Message from the Chairperson

A Message From the VPPPA Chairperson

By sharing your knowledge, written protocols and safe work practices, you have supported one another, and together, we’ve made it through 2020 as safely as possible.

Hello my fellow VPPPA members,

As we put 2020 behind us and look forward to what 2021 will bring, I could not be prouder of our amazing VPPPA membership. The countless stories I have heard of member helping member are nothing short of amazing! By sharing your knowledge, written protocols and safe work practices, you have supported one another, and together, we’ve made it through 2020 as safely as possible. The continuous caring and sharing that occurs each and every day by the VPP community is inspiring.

Keeping with that spirit, I could not be more excited for our first virtual conference, Next Level Safety, coming safely to your computers April 20-21. We have many talented and experienced speakers lined up, including an entire track from our partners at OSHA, to continue our sharing and caring philosophy during this virtual event. I can’t wait to see all of you that I have come to know through the years, and I look forward to the new friends I’ll meet as well. Although we will be seeing each other through a screen instead of in person, I cannot wait.

I am also excited about our Safety+ Symposium in Nashville this year, taking place from August 31-September 2. I hope to see many of you there, face-to-face. Don’t worry, the safety and health of our attendees remains our top priority, and we will be following all COVID protocols to keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible.

For those who can’t make it in person, we will still have plenty for you to see and do virtually. We have received an overwhelming number of requests from our membership to have this conference. As versatile as virtual events have become, we know our membership finds the most benefit from networking, sharing and learning from each other. We want to give our members the option to attend the Safety+ Symposium in whatever format best fits their needs. I am very eager to share this hybrid event with our members, and I hope to see you then—either virtually or in person.

I am sure there will be more opportunities for our membership to shine and come together to help each other face challenges in the coming year. I don’t know what 2021 will bring, but I do know with our amazing VPPPA members all working together, nothing can stop us. We are better together.

Sincerely,

Terry Schulte, VPPPA Chairperson