Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society

Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

Virginia State University

Room 232/230 Hunter McDaniel Building

1 Hayden Drive

Petersburg, VA 23806

Saturday, 21st Jan 2017

Meeting – 9:00 AM- 12:00PM

  1. Refreshments
  1. Call to Order at 9:15 AM
  1. Passing of the Gavel
  1. Approval of the Agenda
  1. Approval of the Minutes from the December 2016 Executive Committee Meeting/Strategic Planning Unveiling
  1. Old Business
  2. Continued Section Storage – Denise Waters
  3. Section Jobs Manual – Denise Waters
  1. New Business
  2. New Committee Chairs– Introductions
  3. At Large Membership- Colleen Taylor
  4. Committee Operational Goals Statements(see WCC report)- Colleen Taylor
  5. General Email Accounts for Section Officers – Colleen Taylor/Kristine Farthing
  6. General Announcement Best Practices - Colleen Taylor
  7. Calendar Events/Action Dates Request – Ken Chapman
  8. Strategic Plan Management Team- Colleen Taylor
  9. Defining Regions of the Section– Strategic Planning Team (Denise Waters)
  10. Picture and document storage/access
  11. ASQ collaboration with Blue Ridge and VA sections
  1. Officer’s Reports
  2. Past Chair–Todd Kotch (outgoing), Denise Walters (incoming)
  3. Chair - Denise Walters (outgoing), Colleen Taylor(incoming)
  4. Chair Elect – Colleen Taylor (outgoing), Kathleen Sink (incoming)
  5. Vice Chair – Kathleen Sink (outgoing), Joe Pompano (incoming)
  6. Secretary - Christine Farthing
  7. Treasurer- Thad Hannel
  8. Councilors - Kristine Smetana, Ann M. Sullivan and Linette Watkins
  9. Trustees - Philip P. Burks, Stephanie Mabry and James N. Demas

Break – 10:30 AM

  1. Standing Committee Reports (~ 2 minutes each)
  2. Awards
  3. Education- Larry White (Incoming)
  4. Industrial and Service - Yezdi B. Pithawalla
  5. Chemical Education - Ryan Warren
  6. Chemistry Olympiad- Ann Sullivan
  7. Community Activities- Kristine Smetana
  8. Entertainment - Kenneth Chapman
  9. Government Relations- Rebecca Rose Pompano
  10. Media and Public Relations - Krista Weissbart
  11. Membership Hospitality – Will Lewis
  12. Minority Affairs –Karl Jackson (Outgoing), Hyacinth Yarabe/ Charlene Crawley (Incoming)
  13. Nominations- Todd Koch (Outgoing), Denise Waters (Incoming)
  14. Publications – Jim Beck
  15. Safety – Joe Crockett
  16. Student Affiliates- Patrick Barber (Outgoing), Lachelle Waller/Colleen Taylor (incoming)
  17. Webpage - Ann Sullivan
  18. Women Chemists Committee– Stephanie Mabry
  19. Younger Chemists Committee- Heather Lourenco
  1. Budget for 2017
  2. Budget Item for Science Museum Activity Gottwald Center
  3. Travel for Officers for Conducting Section Business
  1. Other Reports
  2. Strategic Planning Champion Updates
  3. Adjournment at 12:00 noon

May Exec Comm meeting – TBD