Save the Date!

The 22^nd Annual Allegheny Regional Safety Conference will be held on Thursday October 1, 2026, at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in downtown Johnstown, 8:00am to 3:30pm.

Consider being a Sponsor and/or a Vendor.

More information is available here.

CONGRATULATIONS! to the Slippery Rock University ASSP Student Section.

Slippery Rock University ASSP Student Section has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 –2026 ASSP Outstanding Student Section of the Year Award. The 2026 OSSA Evaluation Task Force stated the “…was strong in all three critical areas – Professional Development, Research, and Campus and Community Involvement.” The Task Force continued “The quality of research conducted by the members was outstanding and the committee was impressed that your application was very well organized. The committee was also impressed with the amount of student participation in meetings and events along with the strong variety of technical meetings.”

The SRU ASSP Student Section receives a $5,000 award, will be recognized in the ASSP May edition of the Student Services Update online publication and Student News webpage, and at the Leaders & Honorees Celebration held at Safety 2026 on Sunday, June 14th.

Again, Congratulations!

Congratulations! to the newly elected Chapter Executive Officers for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 Chapter Years:

• President – Alec Kinslow
• Vice President – Trudy Hayes
• Secretary – Jocelyn Milby
• Treasurer – open
• Advisory Group Members (4)
  • Fran Sehn
  • Daniel Wible
  • Josh Muth
  • David Johnson

Current President, Chris Saracino, CSP, CIH, will move to the office of Past President.

The new Chapter Officers will take office July 1, 2026, with the start of the new Chapter Year. The elected officers’ term is for two Chapter years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.

Thank you to Melissa Heike for being the Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee and John Alivetto for serving on the committee!

On April 09, 2026, ASSP emailed a separate email to each Chapter member with the link to vote for the ASSP WPA Chapter Executive Committee.

As a member of the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of ASSP, you are encouraged to vote for your elected leadership. Voting is currently open through April 24, 2026.

The Candidate Bios are here. Please review the bios to assist in making your election decisions!

Please take a minute or two to exercise your right to vote by filling out the ballot using the link in the email. The link is individual and can only be used once by to vote.

Thank you! to the 2026-2028 Nominations & Elections Committee: Melissa Heike, Chair, and John Alivetto.