RICHARD A. STEPHANS, PE, CSP, of ARES Corporation, has been a System Safety Society member for twenty years and has served in leadership and other Society positions at the chapter and national level. He is the recipient of several Society awards, is a Fellow member, and is current Society representative to the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He is the coeditor of the System Safety Analysis Handbook, which is published by the System Safety Society and currently sold in thirty-seven countries.