As fall settles in across Maryland and we head toward the holiday season, I want to take a moment to thank each of you for being part of the ASSP Chesapeake Chapter.
With nearly 350 safety professionals in our chapter, we have an incredible depth of knowledge, experience, and perspective right here in our local community. But being a member of ASSP is about more than the resources that come with membership. Some of the greatest value comes from the connections we make with one another.
That is why this year we are creating more ways to connect, learn, and simply enjoy spending time with other safety professionals.
One of those opportunities is our Heart of the Matter holiday event at Kelsey’s Irish Pub on Friday, December 11th in Ellicott City where we hope you’ll join us for a relaxed luncheon of conversation, networking, and holiday cheer.
We also recently launched our new Chesapeake Chapter Book Club, providing another way to exchange ideas, challenge our thinking, and learn from one another beyond traditional meetings.
And there is more to come.
Whether you are new to the profession, a seasoned safety leader, a student, or somewhere in between, there is a place for you in the Chesapeake Chapter. Come to an event. Join a conversation. Meet someone new. Share what you know. Ask a question. Get involved.
My challenge to each of our members this fall is simple: don’t just belong to the Chesapeake
Chapter. Be part of it.
I hope to see you at an upcoming event.
Matthew P. Koss, MEng, CSP, ARM
President
ASSP Chesapeake Chapter