MESSAGES
FROM THE
INTERIM AND
CURRENT
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
2018 marked our 20th anniversary and another
amazing year moving safety forward in the BC
entertainment industry. It was also a year of
successes tempered with challenges, both old and
new. With the launch of Actsafe Injury Prevention
Week, we added a new event for the Motion Picture
Industry to look forward to, and another avenue for
Actsafe to deliver its amazing content.
The success of the Actsafe Event Safety Conference
has been amazing. The second edition was
extremely well received and lead to innovations and
collaborations that will resonate through 2019 and
beyond.
The conversion of Motion Picture Safety Awareness
to an online learning tool was an amazing
experience, and I believe it will be a watershed
moment for the organization moving forward.
From my temporary seat at the helm of the
organization, I believe the most notable success was
the transition to new leadership. Change is always
the truest test of an organization’s resilience, and
Actsafe proved it has the experience and skills to
navigate difficult change.
The Board, Standing Committees, and most notably
the Team, did an exemplary job of keeping Actsafe
on course while we found new leadership.
Thank you all for your hard work and support.
Here’s to another 20 years!
Don Parman
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors,
and doing new things, because we’re curious and
curiosity keeps leading us down new paths” – Walt
Disney.
I take this opportunity to introduce myself to you
all and say how excited I am to join the Actsafe
Safety Association team at this exciting juncture
- completing 20 years and moving into the next
decade. This is definitely the time for the organization
to move forward, open new doors and explore new
avenues for growth. With the five-year strategic plan
guiding us, I am looking forward to the development
of new resources, services and programs that will
increase the value added to our industry members
by enhancing and strengthening their health and
safety program.
As I look forward to leading the team at Actsafe,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the
interim Executive Director, Don, and all the team
members who have continuously supported the
industry during the transition period into new
leadership. This past year they have accomplished
a lot; some of these highlights you can read through
in this report. I am also confident donning this role
knowing that I can always rely on direction from the
Board of Directors and the valuable inputs from the
Standing Committees.
We are here to help you all in keeping BC’s
entertainment industry safe and we will strive hard for
that.
Manu Nellutla
Executive Director
Interim
Executive Director
(Since March 2019)
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