The Value of Volunteering and Professional Membership with Brandy Bossle

On this episode Ted and Barb talk to Brandy Bossle. Brandy Bossle started her career off as an Industrial Hygienist. She moved from that role to an Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist for AVX Corporation. Last year, she transitioned to AVX’s Corporate Environmental and Safety Manager for over 14,000 employees. She has her Certified Safety Professional Certification and her Associate Safety Professional Certification. In 2020, Brandy won 1st place in the SPOTY Awards or Safety Professional of the Year Award from J.J Keller. Brandy has been volunteering in professional safety and environmental organizations for a few years now. She currently volunteers with the Air and Waste Management Association as a Director on the Board of the South Atlantic States Section and the American Society of Safety Professionals in the Piedmont Chapter in South Carolina as Vice President.

Brandy shares about her career, the value of volunteering in ASSP, different aspects of working in private sector and consulting, as well as a site EHS specialist and management. She also shares how she won 1^st place for the JJ Keller SPOTY award. According to Brandy, volunteering with a professional organization has many benefits from networking, making friends and connections with the same mindset as you, and meeting EHS professionals with expertise in a particular topic and experience you might not have.

Resources:

https://www.healthandsafetynow.com

Brandy on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandy-bossle-csp-asp-csd-a029016a/

Brandy on Twitter and Instagram:

https://twitter.com/safetybran

Instagram: @SafetyBran