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Torine Creppy

Safe Kids Worldwide President 

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Torine Creppy is the president of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global nonprofit dedicated to protecting kids from preventable injuries. For more than 25 years, Ms. Creppy has dedicated her career to making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families

As president of Safe Kids, she works with partners, donors, legislators, and community leaders around the world to develop and implement strategic initiatives, create partnerships, and inspire behavior change to keep kids safe at home, at school, at play, and on the way. Ms. Creppy is a passionate advocate on Capitol Hill and is dedicated to finding new ways to reach all families around child safety. She also focuses on emerging issues such as child safety in automated vehicles.

In addition to her work at Safe Kids, Ms. Creppy is committed to the following other organizations that share her passion for helping children and families.

  • YWCA National Capital Area, Board of Directors
  • St. John’s Community Services, Board of Directors
  • Lifesavers, Board of Directors
  • Hop Skip Drive Equitable Access to Transportation, Advisory Council 
  • National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOOA)
  • The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO)


She is also a member of the American Public Health Association, National Urban League, NAACP, the National Head Start Association, and the Junior League of Washington. She is a Lifetime and Chief member of Leadership Greater Washington, was named the 2023 and 2024 Women We Admire – Top Leader of Washington, D.C. and the 2024 Women We Admire Non-Profit Leader of the Year.

Ms. Creppy enjoys volunteering in direct outreach and advocacy for homeless and food insecurity initiatives, reading autobiographies, 5K runs for causes, youth mentoring, and spending time with her family, especially her teenage son. 


Blogs by Torine

A teenage girl seat behind the steering wheel.

Summer is the most dangerous time on America’s roadways for young people. Parents need to help reinforce the right messages to help preteens and teens to stay safe.

in and around car safety

The worst news you can hear involves the death of a child. It's only more upsetting when that death might have been prevented.

This spring, Nedao Abdelghani of Bridgeview, IL died after a relative backing out of a driveway backed over him. He was three years old.

choking safety

Here at Safe Kids, we often hear from parents who have faced the heartbreaking loss of a child. You will want to read this story by Gordon and Julie Ross, loving parents who are eager to share their story so other parents can learn from their tragedy.

-Torine Creppy, Chief Program Officer for the United States

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