The Summit Safety Team

Brian Thompson
Senior Consultant

Brian is a SSG consultant based out of our Springfield office. He holds a bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and has over 20 years of manufacturing safety experience. Brian is our lead consultant in the areas of ergonomics, and industrial hygiene. He is also known for his innovative safety training techniques and his depth of experience dealing directly with OSHA.

Wendy Beazley
Senior Consultant

Wendy has worked for over 20 years in Environmental, Health and Safety for the Department of Defense. She carries a strong background in the implementation of federal, state and local regulations pertaining to OSHA, natural resource management, protection, conservation, and environmental health programs. Areas of expertise include air quality, water quality, HAZCOMM, mock OSHA audits and DOT compliance.

Krysia Bradford
Junior Consultant

​Krysia is a Junior Consultant based in Olathe, KS. She has worked as the Safety Director at a manufacturer in Leavenworth, KS. She holds a GSP certification, and a four year, Bachelors degree in Occupational Safety and Health from the University of Central Missouri.  Over her career, Krysia has developed several skills that prove very useful to the clients of SSG.  Having experience with all facets of a manufacturing environment, loss-control in the construction industry, and the creation of programs related to the pending construction crane standard, Krysia will add key elements to the existing SSG Team.  She will also be working diligently towards her CSP certification over the next 3 years.  

Kristin Woolfenden
Admin Assistant

Kristin worked for several years as a CPA within a large firm based in Iowa.  She brings SSG her expertise in working with small to large corporate accounts where she handles all training certifications, works with the consultants to build each custom safety manual, and she works to support internal operations that keep our consultants in the field and focused on our clients.  

Jake Woolfenden
Owner/President

Jake is the owner of Summit Safety Group. You may have seen him speaking at various conferences and seminars.  You can also find him on YouTube where he provides weekly safety videos on various OSHA regulations, OSHA updates & other items your company should be implementing to keep your employees safe & keep OSHA out.  

Jake has been personally touched by the harsh realities of workplace injuries when his father had a near death accident on a construction project several years ago. He saw the physical and psychological struggles that resulted from this injury and the years it took his
father to recover. Jake and his team use countless experiences like this to fuel their purpose in educating the workplace on the value of life and all things safety.