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.

At the 21 September 2023 Education & Networking Session held at CSUDH, Chapter President Chris Rainwater presented on “From Safety Police to Safety Culture: The Transformation of Effective Safety Management.” The informative session was offered both in-person and virtually. Those attending in person received a complimentary lunch. The session was recorded, and a link will be provided on the Chapter web site. All who attended are reminded to log in and claim your CEUs!