Certified Mine Safety Professional

International Academy of Mine Safety & Health

International Academy of Mine Safety & Health (IAMSH) of SME administers the CMSP program.

The board is charged with the development and maintenance of the new CMSP program and is led by Chair John Loff-Peterson.

John Loff-Peterson, CSP, CRSP, CMSP
(Chair)
Health and Safety Program Manager

Robert Pedigo
(Vice Chair)
CEO, Pedigo & Associates

Mr. William (Bill) York-Feirn, CMSP
(Past Chair)
Manager, Mine Safety Program
State of Colorado

Donavan Hebig, CMSP, CRSP, CSP
(Member)
Mining Health and Safety Expert

Hans Gerardo Sandoval Ebensperger
(Member)
Health & Safety Manager, Codelco Chile

Melanie Penoyar-Perez
(SME Staff)
Chief Operating Officer

Ernest Miranda, CMSP
(Member)
Mining Health and Safety Expert
Miranda Training Solutions LLC

Scott Stilgenbauer
(Member)
Senior Advisor, Health, Safety & Security
Rio Tinto-Resolution Copper

Kimberly Walster, CMSP
(Secretary-Treasurer)
Safety and Training Specialist

Brian McNamara, CMSP
(Member)
Safety Director – Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

Mr. Mike Brnich, CMSP
(Member)
Retired
Former Lead, Mining Engineering Technology Integration Team
NIOSH Mining Research Division

Kirk McDaniel, Phd, CMSP, PE, QP
(Member)
Underground Ventilation and Confinement SME
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)