Deidre Davis

Deidre (Dede) Davis is a seasoned Environmental, Health & Safety leader serving as Regional EHS Manager at LiftOne in Knoxville, Tennessee. With more than 30 years of experience in safety and EHS leadership, she oversees six facilities, maintaining a structured cadence of quarterly site visits—typically spending approximately two and a half days at each location. In this role, she partners closely with site leadership to review performance goals, evaluate incidents, and strengthen compliance initiatives. She also engages directly with frontline employees to conduct interviews, identify root causes, and collaboratively problem-solve. A key component of her leadership includes managing workplace injury response to ensure appropriate medical care, regulatory compliance, and effective return-to-work support.

Dede specializes as an OSHA Outreach Trainer, teaching OSHA 10- and 30-hour General Industry courses, and is a certified Fall Protection Competent Person Trainer through 3M. Her professional philosophy centers on protecting workers through compassion, empathy, and practical risk management aligned with OSHA standards. She strongly advocates that employees have the right to stop unsafe work and emphasizes authenticity, mentorship, and empowerment as cornerstones of effective safety leadership. Throughout her career, she has expanded safety education beyond her organization by training external audiences and supporting cross-industry learning initiatives.

Prior to joining LiftOne, Dede spent 14 years with Keurig Dr Pepper, where she progressed from EHS Specialist to EHS Manager before stepping into her regional leadership role in May 2025. During her tenure, she contributed to award-winning safety performance, including participation on teams recognized with the Tennessee Commissioner’s Award and serving as a charter member of an EHS team with Green Mountain Coffee. She was also honored as a Keurig Dr Pepper Employee of the Year for the Knoxville location (circa 2023). Dede holds both a Master of Talent Development (Summa Cum Laude) and a Bachelor of Organizational Management (Cum Laude) from Tusculum University and remains deeply committed to advancing workplace safety, mentoring future leaders, and building cultures where every employee returns home safely.

• OSHA Outreach Training General Industry
• OSHA 500
• Fall Protection Competent Person/ Trainer
• OSHA 501 Trainer in OSHA Standards for General Industry
• Safety In Motion Facilitator
• TapRooT Root Cause Analysis Training
• Powered Industrial Truck Train-the-Trainer
• CPR and 1st Aid
• Certified Occupational Safety Specialist
• OSHA 511 - Occupational Safetyand Health Standards for the General Industry

• Tusculum University - MTD, Summa Cum Laude
• Tusculum University - BSOM

• TOSHA Commissioner's Award
• Keurig Dr Pepper — Employee of the Year, 2023

• National Safety Council
• East Tennessee chapter of the ASSP
• Member, Local Knoxville Women’s Association

• Special Olympics Tennessee
• Ijams Nature Ctr and American Rivers
• Over the Edge Global
• Randon Acts of Flowers
• Russell Bivens Clayfest Tournament 2016
• Fantasy of Trees for East Tennessee Children's Hospital
• Keep America Beautiful