen has been part of the Orca Health & Safety Team for over 10 years as our specialist in quantitative and qualitative respirator fit testing and training. She is amazing at ensuring workers understand how to protect themselves against air contaminants and in finding solutions to client needs.  She is passionate and cares about ensuring clients are looked after.

Breanna started with Orca part-time in the summer of 2017, and worked on and off with the company for a number of years while attending school. Now, Breanna is a permanent member of the office staff, working behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly and to bring you the best service possible!

Josie joined Orca in September 2022 as training coordinator and office administrator.  Josie is the one behind the scenes and the screens, and brings with her an extensive background in business operations and customer service from both retail and corporate environments. She is excited to bring these experiences and enthusiasm to the team here at Orca and to our clients. She can’t wait to meet you!