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Winter 2023 Newsletter
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Happy New Year Philadelphia! I hope everyone enjoyed some relaxing time with family and friends during the holiday season.
In the last newsletter, I expressed my hope that this 2022-23 chapter year would mark a return to “normalcy” after Covid. We are making great progress on that front, despite Covid-19 morphing into Tripledemic-22!
Our hybrid chapter meetings have been a big success, allowing more members than ever to attend between the in-person and virtual options. Our Holiday Party on 12/8 at Yards Brewing was great fun – AND we collected 36 pounds of food and $450 in monetary donations for Philabundance. Thank you to everyone who donated, to Julie Anderson for making two awesome baskets for the silent auction, and to Kate McGee for donating wine that we raffled. It's not to late to contribute online right here à https://bit.ly/3VdP7uQ
I hope to continue seeing more of everyone in person this year. We have some great chapter meetings in the works, including joint meetings with our safety and health colleagues in the Mid-Atlantic Construction Safety Council and the American Industrial Hygiene Association. We are also planning a half-day Professional Development Conference on 4/27, so mark your calendars!
As always, please let me know what you would like to see our chapter do, how we can improve, or just say hello: president@phila.assp.org or go to our chapter website and click About à Chapter Officers à Contact Us: https://phila.assp.org/.
John Suter
2022-23 Chapter President
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Kate McGee Awarded 2022-2023 Philadelphia Chapter Safety Professional of the Year Award!
Congratulations to Kate McGee being awarded the 2022-2023 Philadelphia Chapter Safety Professional of the Year!
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In the age of social media, instant communication and telecommuting, connection to a strong, live safety community has never been more important. Your membership in the ASSP Philadelphia Chapter is a tremendous resource that can help you filter through the noise and keep you in touch with what’s really important. Whether it is following us on our social media platforms (LinkedIn or Facebook), attending our monthly events, or becoming involved in a subcommittee or leadership role, you have the power to decide your level of engagement. Why look any further than this community of safety professionals - right here in your backyard - to support your professional and personal development!
I encourage each of our 500+ members to look at their schedules and find the time to become involved. I am excited to see what this chapter’s leadership will achieve as we continue to build off the success from last year’s team. Finally, as we start to make our plans and book out the calendar, we want to assure all of our members that the executive committee is dedicated to making your membership experience the best it can be!
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Have you ever thought about getting more involved with ASSP? What a better way to take advantage of your membership and the benefits it provides than to be on the team who guides the chapter? These opportunities can spur career growth and ultimately lead to better job opportunities. We strongly encourage you to become more involved in our community of over 500 safety professionals who lead, manage, supervise, research and consult on safety around the area and beyond. Take advantage of a wide range of benefits available to our ASSP members and become a chapter leader. Email assp.philly@gmail.com to learn more!
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The Philadelphia ASSP mentorship program is officially underway. We are looking to connect people early in their careers (<5 years of experience) with seasoned safety professionals.
For potential mentees, this is a great opportunity for you to connect with a mentor who can offer you insight, advice, opportunity – and help you navigate the next stage/s of your career.
For potential mentors, this is a great opportunity to give back, become a better leader, and refine your own skills and networks
Unfortunately, there is a limit on the number of people we can accept into the first group/cohort of mentors and mentees – so make sure to sign up right now using the link below.
We are excited to see the mentorships and outcomes which evolve from this initiative and look forward to matching you!
If you are interested please fill out the appropriate form (located on the chapter site under files) and return to Ryan Costello (RJCostello@firstquality.com)
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Please give a warm Philly welcome to the following safety professionals who have joined our chapter since we published our last newsletter:
- Dale Vizzini
- Scott Cudmore
- John Leffler
- Mark Resendes
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The following jobs were posted on our Chapter website at the time this newsletter was distributed. Postings are for 30 days unless instructed otherwise, so the jobs on the website may be slightly different when you visit. Job seekers, also consider posting your resume to the ASSP Career Center, where employers across our region and across the country can match it to their job openings. At the Career Center, you can also set up a customized search to be automatically notified when jobs meeting your criteria are posted.
Jobs are posted as a service to our members who are looking for jobs, or for members whose companies are seeking qualified candidates.
Please note that job postings may be edited or abbreviated for web posting; be sure to obtain a complete copy of the job posting from the contact person listed.
To post a position, e-mail your information to the Webmaster. Postings should be submitted in a format that is easy to cut and paste (plain text, Microsoft Word, etc.). Information such as experience required, salary range, who should be contacted and how should be included.
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We are excited to share a new benefit available to members, the ability to post your resume on the Philadelphia ASSP Chapter Website.
https://lnkd.in/dJ9PmmK
On our website, click on jobs and select seeking employment. Here you will find instructions to submit your resume and have it posted for 60 days. Employers will be referenced to refer to this location to download and view member's resumes who are seeking employment.
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