Whats this ASSE stuff all about, anyway

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Whats this ASSE stuff all about, anyway?

• or, more accurately, WHAT did I just get myself
  into?

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STRUCTURED and Aligned to DELIVER
MEMBERS

13 Practice Specialties and Branches
House Of Delegates
Regions
CoMRA
CoPS
CoPA
CoPD
Board of Directors
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ASSE Nationally Elected Folks

• President Don Jones (from LA, Region IV)
• President-Elect Mike Thompson (TX, Region III)
• Senior VP Warren Brown (OH, Region VII)
• VP, Finance Darryl Hill (MI, Region VII)
• VP, CoPD Rick Pollock (MN, Region V)
• VP, CoPA Tom Lawrence (MO, Region V)
• VP, CoPS Jim Smith (FL, Region IV)
• CoMRA 8 Region VPs Senior VP

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Staff Your Best Friends

• Fred Fortman Executive Director
• Susan Lewis Jill Burgos Member Services
• Dianne Hurns Public Relations
• Kelly Fanella - Marketing
• Jon Schwerman - Website
• Geri Golanka Jobs Services
• Gail Lisko Customer Services
• Tim Fisher Rennie Heath Practice Specialites
• Dave Hiedhorn Government Affairs
• Mary Goranson - Foundation

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Requirement for ARVPs

• Member of ASSE for 3 years before taking office
• Appointed annually by the RVP from among Society
  members in the Region
• Serve until the end of the session during which
  appointed
• May be reappointed
• BUT, shall not serve more than 3 consecutive
  years
• Deputy RVP should be Professional Member

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Deputy ARVP

• KEEP US STRAIGHT!!!
• Acts for RVP when necessary and requested
• Serves as secretary for Region
• Chairs the Regional Nominations Committee
• Assists the RVP with evaluation and supervision
• Helps maintain the flow of communication and
  reports among the region
• Supervises function of Regional committees and
  their appointed Chairs as requested by the RVP

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ARVP - Finance

• KEEP US STRAIGHT!!!!
• Prepare a budget for approval by Region
• Prepare and deliver a Treasurers report at each
  ROC meeting
• Maintain all Financial records of the Region
• Supervise the receipt and disbursement of funds
• Maintain funds in an FDIC-insured depository
  approved by the ROC

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ARVP Finance (contd)

• By May 31, transmit to Society headquarters the
  audited income and expense statement for the
  fiscal year ending March 31, and submit required
  tax documents to the appropriate agencies
• Prepare the unit accounting records for audit to
  be conducted prior to the first ROC meeting each
  year

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Committee on Professional Development (CoPD)

• Planning of PDCs or similar educational
  activities
• At ALL levels (Regional, Chapter, etc)
• Activities involving cooperation with educational
  institutions
• Maintain professional development training is
  maintained on ASSE Calendars
• Student Sections point person

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Committee on Professional Affairs (CoPA)

• Governmental Affairs
• Share between allied safety and health-related
  organizations
• Especially issues which may affect the Society
• Joint Region and Chapter activities with other
  allied safety and health-related organizations

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Committee on Member and Chapter Affairs (CoMCA)

• Member development and retention activities
• Society membership surveys and follow-up
• Membership privileges/benefits/responsibilities
• Honors and Awards Chair
• Coordinates Regional awards
• Chapter participation in Society Awards
• Chapter recognition programs

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Committee on Practices and Standards (CoPS)

• Keeps ROC and Chapters informed of Society
  Practice Specialty and Standards information and
  issues

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ASSE Strategic Plan

• 2005-2008

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STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
VISION
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STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX
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Vision Statement

• The vision of ASSE is to be the premier
  organization and resource for those engaged in
  the practice of protecting people and the
  environment, to lead the profession globally.

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Mission Statement

• ASSE is a global association providing
  professional development and representation for
  those engaged in the practice of safety, health
  and the environment and those providing services
  to the private and public sectors to protect
  people, property and the environment.

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Values

• ASSE maintains the highest level of professional
  ethics, with mutual trust, treating all with
  dignity and respect. It provides the highest
  quality service for members and customers. The
  Society leaders, members and staff value and
  protect the Society and the profession while
  making responsible use of resources.

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Goals

• Develop and promote standards of professional
  practice.
• Advocate positions on regulations and
  legislation, which affect the practice of the
  profession or the activities of the Society.
• Enhance and promote the ASSE image as the leader
  in the profession.
• Establish and maintain an effective and efficient
  organization for the achievement of the Societys
  mission.
• Gather, encourage and participate in development
  of the body of knowledge relevant to the
  profession.
• Develop and maintain mechanisms to recruit,
  retain and nurture the membership.
• Deliver the highest quality professional
  development opportunities to enhance competence
  and position practitioners for success.
• Establish and maintain a structured program to
  recruit, retain and nurture Student members.

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Goal 1 Develop and promote standards of
professional practice.

