About the ASSE Northwest Chapter

2008-2009 Executive Board & Officers

	President William R. "Bill" Stuart Ameriprise Financial 117 Ameriprise Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Phone: 612-671-8431		President Elect Scott Huberty Meadowbrook Insurance 7900 Xerxes Ave S Suite 300 Bloomington, MN 55431 Phone: 952-886-6223
	Vice President Kristopher Johnson City of Bloomington 1800 Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431 Phone: 952-563-8732		Treasurer Megan C. Rooney IEA 9201 West Broadway Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 Phone: 763-315-7900
	Secretary Carol Keyes CHESS, Inc. 7060 Valley Creek Plaza #115-108 Woodbury, MN 55125-2269 Phone: 651-481-9787		Member at Large '07-09 & Membership Chair Darin Hansen Jostens 3601 Minnesota Dr. Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55435 Phone: 952-930-3246
	Member at Large '07-09 & Govt Affairs Chair Dawn Westin Unysis 3199 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55121 Phone: 651-687-2226		Member at Large '07-09 Chris Flegel Xcel Energy 435 James Ave. St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 612-337-2068
	Member at Large '08-10 Garry Kroft S&N Consulting 11777 West Eagle Lake Dr. Maple Grove, MN 55369 Phone: 763-315-4515		Member at Large '08-10 Diana Stegall United Heartland 6018 Iris Lane Rockford, MN 55373 Phone: 612-850-1207
	Member at Large '08-10 Nancy Bendickson AON Risk 5765 Main Street W Maple Plain, MN 55359 Phone: 612-805-7657		House of Delegates Galen Close Boston Scientific CRM 4100 Hamline Ave N St. Paul, MN 55112 Phone: 651-582-3250
	House of Delegates & Communications Chair Richard "Rick" Johnson CLMI 15800 32nd Ave N Suite 106 Minneapolis, MN 55447 Phone: 763-551-1022		House of Delegates Chuck Kendall Land O'Lakes MS 2050 PO Box 64101 St. Paul, MN 55164 Phone: 651-766-1441
Minnesota Safety Council Representative Cary Swenson Minnesota Safety Council Phone: 888-291-9150 or 651-291-9150		South Dakota Safety Council Representative Cary Swenson Phone: 605-361-7785 or 800-952-5539
North Dakota Safety Council Representative Chuck Clairmont Phone: 701-223-6372 or 800-932-8890		University of Minnesota, Duluth Student Section Todd Loushine 218-726-7783
University of Wisconsin, Stout Student Section Elbert Sorrell 715-232-2630		ASSE Region V Vice-President Jim Weaver Phone: 816-274-4198

About Us

ASSE is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE fosters the development of technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge and competency of safety, health and environmental professionals. We use these skills for the protection of people, property and the environment. A key mission of the Society is to advance the status and promote the advancement of the safety profession.

The Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) was founded in 1943 and has over 600 members. Our geographical boundaries are North and South Dakota, Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Our chapter activities are guided by the long range Strategic Plan for 2004-2007.

Fundamental Principals

As individual safety professionals, our fundamental principles are:

Enhancing protection of people, property and the environment through knowledge and skill;
Being honest, impartial and serving the public, employers and clients with fidelity;
Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the safety profession;
Avoiding circumstances where compromise of the professional conduct or conflict of interest may arise.

Chapter Charter

The Northwest Chapter is a local constituent of the national Society, and as such must meet certain minimum requirements of ASSE to maintain our Chapter Charter:

Nominate and elect chapter officers and delegates annually.
Maintain current Bylaws, conforming in principle to current ASSE model Bylaws.
Assure all local chapter members are current members of ASSE.
Maintain a minimum of 40 members.
Submit annual report to ASSE by August 15 each year.
Submit financial report to ASSE by May 31 each year.
Sponsor at least four technical meetings each year.
Cooperate with ASSE on national issues and educational programs.

Chapter Bylaws

Chapter Bylaws, approved by the national Society, form the basis of the operation of our chapter. In accordance with these bylaws, members govern the current policies, activities, goals and objectives of the Northwest Chapter.

Team Approach

ASSE Northwest Chapter is a member of the Team Approach, a cooperative effort of representatives of Minnesota occupational safety and health professional groups to work together to coordinate events, speakers and other health and safety resources within the community. Team Approach publishes a quarterly newsletter, and maintains an online Jobs Page listing current employment openings. ASSE sponsors the Team Approach web site, which serves as a portal to member organizations' web sites at http://www.teamapproach.org. An annual joint Team Approach dinner meeting is held in March each year. Information on the annual meeting is maintained on the web site.

Member organizations include:

ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers-Northwest Chapter)
AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association-Upper Midwest Section)
ACHMM (Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers)
MAOHN (Minnesota Association of Occupational Health Nurses)
NCOEM (North Central Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association)
MSC (Minnesota Safety Council)
MCOHS (Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety