The 12th Annual ASSP WPA Professional Development Conference (PDC) was conducted on March 27, 2025, at The Loft Conference Center in Southpointe, Canonsburg PA from 8:00am to 4:45 pm.
The PDC featured the Opening Keynote of Jason Kunz CIH, CSP speaking on “The Future of Safety: FIVE Trends Shaping the Future of the Profession” and the lunchtime Speaker was Steve Scott speaking on “What is Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)?”. Thank you to Komatsu for being the exclusive Diamond Sponsor and the sponsor of the Keynote speakers. The Student Sections from IUP, SRU, and Thiel College providing the speakers for the closing session of the day. A new feature at this PDC was an auction of gifts generously donated by the vendors. The winners of the gifts had to be present to win.
Attendees had a choice of 8 sessions in 2 timeslots throughout the day. The event had a total attendance of 197 people, of which there were 144 Professionals and 53 Students. The event offered 0.7 CEUs for those that participated in the entire event.
Thank you! to our generous Sponsors: Komatsu, Range Resources, AM Health and Safety, ClickSafety, RJR Safety Inc, 2Six Advisors, Alpha Safety USA, and Snyder Brothers Inc. The PDC had 9 Vendors exhibiting during the event – AM Health and Safety, ClickSafety, RJR Safety Inc., Compliance Management International (CMI), Honeywell Portable Gas Detection, NovaCare Rehabilitation, Onsite Innovations, Square One Medical, Voxel, and West Virginia University. OSHA had an information table.
Thank you! to the 2025 PDC Planning Committee Members – Wayne Vanderhoof, Chris Sarracino, Kelley Edmier, Cody Bergad, Tracey Cekada, Daniel Finn, Carl Heinlein, Jillian Tilko, Majed Zreiqat, Melissa Heike, Cindy Medford, Hope Dropp, Sophia Naugle, John Aliveto, Dan Wible, Rick Bartlebaugh, Joe Losko, and students Elia McKnight (SRU), Hannah Wilson (SRU), Austin Little (IUP), Micah Nygren (IUP, and Meghan Roach (IUP).