Before joining VPPPA, Mr. Layne was a well-respected Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) official. With safety and health experience reaching back to the U.S. Army Material Command Field Safety Agency in 1967 and as part of OSHA since 1971, Mr. Layne is an expert in the safety and health arena.

During his days at OSHA, Mr. Layne was an exceptional worker and soon became an area director, deputy regional administrator, OSHA regional administrator and finally deputy assistant secretary for OSHA in 1999. In addition to these roles, Mr. Layne also served the Agency as acting assistant secretary of Labor for OSHA for the first eight months in 2001, where he managed the day-to-day operations of the Agency and its nationwide staff of more than 2,200 employees.

Adam received his B.S., double majoring in Political Science and Speech Communications, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, and his M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Georgia at Athens, GA. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) - National Capital Chapter.

Carla is originally from Venezuela where she received her Juris Doctor Degree on October 2000.

Before joining VPPPA, Steve served as director of the Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs at OSHA, where he was responsible for the agency’s voluntary and cooperative programs, including VPP, partnerships, alliances, state-plan state programs and consultation.

Steve received a BA from Hofstra University in biology and chemistry and a Juris Doctor Degree from Boston University School of Law in June 1972. He is a member of the New York State Bar.

Enid graduated from George Mason University with a bachelors' degree in Accounting. She is a native of Washington DC area and has been working as an accountant in the nonprofit industry for more than 15 years.

Marianne attended the University of Phnom-Penh in Cambodia in 1968. Since then, she has acquired over 20 years of accounting experience with a number of organizations in the Washington D.C. area.

Sanna received her BA in Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and her MSc in International Applied Communication from the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, U.K. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and its National Capital Chapter.

Elizabeth recently graduated from the University of Maryland and received a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations.

Charlie received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations from William and Mary in 2009.

Gabrielle received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland in 2010.

Ciarra graduated in December 2010 from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing. She also participated in a cluster study in Administrative Leadership and interned two summers for the Department of Defense's Military Health System before joining VPPPA.

Cynthia is originally from Bolivia and has lived in different countries in South America and also the US. She recently graduated from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland with an MBA focused on Marketing and Non-Profit Management.

Elaine graduated from Towson University in May 2011 with her BS in Mass Communications, with concentrations in Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing.