The Executive Committee is proud to announce its selection for 2023 Long Beach Chapter Safety Professional of the Year. This year’s award goes to the one and only Thomas (Tom) Butler.
Tom is a founding member of the Long Beach Chapter, and he has been a member of ASSP (previously ASSE) since 1975. In a long and storied career, Tom has achieved a great many things as he strove to improve the safety profession and give back to this professional community.
Tom’s many years of service to the Long Beach Chapter, including through the long Covid pandemic, ensured that this chapter not only survived but thrived. Tom served as Chapter Presi-dent in 1994, 2009, and 2012. In be-tween those stints as President, Tom served in a variety of other officer roles, always working hard to make the Chapter successful.
Although Tom finally relinquished his role on the EC on June 30, 2023 (he last served as Chair for Government Affairs), he continues to advise the current EC. The truth is, without Tom Butler on the phone or the other end of an email, it just wouldn’t be ASSP Long Beach.
On behalf of all members of the Long Beach Chapter of the ASSP, and on behalf of countless others who have been touched by this incredible man, the Executive Committee offers our EXTREME thanks and congratulations to Tom as he receives this prestigious honor!
Chris Rainwater
President, ASSP Long Beach Chapter