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Javier Medina

Gowan Milling

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Class 32

First Name

Javier

Last Name

Medina

Occupation

EHS- chemical manufacturing

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Company Name

Gowan Milling

Title

Safety Coordinator

Company Website

https://www.gowanmilling.com

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City

Yuma

State

Arizona

County

Yuma County

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Army veteran, Javier Medina comes from a background in Agriculture. Before serving as a missile systems crew chief and Army boxer, he grew up in a family of farm workers turned community health advocates. Since an early age, he and his cousins volunteered with a local NPO, which focused on the needs of youth in border towns across the state of Arizona. After the Army, he spent the next ten years working in various aspects of farming and was able to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management by attending class in the evenings while working fulltime. He learned to adapt his military training and education, in conjunction with mentorship from industry leaders, to help improve the safety and working conditions of farm workers in various communities.

With ground level experience in HR, food safety, harvesting, growing, and transplanting, he now manages safety programs at Gowan Milling, a chemical formulation facility in Yuma, where his focus is on process safety, as well as accident and injury prevention using the industry proven risk management methodologies, and emphasizing communication with employees.

Former squad leader and volunteer emergency responder, Javier currently serves as a voting member of Yuma's Local Emergency Preparedness Committee, and volunteers as a coach for his son’s various sports teams. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf, hosting BBQs, and spending time with his wife Kari, and son Madden.

4341 E Broadway Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
602-827-8227

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