ASSP Elections

Get Elected, Develop as a Leader

Leadership opportunities within your organization may be limited — which can slow your career growth and advancement. However, ASSP provides alternative leadership avenues for members, who then benefit from a vast professional network, leadership training opportunities, and access to insights on the latest safety trends and innovations. This can position you for new responsibilities at work and create new opportunities for career growth.

Elected Leadership Positions

Often, getting involved at ASSP simply requires raising your hand and volunteering. Other times, it requires being elected by your peers. ASSP members must be elected to serve in the following leadership positions.

ASSP 2021 Society Elections - Call for Nominations is now open!

Learn more and access the nomination forms by clicking on the position or positions you are interested in applying for. Nominations can be submitted through September 17, 2020.

Board Positions

• President
• President-Elect
• Senior Vice President
• Directors-At-Large
• Public Director

Council Positions

• Vice President – Professional Affairs (3-year term)
• Vice President – Professional Development (3-year term)

Regional Positions

• Region Vice Presidents
• Area Directors

Practice Specialty and Common Interest Group Positions

• Practice Specialty Administrator and Assistant Administrator
• Common Interest Group Administrator and Assistant Administrator

View open practice specialty positions

View open common interest group positions

Candidate Requirements

To be eligible, you must be a professional member in good standing with ASSP and cannot concurrently hold other elected Society offices. Each candidate should also possess several "overarching qualifications” — clearly defined in Society Operating Guidelines, section 6.8, Criteria for Candidates for Society Office. Qualifications required of candidates include:

• Involvement in ASSP initiatives on a council, committee or task force
• Ability to motivate others, and organize and accomplish projects
• Supportive of ASSP’s mission, objectives and strategic plan

Board of Directors – Candidate Requirements

ASSP seeks to develop a Board of Directors that has a strategic combination of demonstrated knowledge skills & abilities, personal attributes, knowledge/expertise and competencies that ensure that our Board, has a diversity of experiences, perspectives, information, connections, and skills to carry out the mission of the organization. View the required and desired competencies for the 2021 - 2022 Board of Director Candidates.