Serving as the charitable arm of ASSP, the ASSP Foundation provides financial and programmatic support of the profession on behalf of ASSP and the ASSP community.
The ASSP Foundation is committed to a safer future for workers. We advance occupational safety and health, we promote Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as a career choice, and we help build a sustainable talent pipeline for the profession.
Good governance is at the heart of any successful non-profit. It helps us achieve our objectives and drives improvement and ensures maintenance of legal and ethical standing.
In April of 2020, the ASSP Foundation Board of Trustees voted to shift their governance structure and have begun the transition that will result in the ASSP Board of Directors serving as the governing body of the both the Society and our Foundation. After each ASSP Foundation Trustee fulfills their term, they will be replaced by an ASSP board member, who will then serve dual roles. This process will take three years, completing in 2023.
Overall, this new structure will help to strengthen the strategic alignment between the ASSP Foundation and ASSP while making the ASSP Foundation’s programs more impactful. Since we are funded by contributions from the safety community, it is important that we optimize our resources as best we can so we can focus on programs that will build the pipeline of future safety professionals.
Read more about the governance change.
CHAIR
Trish Ennis, CSP, ARM, CRIS
Executive Director
Colorado Safety Association
VICE CHAIR
Brad D. Giles, P.E., CSP, STS, FASSP
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Linda M. Tapp, CSP
President
SafetyFUNdamentals
TRUSTEE
Maribeth Anderson, MPA., CSP
Global Senior Director, Business Continuity & Corporate Security
Xylem Inc.
TRUSTEE
Courtney Harmon, CSP, STS
Sr. WHS Program Manager Launch Operations
Amazon
TRUSTEE
David M. Natalizia
National Practice Director, Ergonomics
BSI EHS Services and Solutions
TRUSTEE
Tim Page-Bottorff, CSP, CIT
Senior Consultant
SafeStart
TRUSTEE
Julius Rhodes, SPHR
Founder and Principal
mpr group
TRUSTEE
Daniel J. Snyder, Ed.D., CSP, CHST, OHST, CIT
Owner and Founder
Safety Mentor, LLC
TRUSTEE
Christine M. Sullivan, CSP, ARM
SVP Global Risk Solutions
Sompo International
TRUSTEE
James R. Thornton, CSP, CIH, FASSP, FAIHA
President
Alpha Industries, LLC
SECRETARY & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer McNelly
Secretary & Chief Executive Officer
American Society of Safety Professionals
DIRECTOR, ASSP FOUNDATION
Mary C. Goranson
American Society of Safety Professionals
MANAGER, ASSP FOUNDATION
Sarah Martino
American Society of Safety Professionals
COORDINATOR, ASSP FOUNDATION