Region VII is proud to announce that Ginger Dayton was named the 2025 Region VII Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award!

Ginger has served as the Chapter Program Chair for the past 4 years and is involved with the Indiana Safety Conference and Future Leaders Golf Outing.

Ginger is an experienced consultant and Safety Director with a demonstrated history of working in and with a variety of industries including healthcare, pharmaceutical, nutritional, manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, laboratories, field sales and service, office, facilities, maintenance and transportation. She is skilled in Workplace Safety and Health, Ergonomics, Program Development and Implementation, Risk Assessment, Data Analysis, Safety Team Development, and Public Speaking. She’s a strong operations professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health and Master’s Degrees in Safety Management and Community Health from Indiana State University.

Ginger met with ASSP President Pam Walaski prior to the SPY Awards Luncheon.

Region VII Fall 2025 ROC Meeting

Meeting Dates:  Thursday October 23 12pm-5pm – Friday October 24 8am-12pm

Location:  Hyatt Place Knoxville/Downtown, 530 S. Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902

Please book rooms using the link below

• Use the “book” button and enter the dates between October 22-24 to receive the group rate of $172/night. Please book prior to September 22.
• https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/tennessee/hyatt-place-knoxville-downtown/tyszd?corp_id=G-ASPV
• GROUP CODE: G-ASPV

Rooms at the group rate are available Tuesday-Thursday nights only, no Friday night rooms will be available at the group rate if you plan to extend your stay. There is a Lainey Wilson concert on Friday, so most downtown area hotels expect to be booked for Friday 10/24. If you need assistance with booking or other needs outside the reserved dates, please call the sales office at (865)544-9977 M-F 8:30am-5pm.

To register for the ROC, use this link: https://region7.assp.org/events/fall-2025-roc/?datetime=39

If you have questions about the Fall ROC, please contact Mel McKenzie at (865)603-4846 or Melissa.McKenzie@orcc.doe.gov

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