Foundation Board Of Trustees, Chairman And Executive Advisory Council
Park Ridge, Il, Us
Elected by the Society's Board of Directors to the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation, providing oversight responsibility for the management and control of the business including generating funds and providing financial resources for research, leadership development, and education to advance the safety, health and environmental profession.Served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees 2015-2016 and facilitated significant advancement to our mission of education, leadership development and research. We increased individual member giving by 34% and closed FY 16 with over $830,000 in donations, an 11% increase over prior year and our best in the Foundation's 25 year history.The execution of the 25th Anniversary Safety Matters Challenge was a huge driver for our growth by creating a bit of friendly competition between ASSE members across the country and the results were tremendous with over $135,000 raised in less than 20 minutes at the June 26th House of Delegates meeting. A total of over $402,000 was raised for the Safety Matters Fund, a fund that allows us to fill immediate gaps in our programming, act on upcoming trends, and plan for the future by setting aside resources to fund special projects, such as the Family Scholarship Fund, next generation leadership development and fatigue management research. This fund is truly the big-picture fund, it’s an investment, and its growth is the key to the Foundation’s future. We increased giving to this fund by over 44%!