• Objective 1.1 Develop and promote safety and
  health curricula criteria and maximize the number
  of accredited degree programs.
• Objective 1.2 Demonstrate and promote the
  value of accredited safety certification
• Objective 1.3 - Promote with members the Code of
  Professional Conduct.
• Objective 1.4 - Provide an effective
  professional and technical recognition program.
• Objective1.5 - Create standards of professional
  practice.
• Objective 1.6 - Encourage development and
  promotion of terminal degrees within the academic
  community and faculty members

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Goal 2 Advocate positions on regulations and
legislation, which affect the practice of the
profession or the activities of the Society

• Objective 2.1 - Establish and maintain a Society
  presence with key federal and state legislative
  bodies and regulatory agencies.
• Objective 2.2 - Continue effective federal and
  state governmental affairs activities using
  Society staff, lobbyist, and Governmental Affairs
  Manager to coordinate these activities.
• Objective 2.3 - Effectively communicate
  governmental affairs information to members by
  using Professional Safety magazine, electronic,
  and other appropriate media.
• Objective 2.4 - Heighten member awareness of
  legislative and regulatory issues.

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Goal 3 Enhance and promote the ASSE image as the
leader in the profession

• Objective 3.1 - Define the profession for broad
  understanding.
• Objective 3.2 - Partner to establish ASSE as the
  leading resource for the profession.
• Objective .3.3 - Market the society through
  emerging technologies.
• Objective 3.4 - Continue to enhance and build
  upon ASSEs reputation as a credible and reliable
  source for the media and key stakeholders on
  occupational safety, health and environmental
  issues.

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Goal 3 Enhance and promote the ASSE image as the
leader in the profession

• Objective 3.5 - Promote the Society through
  developing, recognizing and taking advantage of
  opportunities for positive exposure.
• Objective 3.6 - Establish a multi-faceted
  outreach program to the professions primary
  customers (business leaders and management teams
  of the professions employers) utilizing
  expertise from this customer base.

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Goal 4 Establish and maintain an effective and
efficient organization for the achievement of the
Societys mission

• Objective 4.1 - Maintain and grow a sound
  financial base for the Society.
• Objective 4.2 - Attract and maintain a high
  quality staff.
• Objective 4.3 - Ensure the effectiveness of
  Societys governance and programs.
• Objective 4.4 - Maintain, assess, and enhance
  the Societys physical infrastructure.
• Objective 4.5 - Attract high quality future
  volunteer leadership.
• Objective 4.6 - Develop a 3-5 year financial
  plan based on the Strategic Plan.

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Goal 5 Gather, encourage and participate in
development of the body of knowledge relevant to
the profession

• Objective 5.1 - Identify and develop the
  technical resources needed for the practice of
  the profession.
• Objective 5.2 - Identify and foster the
  development of practice specialties.
• Objective 5.3 - Foster the development of ASSEs
  role in safety standards.
• Objective 5.4 - Integrate Practice Specialties
  into the Society as a whole.
• Objective 5.5 - Enhance the body of knowledge by
  supporting programs in applied research,
  including those of the ASSE Foundation.
• Objective 5.6 - Assure high quality publications
  by updating and adding to the current offerings

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Goal 6 Develop and maintain mechanisms to
recruit, retain and nurture the membership

• Objective 6.1 - Identify Society member needs
  and prioritize resources to meet those needs.
• Objective- 6.2 Seek opportunities to extend the
  Societys membership net growth by 2 and achieve
  a retention rate of 90 annually
• Objective 6.3 Review and produce support
  documentation, model guidelines and procedures to
  enhance effective member services at the
  Section/Chapter/Area/Regional level.

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Goal 7 Deliver the highest quality professional
development opportunities to enhance competence
and position practitioners for success

• Objective 7.1 - Provide a variety of delivery
  mechanisms for educational opportunities
• Objective 7.2 - Establish Education Programs to
  Provide Professional Development Opportunities
  for Member and the Profession and Generate
  Revenue to Meet the Societys Financial Goals.
• Objective 7.3 - Increase the value of the
  Professional Development Conference and
  Exposition to the members in their professional
  development and certification process.

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Goal 7 Deliver the highest quality professional
development opportunities to enhance competence
and position practitioners for success

• Objective 7.4 - Develop a career/professional
  development guide to support the professional
  development of safety professionals and other
  individuals in the safety, health and
  environmental fields.
• Objective 7.5 - Conduct routine assessments of
  members needs to develop professional
  development programs

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Goal 8 Establish and maintain a structured
program to recruit, retain and nurture Student
members

• Objective 8.1 - Enhance direct recruitment
  efforts to increase student membership by 10 per
  year.
• Objective 8.2 - Increase the focus of Societys
  resources on individual student member needs.
• Objective 8.3 - Increase the financial support
  of student sections and the number of student
  sections meeting the annual minimum
  qualifications for the MSA Outstanding Student
  Section Award.
• Objective 8.4 - Regularly evaluate the
  effectiveness of all strategies in support of
  Goal 8.

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Region VIs Part of the Plan

• Enlighten membership about Strategic Plan
• RVP Column every month?
• Highlight one goal and review
• Encourage participation on National Committees
• National Leadership Conference (ASSE Leaders)
  October 5-7, Chicago
• Continue (and enhance) student participation
• National Future Leaders conference
• November 1-3 St. Louis