Santiam Section

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Upcoming Meetings Schedule

Next Event: April 9, 2025. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Doors open at 11:30 AM)

Topic: Building a Safer Future: The Impact of the Salem-Keizer Public School’s CTE Safety System on Oregon’s Workforce

Overview: The Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) CTE Safety System is transforming how students prepare for the workforce by embedding standardized safety protocols into Career Technical Education programs. This initiative has significantly improved student and staff safety and fostered a culture of safety that extends beyond the classroom. By equipping students with both technical skills and a strong safety mindset, we are not only protecting them now but also preparing a more capable and safety-conscious workforce for Oregon’s future industries.  Safety systems and processes for this work are easily transferrable to multiple industries.  

Presenters: Michiel Majors, Risk Manager Salem-Keizer Public Schools
                   Paula Phelps, Safety Officer Salem-Keizer Public Schools

Where: Marco Polo Restaurant, 300 Liberty St SE Salem, OR 97301

Lunch:

Our Section Executive team have agreed to treat attendees to plated lunch meal.  To begin the presentation promptly at noon, please plan on arriving 11:30-11:45 to place your order. We will take care of the rest!

Menu: They have a diverse and accommodating.
Parking: Parking should be in the parking structure above the complex that houses the Little Cannoli Bakery, they share the property with Marco Polo. And there’s a section that is free for patrons and you just take the elevator downstairs.

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Members and Guests

The following important Section meeting changes are taking effect, starting January of 2023 =

• 1) Section meetings will now be 100% in-person to promote greater networking opportunities, achieve more interactive discussions and entice high quality presenters with relevant and interesting topics.

• 2) Santiam Section meetings will now be held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and will begin at Noon.

• 3) Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch to the Section meeting.

Thank you for being a member or guest of the Santiam Section of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter. We want to take this opportunity to invite you to our monthly meetings. Guests are always welcome.

We would like to see more people at our meetings and welcome your input.

• Do you have recommendations for speakers and topics?
• Do you regularly attend our monthly Santiam Section meetings? (Why or why not?)
  • If not, What would motivate you to attend the meetings?.
  • How are the meeting time and location for you?
• What would you like to see the Santiam Section do to support the safety profession locally and you in your professional development? In the past, we have had an AED grant for schools, hosted Professional Development Conferences, hosted webinars, and hosted a CSP study group.

Please email your suggestions and comments to our Section at SantiamSection@cwc.assp.org.

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Upcoming Meeting Topics (In-Person Only)

5/14/2025 = Section Elections / Topic =To be determined

6/11/2025 = Officer Installation / Topic = To be determined

7/9/2025 = To be determined

8/13/2025 = August recess / no meeting

9/16/2025 = Fall Protection Training & Certification PDC

SAVE THE DATE = September 16, 2025, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Santiam Section PDC – Fall Protection
Presented by Dustin H. Schneider, CHST, QSSP
Location: Broadway Commons in Salem, OR

The Section Exec will provide further information at our next meeting.

Available Section Meeting Minutes

For a copy of section meeting minutes or presentations used during the meetings, submit a request (including the month and year needed) to the following email: SantiamSection@cwc.assp.org.

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Executive Committee

The Santiam Sections’ Executive Committee meets on the Thursday immediately after the membership meeting each month. This is usually the second Thursday but is sometimes the third Thursday, based on when the membership meeting occurs. Guests are always welcome.

We meet at 7:00 AM via video conference. To be included in the video meeting please email us at the following link: SantiamSection@cwc.assp.org.

The dates for the upcoming Santiam Section Executive Committee meetings are:

• 4/10/2025
• 5/15/2025
• 7/10/2025
• 8/14/2025
• 9/11/2025
• 10/9/2025
• 11/13/2025
• 12/10/2025

Section Officers

Use the Contact Us page to email the chapter leadership team.

ASSP Santiam Section Bylaws

• Santiam Section_Bylaws_July-15-2015_changestothe2004

Available Executive Meeting Minutes

For a copy of executive meeting minutes, submit a request (including the month and year needed) to the following email: SantiamSection@cwc.assp.org.