HOSPITALITY SAFETY & SECURITY SERVICES - Key Persons


Chad Callaghan

Job Titles:
  • Principal for Premises Liability Consultants
Chad Callaghan is the Principal for Premises Liability Consultants, a sole proprietorship that provides consulting services and litigation support to commercial facilities and law firms. He also serves as the Safety & Security Consultant to the American Hotel & Lodging Association. He is formerly the Vice-President of Global Safety & Security - Americas for Marriott International, having had responsibility for the safety and security for all Marriott businesses and brands in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. He has served the loss prevention profession for 37 years and Marriott International for 35 years. Mr. Callaghan currently serves on the Board of Directors for ASIS International and is a member of the Council on Litigation Management and the CSO Roundtable. In the past, he has served as the Chair of the Lodging Sector for the Department of Homeland Security Commercial Facilities Coordinating Council, Co-Chair of the ASIS Guidelines and Standards Commission, Chairman of the American Hotel & Lodging Association Loss Prevention Committee and the Security Planning Councils for the Atlanta and Salt Lake Olympic Games. Mr. Callaghan has been a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) since 1984, a Certified Lodging Security Director (CLSD) since 1999, and attained the Certified Security Consultant (CSC) designation in 2006. In 2001, Mr. Callaghan received the Raymond C. Ellis Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Hospitality Industry and, in 2002, received the Presidential Award of Merit, both from ASIS International. In 2007, he was recognized as one of the "Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry" by Security Magazine. In 2008, Mr. Callaghan was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Hospitality Lawyer.com. Mr. Callaghan has authored several articles on safety and security in the lodging industry and contributed to the reference book Security Business Practices. Additionally, he currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Corporate Security and Hospitality Law publications. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Houston, Cornell University, Georgia State University and Delaware State University. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Callaghan received a BA degree in Communications from the University of South Florida in 1974 and did graduate work at Georgia State University. He has a wife and two sons and resides in Atlanta, Ga.

Darin Redding

Job Titles:
  • AREA DIRECTOR
  • Safety Consultant
  • VICE PRESIDENT of TECHNOLOGY
  • Professional Consultant
Darin Redding is a professional consultant with over 20 years of experience in diverse markets such as manufacturing, hospitality, engineering, construction and real estate. Darin's operational exposure has included working at both the plant and corporate levels. Darin spent several years as a facilities safety manager, developing and writing a variety of documents and manuals aimed at plant safety, OSHA compliance, operation, maintenance, and repair. He also prepared and wrote inspection and maintenance procedures for combustible dust collection, materials processing equipment, and powered industrial vehicles. With active consulting assignments throughout the United States, Darin currently serves as a safety consultant and Area Director for Hospitality Safety & Security Services, Inc. Duties include assisting clients with all aspects of general safety including emergency response, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication/right to know, electrical safety, confined space, lock-out / tag-out, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, powered industrial vehicles and personal protective equipment. Darin also instructs clients in the areas of accident investigation, root cause analysis and accident prevention. Darin shows his clients how to improve OSHA compliance using tools such as computer based education, metrics, and other interactive media taking advantage of emerging technologies available on the Web. Darin has developed software titles used in the collection of data related to regulatory compliance and loss prevention, and in the creation of lock-out / tag-out procedures. He has conducted countless training sessions in hospitality, manufacturing, construction, and health care. Darin enjoys traveling, computer programming, and spending time with family. He is a lifetime resident of San Diego, California.

LARRY M. BODENHAMER

Job Titles:
  • AREA DIRECTOR
Larry Bodenhamer is a Liaison with the Law Enforcement Community at the Federal, State & Local level. Since joining Hospitality Safety & Security Services, Larry has been a liaison with our various hotel clients and handles various Safety & Security issues for these clients through on-site surveys, telephonic conferences and crime prevention assessments. Larry's background includes thirty-five years of law enforcement experience, including twenty-four years as a state criminal investigator working major crimes. Larry also completed a three year assignment to a federal terrorism task force, where he was assigned to an international terrorism squad and he worked four years on a local drug enforcement unit. Larry was one of the first investigators assigned to the lottery and gaming division in his state agency. Education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and specialized training in homicide investigation, terrorism, interviewing and interrogation, and narcotics. Larry resides in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

MIKE NOELLSCH

Job Titles:
  • AREA DIRECTOR
Mike Noellsch is a Liaison with the Law Enforcement Community at the Federal, State & Local level. Since joining Hospitality Safety & Security Services, Mike has been a liaison with our various hotel clients and handles various Safety & Security issues for these clients through on-site surveys, telephonic conferences and crime prevention assessments.

WAYNE SANDERS

Job Titles:
  • AREA DIRECTOR
  • VICE PRESIDENT of DEVELOPMENT
Wayne Sanders has more than thirty years of multi-disciplinary safety experience, education and training in occupational safety and health management, premises safety, and forensic safety. As a safety consultant and Area Director for Hospitality Safety and Security Services, Inc he provides services to clients in the areas of occupational safety and health management, and premises safety. The services involve analyzing a client's safety program and the subsequent development and implementation of program improvement initiatives using engineering controls, management practices, process improvement methods, and staff training. On behalf of clients he conducts periodic safety program audit and review services including facility inspections. On average he conducts approximately 60 facility reviews annually. Wayne's forensic safety services focus on litigation consultation and expert witness support for premises liability safety cases, and cases involving occupational safety and health related injuries. When working on behalf of an attorney client he evaluates physical conditions, human factors, applicable standards, factors specific to an incident, management practices, normative versus substantive safety, standard of care, and foreseeability. Wayne's work with attorney clients includes slip/trip/falls, falls from windows, burns, furniture, equipment guarding, carbon monoxide, AED, and swimming pools cases. Wayne's hospitality industry career includes positions as Regional Director of Loss Prevention for Marriott Hotels and Resorts; Distributor for Vingcard and Schlage Intellis electronic guestroom lock systems; and Independent Consultant / Regional Director for Hospitality Risk Controls, Inc. Wayne is active in the American Society of Safety Engineers, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Safety Technical Group and Forensics Professional Group), and National Floor Safety Institute (Certified Walkway Safety Auditor).