SPSP Board Members
Our Background
The Society of Product Safety Professionals® was formed in 2016 by a group of consumer product safety professionals interested in professional development for their field.
The group shared a common experience in university-level product safety education at Saint Louis University and felt that there should be expanded opportunities to develop our careers through increased product safety management education and certification. The group decided to form an organization that would serve members and provide certification and training for consumer product professionals.
Our mission is to support professionals in leadership service to the consumer product safety field.
Founding Members
Who are the original members of the organizing committee?
John Barrera, The Walt Disney Company
Larry Bell, BSH Home Appliances
Sherri Cain, Hobby Lobby
Shelia Gottschalk, Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Nivi Gravette, Walmart
Norma Jean DeSpain
Joan Rubendall, Tervis Tumbler
Catherine Wernecke, Target
Serving in support to the committee: Dr. Ik-Whan Kwon, PhD, Professor of Supply Chain Management, John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University, and Don Kornblet, ADK Information Services, Adviser to the university’s Product Safety Program.
SPSP’s Organizational Structure
SPSP is a non-profit professional development organization formed under IRS Code 501 (C) (6). The organization complies with the requirements of the International Standard for Personnel Certification Bodies, ISO/IEC 17024: ‘General requirements for bodies operating the certification of persons’. SPSP will pursue status as a certifying body recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which is comprised of government agencies, organizations, companies, academic and international bodies, and individuals. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) represents the interests of more than 125,000 companies and 3.5 million professionals.
To view our most recent meeting presentation about upcoming webinars and more information about our structure, click here.
For More Information, contact: info@productsafetyprofessionals.org