Board of Directors Elections

American Society of Safety Professional's Board of Directors is responsible for the organization’s management and governance, and for planning and implementing strategies, programs and activities that advance the organization’s mission.

Open Positions - 2021 Society Election

Board of Directors

Requirements

To be eligible for a position on ASSP’s Board of Directors you must be a professional member.

ASSP seeks to develop a Board of Directors that has a strategic combination of demonstrated knowledge skills and 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 our mission.

View the required and desired competencies for the 2021-2022 Board of Director candidates

Nominations

Please submit the following materials by September 17, 2020

Board of Directors nominations form
Biography (Limited to 250 words)
Platform statement addressing your vision for the organization and OSH profession. (Limited to 300 words; senior vice president nominations are limited to 500 words)
Signed employer letter of support
Completed conflict of interest statement
Photo [hi-resolution, small (2 x 3, 300 dpi) or low-resolution, large (8 x 10, 72 dpi]; JPG preferred

All Board of Director elections must be contested (two candidates). ASSP’s Nominations and Elections Committee will keep nominations open past the deadline if we have not received a sufficient number of qualified submissions for an open position.

Board of Director candidates may be asked to participate in a virtual interview process

Resources

Read Article VI of ASSP’s Bylaws for information on the Board of Directors’ roles and duties
Read our Society Operating Guideline on accountability for elected ASSP officers
Read position descriptions for members of ASSP’s Board of Directors