Membership Corner

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Summer Members of the Month

Congratulations to our summer Members of the Month!

June: Nina Mendonca T. Marzetti Company, Chatham Village, Warehouse Personnel Region I July: Fady Guirguis Morton Salt—Production & Maintenance Manager Region IX August: Michael Hancock Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico—Director of Safety, VPP Site Coordinator Region III

Want to submit someone to be considered as a VPPPA Member of the Month? Email membership@vpppa.org. Visit vpppa.org to read more about the current Member of the Month.

There’s still time

to make it to the annual Safety+ Symposium in Nashville, TN, August 31–September 2. In fact, there are three ways to attend!

In-Person

Join us at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville. Register at vpppa.org/events or onsite during the symposium.

Virtually

No plane ticket required. Join us from your computer.

Hybrid Access

Come to Nashville to enjoy the symposium AND receive every workshop recording to listen to for 30 days post-symposium.

Learn more or register today!

vpppa.org/events

Welcome!

The VPPPA National Board has welcomed two new faces during a special election held this past spring. Please join us in welcoming our two new Board members!

Michelle Keever

Director from a DOE-VPP Site UCOR, an Amentum-Led Partnership with Jacobs Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Daniel Charles

Director-At-Large Brandenburg Industrial Service Company Chicago, Illinois

The annual elections for the VPPPA National Board of Directors will be held at the 2021 Safety+ Symposium in Nashville, TN, August 31–September 2.

Join the VPPPA N.O.W. (Network of Women) Facebook Group

Are you a woman in safety looking to network with industry peers? Consider joining the VPPPA N.O.W. Facebook group! This is a private space to come together as women to encourage, pose questions, and empower. Because women are what is happening in safety NOW.

To find the group, simply search for “VPPPA N.O.W.” on Facebook and request to join.

A Note from the VPPPA Membership & Outreach Manager, Son Nguyen

As the country starts to open back up and employees return to the office, companies face both old and new health and safety challenges. These challenges cry out for companies to improve occupational health and safety, building a dependable safety culture. Leading the way in safety culture is the VPPPA.

Your continued support this year has allowed the VPPPA to:

•Host 9 webinars on topics such as OSHA Under the Biden

Administration, Virtual VPP Audits, and Rethinking the

Near Miss. • Conduct our first virtual Next Level Safety conference, which offered 24 workshops presented by industry leaders and top federal and state-plan VPP OSHA representatives. • Produce the Leader magazine, our award-winning quarterly magazine; providing in-depth information and guidance on the most crucial issues that affect our members. • Move our award-winning blog from twice a month postings to once a week.

Please continue to support us by renewing your membership. You will gain access to:

•FREE live and recorded webinars • Mentoring partnership program • Member content library • Discounted rates on exclusive VPPPA conferences, events, and other association training and networking opportunities. • Our new advocacy webpage, which allows

VPPPA members to connect with their local representatives to take action and have their voices heard. Visit vpppa.org/ advocacy for more information.

If you have any questions regarding your VPPPA membership, please contact me at 703-761-6515, or email snguyen@vpppa.org. Thank you again for your dedication and we look forward to serving you in the upcoming year.