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, Barr Engineering Co. 

Robert Pedigo
(Vice Chair)
CEO, Pedigo & Associates

Kimberly Walster, CMSP
(Secretary-Treasurer)
Mine Safety Manger
Prairie State Generating Company

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

Melanie Penoyar-Perez
(SME Staff)
Chief Operating Officer

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

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

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

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)

Chris Pecora, CMSP
(Member)
Senior Consultant, Hawcroft

Daniel Curry, CMSP
(Member)
Safety Manager, Allegheny Metallurgical

Chad Triebwasser
(Member)
Safety Director, Southeastern Construction and Maintenance (SECM)