Monique Parker, CSP, Chief Sustainability Officer at Elevra Lithium, has begun serving as the 111th President of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and Chair of the ASSP Foundation, the Society’s charitable arm.
Parker will serve a one-year term, succeeding Linda Tapp, CSP, ALCM, CPTD, President of SafetyFUNdamentals.
Extensive EHS experience
Parker brings more than 20 years of environmental health and safety (EHS) experience spanning a range of industries, including textiles, chemical manufacturing, building materials and food production.
In her current role at Elevra Lithium, she is responsible for enterprise risk management, occupational EHS, community engagement, US operations, permitting and sustainability strategy.
Focus on workforce development
An ASSP member for more than 20 years, Parker has been an active leader and advocate within several common interest groups, including Women in Safety Excellence, Blacks in Safety Excellence, and Hispanic Safety Professionals.
She is also a member of ASSP’s Consultants, Environmental, Management, Manufacturing, Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources, Risk Management, and Training and Communications practice specialties.
Parker has served on the ASSP Board of Directors since 2024.
During her presidency, Parker plans to focus on workforce development to help strengthen the profession and support its future growth.
She has also committed to advancing ASSP’s strategic priorities of moving workplace safety beyond compliance, reducing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), and narrowing the gap between safety standards and real-world implementation through the Society’s Standards-Based User Groups (SBUGs).
Parker holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Tennessee Tech University and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Linda Tapp said: “It has been an honour to serve as ASSP president over the past year.
“In this role, we are entrusted with advancing the safety profession and strengthening its impact on workers around the world.
“I am pleased to pass the reins to my colleague and dear friend, Monique Parker, a respected leader whose career reflects a deep commitment to protecting people, fostering innovation and driving meaningful change.
“I am confident that Monique’s vision, leadership and commitment to excellence will help elevate our profession and inspire the next generation of safety professionals worldwide.“
