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2024 Symposium Keynote Speaker

We are thrilled to announce that the keynote speaker for our 2024 symposium will be Captain Randy “BB” Tashjian. Captain Tashjian will be providing a presentation titled “Safety Success in High Threat, High Risk Environments”.

Captain Randy “BB” Tashjian retired from the United States Navy in July 2012 after
spending 25 years as a Naval Aviator flying the FA – 18 “Hornet” and “Super Hornet”.
“BB” d id multiple tours of duty in Lemoore, CA and 2 tours in San Diego, CA. He is
originally from Visalia California. He attended Fresno City College prior to acceptance
into the Navy flight program in 1987. While on active duty, he completed a college
degree program through Embry – Riddle Aeronautical University earning a Bachelors
Degree in Professional Aeronautics. During his final tour, he earned a Masters Degree in
Global Business Leadership from the University of San Diego.
Throughout his career, “BB” served in a variety of job s focused on safety and leadership.
His specialty was in the training arena and transferring his experience and expertise to
others in order to improve the environment that Naval Aviators operate in. He was a
pioneer in the most successful training program that US Naval Aviation has implemented
to date, the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program. He is a two – time graduate of
TOPGUN and was the Commanding Officer of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty-Two
flying the newest FA – 18 Super Hornets in the navy at that time.
“BB” operated in extremely high risk and high threat environments throughout his career
flying on and off America’s aircraft carriers. He flew extensively off CVN – 68 USS
Nimitz, CV – 64 USS Constellation, CVN – 7 6 USS Ronald Reagan and operated from CV –
16 USS Lexington, CV – 6 1 USS Ranger, CVN – 7 0 USS Carl Vison, CVN – 72 USS
Abraha m Lincoln, CVN – 73 USS George Washington and CVN – 74 USS John C Stennis
Upon retiring from the navy, “BB” wanted to continue to impart his wealth of knowledge
and expertise in safety and leadership to others operating in high risk, high reliability
environments. He accepted a position with Check – 6 as a human performance coach and
consultant. He spent three years on both offshore and land – based assets. “BB” has
worked with various drilling companies on many different projects and rigs in the Gulf of
Mexico, one of which received the distinguished title as “Rig of the Year” during the
time the time he was onboard. “ BB ” also worked with multiple companies in the
California oilfields mentoring and training their personnel and business partners. “BB”
has a significant amount of experience teaching, leading and mentoring leadership level
training along with coaching high level safety awareness training in various industries.
His aviation background once again called him back to fly and he has been flying in
corporate aviation for the past 8 years. He is the chief pilot for a large farming company
flying all over the west coast and into Baja Mexico. He has accumulated over 11,000
hours of flight time in his 40 year aviation career.

March ’24 Monthly Chapter Meeting

Plan to join us on March 28th for our lunch meeting.  We will have a panel of safety professionals who will discuss how they developed a culture of safety in their organization.  The panel includes:

  • Melissa Robertson, Safety Director of Kroeker, Inc.
  • James Walsh, Safety Engineer at Tutor Perini
  • Benjamin Cooper, Senior Loss Control Consultant at DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Agency
  • David Pomaville, Director of Environmental Health & Safety at Caglia Environmental

This will be an interactive, informative conversation that may change the way you lead in your company!  Please invite other leaders from your company.  We can’t wait to see you there!   See our Events page to register.

Call for Presenters!

The ASSP Central Valley Chapter proudly announces its official Call for Presenters to be a part of the 2024 Central Valley Professional Development Conference on May 22nd at the Visalia Convention Center.

Our speakers provide attendees the opportunity to build professional skills and knowledge, tackle and provide solutions to new and existing challenges in the Safety, Health and Environment field, and promote the development of new entrants in our field.  The Professional Safety Symposium includes a variety of practical and technical programs, which include management techniques and soft skills in the areas of safety, injury prevention, workers’ compensation, and human resources.

Speakers should design and practice their presentations to run inside of 60 minutes including the question and answer portion (e.g. 50 minutes plus 10-minute Q&A).

To register as a presenter please visit https://centralvalley.assp.org/call-for-presenters/

February ’24 Monthly Chapter Meeting

Plan to join us on February 29 for our lunch meeting.  Our guest speaker will be Darrin Stephens, ASM  Area Manager for Cal-OSHA.  This will be a great opportunity to meet and hear from Cal-OSHA on the priorities and program for 2024 including Workplace Violence Prevention, Fall Protection Standards, Indoor Heat Illness, and more. 

See our events page for registration information. Space is limited, so sign up early…

New Central Valley Seeking Employment Page

The ASSP Central Valley Chapter has added a new Seeking Employment page to our website.  We will post resumes for ASSP members (full or student members) who are seeking employment. Resumes will only be posted for 60 days.

People who are hiring new employees are encouraged to use this area to find qualified candidates and help fellow ASSP members who may have been adversely affected by Covid-19.

If you wish to have a resume posted here, send it in Word or PDF format to president@centralvalley.assp.org.

WISE Mentoring Program

The WISE Mentoring program successfully connects today’s most talented and experienced women mentors with rising and aspiring mentees. This pairing is designed to encourage and empower mentees to more effectively advance their careers through alignment with identified business objective, skill development, career option consideration, and network formation. All discussions are strictly confidential between the two parties. If you are an SH&E practitioner seeking to chart a successful career path or a seasoned pro eager to share experiences and insight, please visit the ASSP WISE website for more information.