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The News & Views newsletter is published 10 times per chapter year from September through June. If you are interested in submitting an article, event or advertisement for publication, contact the Newsletter Editor.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 11:30am-1:30pm - Brady's Landing
Establishing the Value of You
Presentation by Garrison Wynn
Join us as we close out the 2009-2010 Gulf Coast Chapter year. We’ve planned a special event to recognize the contributions of our volunteers and to get you motivated for summer.
Special Guest Speaker: Garrison Wynn is a speaker unlike any other. He is a former professional stand-up comedian who has hosted television specials and national radio programs and a former Fortune 500 corporate department head who has developed and marketed products that are still being sold around the world.
Garrison’s message will keep you motivated for the summer by helping you “establish the value of you” in the changing economic and business environments that most SH&E professionals work in these days.
His book, “Speaking of Success” is coauthored with Steven Covey and Ken Blanchard; and his new book is published by McGraw Hill titled “The REAL Truth about Success: What the Top 1% Do Differently and Why They Won’t Tell you” will be in Bookstores in October.
Location:
Brady's Landing
8505 Cypress Street
Houston, TX 77012
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For more information about this meeting or the Gulf Coast Chapter, please email Cindy Lewis at busytxgal@comcast.net or Patricia Reed at patricia.reed@champ-tech.com.
Have a great summer!!! See you all for the next General Chapter meeting Thursday, September 3rd at 11:30am at Brady's Landing.
The following candidates have been affirmed into the positions listed below and beginning July 1, 2009 they will serve as the Executive Committee for the 2009-2010 Chapter Year:
However, since our chapter is growing by leaps and bounds, we are in need of another chapter delegate. As many of you may know, for every 250 members a chapter has, they get one Delegate. The Gulf Coast Chapter has over 1500 members so we have 6 delegate slots. The Delegate serves the chapter by voting on issues at the Society level and attending the House of Delegates meeting at the annual Professional Development Conference (PDC). Currently, each elected officers serves as a delegate. Now, we have an opening for an additional delegate due to our chapter growth and the following individuals are running for the position.
The candidates for the Delegate position are:
Kim Jackson, CSP, REM
Kim is an EHS Director-US Operations with Spectra Energy. She has worked for this company for the past 19 years, has 17 years of safety experience and is a Professional Member of ASSE. She holds a BS degree in Safety Engineering from Texas A&M. She is a member of the Oil & Gas Practice Specialty Group within ASSE, serves on the Health and Safety Committee for the American Gas Association (AGA), AGA Vehicle Stats Subcommittee and AGA Environmental Committee.
Jerry Cumbly
Jerry is a Safety Manager at Universal Plant Services. He has worked at this company for the past 2 years, he has 18 years of safety experience and he is a Professional Member of ASSE. He received a BA degree from Houston Baptist University. Jerry serves on the Safety Committee for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and he previously served as the Public Relations Chair for the Gulf Coast Chapter.
Carl Huckaby, CSP
Carl is a Global Safety Coordinator with Huntsman. He has worked at this company for the past 14 years, has over 20 year safety experience and is a Professional Member of ASSE. Carl has a BS degree in Industrial Technology from Lamar University. He previously held the position of Chapter President with the Sabine Naches Chapter; worked on the seminar, program and golf committees at the chapter level and served as a speaker chair on a regional level.
Vicki Huebler, CSP, CHMM
Vicki is Senior Project Manager with ICU Environmental Health and Safety. She has worked at this company for the past 2 years, has 18 years of safety experience, 8 years experience as a volunteer fire fighter and is a member of AIHA and a Professional member of ASSE. She holds a BS degree from Florida Institute of Technology in Oceanographic Technology and a MS degree in Occupational Safety from East Carolina University. Vicki previously served on the Society level Admissions Committee.
ACCORDING TO SOCIETY OPERATING GUIDELINES THE DELEGATE PROFILES MUST BE PUBLISHED BEFORE 60 DAYS PRIOR TO AN ELECTION TO FILL AN OPEN POSITION. Please be sure to look for the e-Vote email that will be coming your way IN JULY 2009.
