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Chapter News
AQP Update
AQP has announced the new members of its
restructured board of directors, as
follows:
- President—Michael Glowacki, Elkay
Manufacturing Company.
- Vice President—Robert Scanlon,
Transportation Security Administration.
- Treasurer—Thom Schamberger,
Premier, Inc.
- Secretary—Bill Miller, CAE,
AQP.
- Members—Paul Borawski, CAE, ASQ;
Maryann Brennan, Brennan Worldwide; Jillian
Bromstead, Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals;
Richard Carpenter, SRC Consultants; Debbie J.
Collard, The Boeing Company, Military Aerospace;
Jerry Mairani, Upward Performance; Jerry Massegee,
The NORDRAM Group; and Gail Saylor, DST
Output.
- Directors Emeritus: Jeff Beardsley,
Bearsley & Associates, and Donald Dewar, QCI
International.
The board intends to meet three times each year
with conference calls on alternate months. It will
focus on strategic and visionary issues.
Seven standing committees were established at the
first board meeting. They will address the following
areas: leadership, membership, education, annual
conference, team competition, marketing, and
publications policy.
A special AQP vision team began working this fall
to develop a new vision, mission, and scope for the
association. Initial recommendations will be
available this spring, and board action is scheduled
for May 2003. Committees and staff members will
develop aligned strategic and tactical plans during
the spring and summer of 2003.
One component of the Vision Team’s work will
involve a survey on the future needs of leaders and
their organizations that will be conducted in the
near future. Other resources, such as research
conducted by other associations, also will be used as
part of the process.
AQP’s “Member Get a Member”
recruitment campaign now has a special program for
individuals who successfully bring new members into
the association’s family. Current members who
recruit new members between December 9, 2002, and
January 31, 2003, will be automatically entered in a
drawing to win a free registration (valued at $870)
at the 25th Annual Conference in New Orleans. AQP
applications are available online at www.aqp.org, and they
include a place to enter the name and membership
number of the sponsoring member.
Organizations that are entering teams in the
national competition can become AQP site members for
only $1,000. This membership entitles each of the
organization’s staff members to attend the 25th
Annual Conference at a discounted rate. More
information is available by calling
513-381-1979.
AQP’s public education programs for the first
quarter of 2003 include courses on the following
topics: facilitating teams and groups, advanced
facilitation skills, and conducting a Baldrige
assessment. A variety of In-House/On-Site training
programs also are available by contacting Lisa Ohmer
at 800- 733-3310.
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