Director-at-Large Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, is principal of health, safety and environmental for Avetta. He joined the ASSP Board of Directors on July 1, 2024, serving a three-year term. He also serves as a trustee of the ASSP Foundation, the Society's charitable arm, in his dual leadership role.
DeBow is a collaborative and strategic practitioner with more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience, including service in the U.S. Navy that became the conduit for his career in occupational safety and health.
He has served as vice president of ASSP’s Georgia Chapter and is a member of the Society’s Risk Management Practice Specialty and ANSI/ASSP Z10 standards committee for occupational safety and health management systems. He also serves as a mentor within ASSP’s Emerging Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group.
DeBow wrote the book “Safety Management Systems in a Joint-Employer Environment” that the Society published in 2023, highlighting how risk is elevated within a shared work setting.
An ASSP member since 2012, DeBow resides in Atlanta, GA.