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2008-2009 SPE Committee Chairs
Operationg Groups and Mandated Committees
SPE Affiliated Groups
Operationg Groups and Mandated Committees
Bylaws and Policy Committee
Chair: Joe Williams
Vice Chair: Lance Neward
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol
EC Liaison: Ken Braney
Members: Norman Lee, Jan Spoormaker, Nancy Hermanson
Council
Chair: Bill O’Connell, President
Vice Chair: Paul Andersen
Staff Liaison: Susan Oderwald
EC Liaison: NA
Members: All Councilors (voting), SIG Representatives (non-voting)
Council Committer of the Whole
Chair: Brent Strong
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Marie Salzo
EC Liaison: Bill O’Connell, President
Members: All Councilors who attend
Divisions Committee
Chair: Dale Grove
Vice Chair: Ashu Sharma
Staff Liaison: Tricia McKnight
EC Liaison: Austin Reid
Members: All Division Councilors & SIG Representatives who attend the meeting
Executive Committee
President: Bill O’Connell
President-elect: Paul Andersen
Sr. Vice Pres.: Ken Braney
Staff Liaison: Susan Oderwald
Members: Vicki Flaris, Past President; Tim Womer, Prior Past President; Barbara Arnold-Feret, Vice President; Vijay Boolani, Vice President; Dan Cykana, Vice President; Jim Griffing, Vice President; Vassilios Galiatsatos, Vice President; Brian Grady, Vice President; Vice President; Scott Owens, Vice President for one year term; Jon Ratzlaff, Vice President; Austin Reid.
Fellows Election Committee
Chair: Greg Campbell
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol/Marie Salzo
EC Liaison: Ken Braney
Members: TBD
Finance Committee
Chair: Barbara Arnold-Feret
Vice Chair: Jim Griffing
Staff Liaison: Susan Oderwald
EC Liaison: N/A
Members: Joe Williams (2010), Sal Monte (2009), Paul Andersen
Honored Service Members Election Committe
Chair: Dick Cameron
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol /Marie Salzo
EC Liaison: Ken Braney
Members: TBD
Nominating Committee
Chair: Vicki Flaris, Past President
Staff Liaison: Marie Salzo
EC Liaison: Vicki Flaris
Members: Bill O’Connell, President, Paul Andersen, President-elect, Roger Corneliussen, Tom McNamara, Prithu Mukhopadhyay
Purpose: Oversee the constitutional election process for SPE officers.
Sections Committee
Chair: Helen Basso
Vice Chair: Tom Martin
Staff Liaison: Tricia McKnight
EC Liaison: Brian Grady
Members: All Section Councilors who attend the meeting
Annual Awards Committee
Chair: Tom Haas
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol
EC Liaison: Ken Braney
Members:
Gail Bristol (Business Management)
Kirk Cantor (Education Award)
Maureen Reitman (John Hyatt Award)
George E. Nelson (Engineering/Technology)
Thomas Haas (International Award)
Gail Bristol (Plastic Products Design)
TBD (Research Award)
ANTEC Operating Committee
Chair: Bill Arendt
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Lesley Kyle
EC Liaison: Brian Grady
Members: (2008 GOC), TBD (2009 GOC) Bill Arendt, Rich Bradley, Dan Buckley, Prithu Mukhopadhyay, Robert Portnoy, Sal Monte
ANTEC Technical Program Committee
Chair: Mark Spalding (2008 TPC)
Vice Chair: Mark Spalding (2009 TPC)
2010 TPC: Donna Davis
Staff Liaison: Lesley Kyle
EC Liaison: Austin Reid
Members: Doug Hirt, Vassilios Galiatsatos, Robert Portnoy, Prithu Mukhopadhyay,
Communications Committee
Chair: Roger Kipp
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Susan Oderwald/Tobi Gebauer
EC Liaison: Jon Ratzlaff
Members: Jamal El-Hibri, Monika Verheij, Scott Owens
Conference Committee
Chair: Ray Shute
Vice Chair: Bill Arendt
Staff Liaison: Lesley Kyle
EC Liaison: Austin Reid
Members: Michel Dumoulin, Rich Bradley, Don Witenhafer, Bill Arendt, Austin Reid, Roger Corneliussen
Corporate Outreach Committe (New!)
