Chapter News

Nominations and Elections Committee Notification

Your ASSP NOVA Nominations & Elections Committee certified the following slate of officers for the 2025-2027 term:

President: Josh Russell

Vice President: Dave Wenzel

Treasurer: Ahana Khokhar

Secretary: Laura Carmona

The term of elected Chapter officers shall be July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027.

Bios and platform statements can be found below.

Respectfully,

ASSP NOVA 2025-2027 Nominations & Election Committee

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ASSP NOVA Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award

Now accepting nominations!

Dear NOVA Member,

The ASSP NOVA Chapter is now accepting nominations for NOVA Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award for the 2024-2025 ASSP NOVA Chapter year.

Nominate a fellow Chapter member you think has any of the following:

  • Exceptional or unique operational aspect of their safety employment
  • Demonstrated stellar technical expertise in safety
  • Demonstrated outstanding contributions to Chapter activities including committee chair and/or officer and/or demonstrated leadership in establishing, maintaining, and improving Chapter programs
  • Provided extraordinary service to members
  • Other unique contribution that advanced the safety profession

Nominating Procedures 

The nomination submission should include the following items:

  • The completed SPY nomination form and/or letter of endorsement from the nominating Member. You may self-nominate or nominate another member.
Click here for a nomination form
  • A one to three page resume of the nominee’s background.
  • A petition that lists in the order obtained the nominee’s achievements.  Achievements should be limited to the past 3-5 years.

Please submit your nominations by COB Friday, December 6th, 2024.  Nominations are due electronically to awards@nova.assp.org.  

Upon selection of a final candidate, the following items will be required for submitting a Regional SPY Application by the end of January, but are not needed before the December deadline:

  • A letter of endorsement from the nominee’s immediate employer supervisor.  This should be one page or less.

Additional Information on the Chapter SPY Application Process and criteria can be found

here.

Thank you in advance for your participation in nominating a Chapter SPY!

Sara Hoover
Awards & Honors Committee Chair