The ASSE Gulf Coast Chapter invites those interested in presenting at one of our 2008-2009 Chapter meetings to submit an application for review by the Chapter’s Program Committee. The objectives of the 2008-2009 Chapter year are to give our members and guest the opportunity to:
The Chapter’s Program Committee will be looking for technically oriented and practical presentations that fulfill the needs of our safety and health members. Lecture, panel discussions and demonstration sessions are requested to enhance members learning opportunities.
For more information, see the attached document.
By: Lawrence Schulze Asst. Region III VP-CoPS
Well it’s that time once again with new officers in place to remind the membership about the Council on Practices and Standards (CoPS). ASSE now has 14 Practice Specialties. (The CoPS Board voted to make the Fire Protection Branch the 14th Practice Specialty during their meeting and at the 2008 PDC. There are now 5 Branches associated with practice specialties. Research is being conducted into adding two (2) new branches, Utilities and Security.
ASSE’s Council on Practices and Standards will be providing the membership with a CoPS Technical Article of the Month. In an email dated July 25, 2008 CoPS provided members with the following article: “An Inside Look at the Z359 Fall Protection Code Through Capital Safety”. If you would like to reprint this article in your Chapter Newsletter, please notify Rennie Heath at rheath@asse.org and credit the Council on Practices and Standards (CoPS). If you are a Practice Specialty member, please consider writing a Technical Article for your Practice specialty; it may get picked for the CoPS Article of the Month.
If you would like more information on CoPS opportunities, services, and benefits of Practice Specialty membership please refer readers to the ASSE Practice Specialties website.
Just as a note and for your interest, the Practice Specialty / Branch Abbreviations, Names and Technical Publication Names are:
Please note that all Practice Specialty and Branch Technical Publications will be delivered electronically beginning in January 2009.
If you have a technical question for a Practice Specialty, post you question at: http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/askasse.php. The answer will be posted at ASSE.org. I encourage each and everyone to participate in a Practice Specialty; they have a great ROI!
The ASSE Gulf Coast Chapter is looking for a few dedicated and committed volunteers for the Hospitality Committee.
What do you have to do? As a member of the Hospitality Committee your primary responsibilities will be to welcome visitors and new members at chapter meetings and chapter functions; introduce visitors and new members to chapter officers, committee chairs and other members; assist the chairperson of the Hospitality Committee and VP of Membership, as needed.
What’s the reward? By serving on this committee, you can help ensure that visitors and new members feel welcome and appreciated when attending chapter functions.
Want to join or need more information? Please Contact:
| Chad Robl ASSE – GCC Hospitality Committee Chair crobl@inoteksafety.com 281-865-5350 |
Michael R. Lastie, CSP ASSE – GCC VP of Membership Services mlastie@icusafety.com Office Phone: (281) 363-9939 Cell Phone: (281) 827-6601 |
The Society's financial health is essential to its ability to provide service to members, support the profession and achieve the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. To achieve our vision as a champion of the SH&E professional, a global leader of the profession and a premier resource to all, we need additional resources to expand and improve existing services, as well as to develop new ideas and deliver innovative solutions to our members and the profession. Our focus is to strengthen the Society by enhancing the professionalism of the members and improving their effectiveness and importance to their organizations.
Financial resources for the Society are derived from dues and non-dues revenue as well as investment performance. The Board of Directors approves the Society budget annually. In recent years we have experienced growth in non-dues revenue; with dues revenue staying relatively flat. Examination of the current year and looking forward, the Finance Committee believes that a dues increase is necessary to achieve the goals noted above. The following rationale and recommendation are provided on behalf of the Finance Committee.
See the attachment for further information.
Attention Members! The Gulf Coast Chapter Bylaws have recently been revised. Please familiarize yourself with the new changes.
Current or New Members: Chapter Membership Directories are maintained by the ASSE National office. You can search current members through the ASSE National directory at http://members.asse.org/. Requests made by non-members will be denied.
Vendors: Mailing lists of ASSE members can be obtained by contacting the National office at (847) 699-2929. There is a fee for this service.
Update your information: You can update your current mailing information by logging on to http://www.asse.org and clicking on the "Members Only" section located along the black bar at the top of the home page. You will need your membership number for your login and your last name as your password. Or, you can contact the National Office at (847) 699-2929 and customer service can update your information.