Renew Your SEBSA membership for 2025 by December
Renew Your SEBSA membership for 2025 by December
Welcome to SEBSA
The Southeastern Biological Safety Association (SEBSA) is a professional organization founded in 1999 for the purpose of promoting the principles of biological safety.
The Southeastern Biological Safety Association is a regional association of scientific professionals dedicated to encouraging interest in the biological sciences, promoting biological safety practices, and increasing the sharing of accurate information relating to public health and safety. Members of SEBSA include professionals from various backgrounds from engineering, architectural design, and mechanical operations, to research, clinical, and public health. All have joined SEBSA with the common goal of networking with people who have similar interests in biological sciences and socializing in dynamic settings to gather innovative solutions to emerging issues.
President’s Message
Welcome all SEBSA members to 2024!
I am excited to be serving as the president this year. Many thanks to our outgoing officers Brandy Nelson and Shane Gillooly. I very much appreciate their hard work in the past year to bring SEBSA to new heights. I’d also like to recognize Kerri Kwist as she transitions to Past-President; last year was a great year under her leadership. We welcome Christy Myrick and Jessica Powell to the board and we are happy that Dee Mazzetti is staying on the board, this time in the role of President-Elect.
I joined SEBSA during its reboot in late 2013 as a seasoned EHS professional but a fledgling biosafety officer. In those first years I met several people who with their knowledge and experience have shaped my philosophy on safety and health. Many of those connections remain to this day and this is the essence of SEBSA; this is what makes SEBSA a great organization. We are genuinely invested in each other’s success; we ask each other for advice and also share our success stories with one another. In short, SEBSA is a community of safety professionals and we’re glad that you’ve decided to be a part of it! Whether you are new to the profession or have worked in safety for years, SEBSA has something for you.
Our 2024 Symposium will be held at Auburn University on May 9-10, 2024 and promises to have talks that will benefit both advanced biosafety officers and those for whom biosafety is only a part of their job. There will also be tours and networking opportunities that are sure to make it worth the trip. The annual symposium is a great opportunity to see old friends and to make new ones and the folks at Auburn have already been working hard to ensure a successful and memorable symposium.
As we begin 2024, I look forward to the opportunity to work with all of you to make SEBSA even more special. I am grateful for all of our members, team participants, board members, and sponsors. Each of you play a role in moving the mission of SEBSA forward. I hope all of you will take advantage of all that SEBSA has to offer and will consider offering your knowledge, skills, and abilities to help me and all of those who work to support and promote SEBSA make 2024 our best year yet!
2024 Board of Directors
President
Bobby Clark, CIH, CSP, CHMM
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Secretary
Adam Johnson, RBP (ABSA)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
President-Elect
Dee Mazzetti, MPH, RBP (ABSA)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Treasurer
Christy Myrick, PhD, RBP, CBSP
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Councilor B
Sabrina DeBose, DHSc, MS, RBP (ABSA)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Past President
Kerri Kwist, M.S., RPB (ABSA)
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
Councilor A
Jessica Powell
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
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