The Official Manazine of IAAPA
Safety Committees
Committees and Committee Members
Expand allEmmanuel Calderara
Committee Chair
Disneyland Paris
Safety and Risks Prevention Director
France
Joe Relich
Committee Member and Asia Pacific Safety Subcommittee Chair
Universal Studios Japan
Senior Vice President Technical Services
Isidora Diaz Heredia
Committee Member and EMEA Safety Subcommittee Chair
Parques Reunidos
Chief Sustainability and HSE Officer
Luisa Velasquez
Committee Member and Latin American Safety Subcommittee Chair
Parque del Cafe
Maintenance Director
Colombia
Chris Oliver
Committee Member and North America Safety Subcommittee Chair
Universal Parks and Resorts
VP Engineering and Safety
United States
David Bromilow, ICAE
Committee Member
Mobaro
Global Director Parks and Attractions
United Kingdom
Franceen Gonzales, ICAE
Committee Member
LEGOLAND Florida
President
United States
Greg Hale, ICAE
Committee Member
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Vice President and CSO
United States
Har Kupers
Committee Member
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
CEO
Netherlands
Jason Freeman
Committee Member
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
VP, Safety and Security
United States
Jim Seay, ICAE
Committee Member
Premier Rides, Inc.
President
United States
Steve Blum
Committee Member
Universal Parks and Resorts
Sr VP of Engineering and Safety
United States
Tom Sheehan
Committee Member
The Sheehan Firm, P.C.
Partner
United States
Linda Freeman
IAAPA Committee Liaison
Joe Relich
Committee Chair
Universal Studios Japan
Senior Vice President, Technical Services
Japan
Adrian Summers
Committee Member
Summers Ride Services
Head of Technical Services
Australia
Daan Duijm
Committee Member
Sun World Group
Director of Operations and Set-up
Vietnam
Jason Liu
Committee Member
Universal Beijing Resort
VP Environmental health and safety
China
Kelly Johnson
Committee Member
Walt Disney Imagineering
Ride Project Engineer Executive
Peter Henderson
Committee Member
Village Roadshow Group
Head of Maintenance
Australia
Pradeep Sharma
Committee Member
WhiteWater
VP Sales - India
India
Rhys Wachter
Committee Member
Universal Creative
Technical Program Manager
Australia
Ze Zhao Lin
Committee Member
Guangdong Jinma Entertainment Corp., Ltd.
Vice General Manager
China
Zishan Amir
Committee Member
ZRG Adventures & Consulting
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Singapore
Jack Chan
IAAPA Committee Liaison
Isidora Diaz
Committee Chair
Parques Reunidos
Chief Sustainability and HSE Officer
Spain
Anssi Tamminen
Committee Member
Linnanmäki
Technical Director
Finland
Frank Bersch
Committee Member
Efteling
Safety Manager
Netherlands
Isabel Fletcher
Committee Member
Neuman Aqua Ltd
Project Manager
United Kingdom
Joachim Roettger
Committee Member
Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
Design / Risk Assessment
Germany
Jordi Vidal
Committee Member
PortAventura World
Head of Rides
Spain
Koen Messelier
Committee Member
TÜV Nederland QA B.V.
Inspection Engineer
Netherlands
Patrycjusz Idzikowski
Committee Member
TÜV Süd
Business Line and Development Manager
Germany
Paul Slater
Committee Member
Saudi Entertainment Ventures
Executive Director QHSE
Saudi Arabia
Philipp Geering
Committee Member
Geering Engineering
Owner
Switzerland
Pierre Chanet
Looping Group
Manager Safety and Maintenance
France
Roland Eijkelenbergh
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Division Manager Engineering
Netherlands
Vittorio Babini
Committee Member
Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. (Italy)
Chief Techincal Engineer
Italy
Peter van der Schans
Team Liaison
Luis Fernanda Velásquez (2024)
Committee Chair
Parque del Café
Maintenance Director
Pereira, Colombia
Claudio Lanza (2024)
Committee Member
Parque de la Costa
Ride Maintenance Manager
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Florencia Bereau (2024)
Committee Member
Neverland Parks
Head of Safety and Hygiene
Cordoba, Argentina
Francisco Donatiello (2020)
Committee Member
Repro Engenharia de Entretenimento
Consultant
São Paulo, Brasil
Gabriela Cortes
Committee Member
Industry Consultant
Mexico City, Mexico
Heysell García (2024)
Committee Member
Consultant
Bogotá, Colombia
Jorge Mario Rodas (2021)
Committee Member
Parque Xetulul, IRTRA
Manager
Centro América, Guatemala
Luis Espejo (2024)
Committee Member
Fantasilandia
Maintenance Manager
Beaucheff, Chile
Paulina Reyes
IAAPA staff liaison
CDMX, México
Chris Oliver
Committee Chair
Universal Destinations & Experiences
VP Engineering and Safety
United States
André Meacham
Committee Member
Lagoon Corp.
Director of Safety and Security
United States
Bailey Watson
Committee Member
LEGOLAND Resorts North America
Regional Vice President Health, Safety & Security
United States
Cindy Sypher
Committee Member
Sypher & Associates Field Engineering Ltd.
President
Canada
Geoff Rogers, ICAE
Committee Member
Morey's Piers
Vice President/COO
United States
Gina Claassen
Committee Member
Herschend Family Entertainment
Vice President of Safety
United States
Greg Hale, ICAE
Committee Member
Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products
Vice President and CSO
United States
Michael Denninger
Committee Member
United States
Michael Siemer
Committee Member
Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products
Director, EPCOT, Engineering Services
United States
Randall Wilke
Committee Member
Six Flags
Corporate Director of Security, Safety, Health and Environment
United States
Richard Carroll, ICAE
Committee Member
Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.
Sr. Vice President/COO
United States
Roger W. Berry
Committee Member
Ralph Alberts Company and Lithionics Battery
Sales Representative
United States
Steve Blum
Committee Member
Universal Destinations & Experiences
EVP, Engineering & Safety
United States
Linda Freeman
IAAPA Team Liaison
Orlando, FL, United States