Vanessa Galvin is a bilingual, bicultural safety professional and servant leader with over two decades of hands-on experience spanning food and industrial manufacturing, agriculture, warehousing, construction, refrigeration, retail, and port operations. Far from a desk-only leader, Vanessa is known for immersing herself fully in the environments she supports—operating forklifts, tractors, scissor lifts, refrigeration systems, and more—to truly understand the daily realities of frontline workers before implementing change. Her mission is to transform individuals into risk-competent decision makers and empower every employee to become a catalyst for positive change.
Driven by a passion for continuous improvement and technology integration, Vanessa has successfully led the development and execution of safety management systems across North and Latin America. She specializes in leveraging data, behavioral insights, and leading indicators to tell a story that drives measurable, lasting impact. As the Administrator of ASSP’s Hispanic Safety Professionals Common Interest Group, she champions mentorship and visibility for Hispanic EHS professionals worldwide. Vanessa is deeply committed to helping safety leaders see themselves not just as compliance enforcers, but as transformational agents of systemic and sustainable change.
