Sam Hall Announced as Vice President of Common Ground Alliance’s Damage Prevention Institute                

Common Ground Alliance announced Sam Hall will join as vice president of the Damage Prevention Institute. The newly created DPI will utilize data and statistics to generate insights and efficiencies that will reduce the rate of damages to buried infrastructure.

Hall brings more than two decades of industry experience and a strong regulatory background to his new position as vice president, where he will lead the DPI’s development of stakeholder metrics to drive efficiencies in the damage prevention system. Hall will also collaborate with industry leaders and key CGA committees to create a peer-reviewed accreditation process.

Prior to joining CGA, Hall served as senior program manager for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for more than 15 years, actively engaging with damage prevention stakeholders from the local level to internationally. Hall additionally brings years of experience with data management and analytics in the private sector, as well as in local and federal government, including the development and implementation of metrics and evaluation mechanisms for grant programs, public awareness programs, emergency management systems and state excavation damage prevention law enforcement programs.

For more information, visit www.CommonGroundAlliance.com and www.DamagePreventionInstitute.com.