Meet the CROSS-US team
The CROSS-US team is responsible for managing confidential safety reports and for disseminating safety information to help professionals make structures safer.
They work alongside the voluntary CROSS-US Expert Panel.
CROSS-US Designated People
Designated People are the members of our team who manage the confidential safety reports that CROSS-US receive. They are the only people who have access to the reporter’s personal information and the original information submitted as part of their report.
Read more about the responsibilities of our Designated People
The responsibilities of our Designated People include:
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Anonymizing confidential safety reports sent to CROSS-US before sharing the reports with others in CROSS and before publication on the CROSS website. This includes removing the reporter’s personal information and any other identifiable details in the report.
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Communicating with individuals who have sent a safety report to CROSS-US while their report is being processed
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Sending the final anonymized report back to the reporter for comments before it is published on the CROSS website
If you want to find out more about our Designated People, please contact designated.people.us@cross-safety.org where your email will be treated in confidence.
Glenn Bell
PE, SE, CEng (UK), F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE, FIStructE, FICE
Director, CROSS-US
glenn.bell@cross-safety.org
Kevin Parfitt
PE, M. ASCE, F.AEI
Professor of Architectural Engineering at Penn State University

CROSS-US Executive Committee
The CROSS-US Executive Committee (ExCom) is responsible for setting CROSS-US’s strategy.
Glenn Bell
PE, SE, CEng (UK), F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE, FIStructE, FICE
Director, CROSS-US

Laura Champion
PE, M.ASCE, M.SEI
Director of the Structural Engineering Institute, ASCE

Craig Durgarian
PE, M.ASCE, M.SEI
Principal Risk Engineer / AVP, Zurich North America - Insurance and Risk Management

Andrew Herrmann
P.E., F. SEI, PRES 12. ASCE
Director, CROSS-US

Norma Jean Mattei
PH.D., P.E., Pres. 17 ASCE, F.SEI
Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Orleans

Judith Mitrani-Reiser
PhD, M. ASCE, M.SEI
Associate Chief of the Materials and Structural Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Alastair Soane
BSc PhD CEng FICE FIStructE Hon FIFireE
Principal Consultant, CROSS
