VPPPA Region I Chapter

2019 Region I SGE of the Year: Richard Finnegan

Aug 5, 2020Melissa Renouf

Region l OSHA has announced the 2019 Special Government Employee (SGE) of the Year nominee: Mr. Richard Finnegan, EH&S Manager, Industrial Business for Veolia North America located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, supporting the Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC VPP Star worksite in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Richard Finnegan has over 25 years of experience in the Hazardous Waste Industry while employed by Veolia North America. He is a graduate of Boston College and has a Master’s of Science degree in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety from Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA. Richard became an OSHA SGE in May 2010.

Richard has supported Region 1 OSHA through his assistance as a SGE, supporting OSHA initiatives such as OSHA’s Safe & Sound Week and annual Fall Protection Stand Down event and has assisted other organizations through mentoring in their pursuit of achieving VPP Star status. Richard and the Veolia organization also share best practices and benchmarking opportunities concerning the benefits of employee involvement and innovative ways that this can be accomplished.

Congratulations Richard on your nomination and your support of the Voluntary Protection Program here in Region 1!

We welcome our new board members!

Jul 9, 2020Melissa Renouf

We are excited to welcome our new board members to the Region 1 VPPPA Board of Directors!

Matthew Twerdy, (Director-at-Large) is an Associate Director, Site EHS at Collins Aerospace.

Jaime Harper (Director-at-large) is a Risk Reduction & Compliance Manager at Raytheon Technologies.

Joe Bergan Director-at-Large is a safety manager at Huber Engineered Woods, LLC.

Region 1 Conference Cancelled

Mar 18, 2020Melissa Renouf

Due to the concerns associated with COVID-19 pandemic, the Region 1 Board of Directors has decided to CANCEL the Region 1 Annual Safety & Health Excellence Conference & Exposition that was originally scheduled for June 15 – 17, 2020 at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel & Conference Center in Killington, VT. The plan is to hold the 2021 Region 1 Conference at the Killington Resort in VT. June 14 – 16.

If you have already registered for the Region 1 2020 conference, your registration fee will be automatically refunded to your original form of payment. If you have any questions regarding your refund please contact registration@vpppa.org.

2020 Board of Directors Election

Jan 23, 2020Melissa Renouf

VPPPA Region 1 Board of Directors Elections Announcement – 2020

The 2020 Region 1 Elections will be held at the 2020 VPPPA Region 1 Safety and Health Excellence Conference at the Killington Grand Hotel, Killington, VT.

The following positions are up for Election:

Vice Chair
- Secretary
- Hourly Representative – STAR Site w/CBA
- Director-At-Large (3 positions)

If you wish to nominate yourself or someone else for a VPPPA Region 1 Board position, please submit:

The 2020 nomination form,
The candidate’s company’s commitment form,
A brief candidate bio.

The nomination and company commitment form can be found on the www.vppregion1.com website.
The two forms including the bio must be submitted by May 15, 2020.

Any questions regarding the positions can be addressed to Mike Avery, Nominations Chair at 413-526-2336 or Michael.Avery@Cartamundi.com.

2020 ManagementLetterofCommitmentforEligibilityforVPPPA Region 1 Board of Directors Download

2020Reg1BODNomForm Download