What Do You Hope to Accomplish During Your Time on the Board?
“Continue to guide NAEM into a digital future. Continue to position NAEM as a leader in our space.”
— Mike Miller, President, NAEM Board of Directors
“I hope to play an active role in building a flourishing NAEM from by strengthening all 4 pillars of NAEM's foundational program offerings:
- Trusted Network: Creative ways (virtually or in-person or even with gaming avatars) to network and make lasting connections that support the EHS&S development, maturity and performance of individuals, the companies they represent, or on mutual projects that further EHS&S professionals.
- Trusted Resource: Brainstorm, take lead, and participate on timely, relevant and valuable topics that can provide solutions to critical issues facing our community of practice.
- Voice of the Practice: Continual learning for members/affiliates with best practices, most effective technologies, and approaches that allows EHS&S professionals/leaders/champions to move from the people-centric state (reactive, siloed response) to systems-centered state (proactive, integrative preparation).
- Developing Leaders: Pay-it-forward to those beginning, mid-journey of their career, while continuing to learn!”
— Anne Monine, 1st Vice President, NAEM Board of Directors
“To be an active and contributing member of the leadership team. To continue to guide and assist the NAEM staff on moving the organization forward on establishing and executing a strategic plan to ensure NAEM’s success as the leading industry group for EHS&S.”
— Nicole Wilkinson, 2nd Vice President, NAEM Board of Directors
“During my time on the NAEM Board of Directors, I hope to support NAEM’s mission while identifying new opportunities and contributing to continuous improvement of the organization. Since early 2020, our world has seen unprecedented challenges and therefore organizations such as NAEM had to make big changes quickly. There are no easy answers to these solutions, but I am very excited to be part of the Board of Directors and to work with NAEM staff to continue delivering value to members, providing networking and career growth opportunities while keeping members and meeting attendees safe. Two specific areas I hope to advance within the organization are inclusion (what are our blind spots as an organization and how can we advance a culture of inclusivity so our members and attendees feel included and empowered, and how can we leverage this to grow our membership) and environmental leadership (how can NAEM role-model environmental leadership by incorporating sustainability practices into all NAEM events).”
— Fawn Bergen, Treasurer, NAEM Board of Directors
“I’ve been privileged to lead the NAEM Board for the past three years; in my new role as Immediate Past President, my focus will be to ensure the continued success of the organization and the new leadership team. I also look forward to seeing the next iteration of a strategic plan take shape. We've been successful in executing on the current strategic plan but it is time to plan for the next phase of NAEM's growth.”
— Sandy Nessing, Past President, NAEM Board of Directors
“As NAEM’s General Counsel, my role is to provide guidance to both the Board and the staff on legal and policy issues that arise during the course of the year. I hope to assist NAEM in continuing to grow and in enhancing the value that it provides to its members.”
— John Guttman, General Counsel, NAEM Board of Directors
“As Affiliates Council (AC) President, my goal is to continue to expand on the strong collaboration that exists between the NAEM Members and the AC. There is tremendous value creation that occurs within NAEM through an active and engaged AC community, and I hope to work with the other board members, and NAEM team, to find additional ways that AC members can contribute their talent and resources. There is a tremendous amount of change in our world and industry, and I look forward to helping NAEM continue to respond to these changes and thrive as an organization.”
— Greg Carli, Affiliates Council President, NAEM Board of Directors
“My goal as a Board member is to help NAEM management develop and drive long term value creation for the organization. Together we will aim to establish both short and long goals that mitigate risks, drive membership and yield positive financial returns for the organization. In addition, I am passionate about and interested in the development of next-generation talent and hope to guide the organization in its development of opportunities for our Next Generation Leaders.”
— Deborah Briggs, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
“I’m always looking for new ways to grow and I’m expecting my time with the NAEM board to be an excellent opportunity for me to continue to learn from such an accomplished group of peers. Beyond my personal development, I genuinely hope to be able to give back to this organization, which has guided me as I’ve learned what it means to be an EHS professional.”
— Katie Chrisler, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
“I’d like to build upon the great work done by my predecessors on previous Boards and ensure that NAEM becomes widely known and respected as a relevant and impactful organization for environmental sustainability in the same way they are already known in the health, safety and environmental compliance professions. Focusing on value creation for the businesses, organizations and communities that we serve through ambitious environmental sustainability requires a systems approach instead of a siloed, compliance based approach. In order to do that effectively, we need to build the organizational capability to routinely deliver content that will allow NAEM members to present compelling, data-driven business cases for environmental sustainability. While environmental sustainability is certainly the right thing to do, we can help accelerate adoption and execution by providing data and approaches that demonstrate the benefit in language that a Chief Financial Officer would support.”
— James Goudreau, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
Drena Howard
“During my time on the Board, I would like to support NAEM with ideas and thought leadership to strengthen online engagement and creative ways to monetize existing and future content. I would also like to support NAEM in ways to recruit and retain future corporate leaders.”
— Drena Howard, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
“First of all, we need to make sure that we continue to promote NAEM and the benefits for members and affiliates to ensure we retain the strong EHS&S community, continue to build the NAEM brand, and grow membership during this unprecedented time. I work for a mid-sized company and I want to continue to execute the growth strategy and build membership with small and mid-sized companies to fulfill NAEM’s mission to empower corporate leaders to advance environmental stewardship, create safe and healthy workplaces, and promote global sustainability.”
— Marc Juaire, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
“I hope to contribute meaningfully to the organization because I've had an opportunity to benefit and grow based on my interaction with NAEM and fellow members over the years. It is important to me that the organization continues to meet the needs of EHS&S professionals for years to come.”
— Kelvin Sanborn, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
“In the near term, I am looking forward to assisting the NAEM leadership team in navigating the current challenges presented by Covid, which have led to the organization in pivoting to virtual events. NAEM has done a great job of rapidly re-imagining its formerly in-person conferences and has successfully used virtual platforms to host the virtual events. More exciting changes are coming in 2021 in this virtual mode. In the longer term, I am looking forward to helping continue the future direction of NAEM as it implements the next elements of the Association's strategic plan. NAEM has an incredible focus on the needs of its members and continuously works to find new ways to deliver more value.”
— David Williams, Director-at-Large, NAEM Board of Directors
“To expand and deepen networking opportunities among NAEM members. I’m looking forward to our members realizing the potential of the Association’s new member portal, which was designed to facilitate networking and maximize benchmarking. I also want to continue to produce timely, high-value professional development learning events and research to meet the expanding roles and responsibilities of ‘in-house’ EHS&S professionals.”
— Carol Singer Neuvelt, Executive Director, NAEM