Crystal Pichon graduated from Southeastern in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Health Education and Promotion. She also holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit
Administration from LSU Shreveport, as well as several certifications related to child
safety.
Crystal currently serves as CEO of The Safety Place, a non-profit organization dedicated
to serving the community through safety education. Their mission is to save and improve
the lives of youth from birth to age 18, by empowering caregivers through awareness
of injury risks and prevention.
The organization is the only child safety and injury prevention non-profit in Louisiana,
and their Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety professionals help educate families
about the correct use and installation of car seats; teach young drivers how to be
road ready; provide education about bike safety and pedestrian skills; and administer
gun safety programs and safe sleep programs.
Dedicated to the healthy development of our children, Crystal volunteers with numerous
boards and organizations, including the Infant Safe Sleep Taskforce, the Healthy Blue
Community Advisory Council, the Louisiana Child Passenger Safety Taskforce, Safe Kids
Louisiana, and Kids Hope USA, among others.
She has also received the Southeastern Kinesiology and Health Studies Alumnus of the
Year award, and the Sybil Wittmer Award for Outstanding Service in Prevention.