Chair: Lance Neward
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol and Susan Oderwald
EC Liaison: Scott Owens
Members: TBD-will include Europe and leadership ranks
SPE Europe
Chair: Romeo Cociancich
Vice Chair: Kitty Beijer
Staff Liaison: Yetty Pauwels
EC Liaison: Bill O’Connell
Members: Bernhard Peters, Alain Dirven, Klaus-Dieter Johnke, Susan Oderwald, Tim Womer, Jon Ratzlaff, Ray Bush, Jan Spoormaker
Fellow Program Task Force
Chair: Kun Sup Hyun
Vice Chair: Kitty Beijer
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol
EC Liaison: Vassilios Galiatsatos
Members: Shriram Bagrodia
Industry Liaison Committee
Chair: Tim Womer (ex officio)
Staff Liaison: Susan Oderwald
EC Liaison: Tim Womer
Members: Plastics Pioneers Tim Womer/Gail Bristol
Plastics Academy Tim Womer/Gail Bristol
National Plastics Center Tim Womer/Susan Oderwald
SPI/NPE Tim Womer/Susan Oderwald
Association of Rotational Molders Jon Ratzlaff
China Plastics Processing Industry Assn. Jon Ratzlaff/Tom Conklin
China Plastics Mfg. Industry Assn. Jon Ratzlaff/Tom Conklin
SME Barbara Arnold-Feret
IDSA Barbara Arnold-Feret
MAPP Barbara Arnold-Feret
NYPA (Rochester) Barbara Arnold-Feret
UMass Lowell Bill O’Connell
BPF Ken Braney
EuPC Ken Braney
IOM3 Ray Bush
Penn Groups Roger Kipp/Tim Womer
New Technology Committee
Chair: Gene Kim (two-year term ending in 2009)
Vice-Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Tom Conklin
EC Liaison: Jon Ratzlaff
Members: Prithu Mukhopadhyay, Steve Allaire, Shriram Bagrodia, Maggie Baumann, Ryan Breese, Len Czuba, Mike Ezrin, Vicki Flaris, Brian Grady, Jehuda Greener, Gene Kim, Jon Ratzlaff, Austin Reid, George Schmitt, Tim Womer
Past Presidents' Advisory Board
Chair: Tim Womer, Prior Past President
Vice Chair: Vicki Flaris, Past President
Staff Liaison: Gail Bristol
EC Liaison: Bill O’Connell
Members: Paul Andersen (secretary to the committee), Past Presidents
Performance and Compensation Subcommittee (of Executive Committee)
Chair: Vicki Flaris
Vice Chair:  
Staff Liaison: Ruth Carpenter
EC Liaison: Bill O’Connell
Members: Vicki Flaris, Bill O’Connell, Paul Andersen, Executive Committee at large for input & oversight
Publications and Editorial Board
Chair: Prithu Mukhopadhyay
Vice Chair: Bob Charvat
Staff Liaison: Roger Ferris
EC Liaison: Vassilios Galiatsatos
Publications Committee Members: Bob Charvat, Ernie Coleman, Roger Corneliussen, Charles Dubois, Roger Ferris, Vassilios Galiatsatos, Rakesh Gupta, Dick Grossman, Savvas Hatzikiriakos, Alan Lesser, Patrick Mather, Prithu Mukhopadhyay, Austin Reid, Bill Starnes, Bob Weiss, Alva Whitney
Seminars Committee
Chair: Ed Probst
Vice Chair: TBD
Staff Liaison: Lesley Kyle
EC Liaison: Barbara Arnold-Feret
Members: Vassilios Galiatsatos, Past Chair, Jamal El-Hibri, Joe Shaeiwitz, Bob Wildi, Jerry Blayne
SPE Asia-Pacific Advisory Board
Chair:
 Vijay Boolani
Vice Chair:
 Tim Womer
Staff Liaison:
 Tom Conklin
EC Liaison:
 Jon Ratzlaff
Members:
Fred Law, Lex Edmond, Pren Manghani, (Japan, Korea), Kitty Beijer, Gene Kim, Scott Peters, Dale Grove [ex officio as Chair, Divisions]
Strategic Growth Committee
Chair:
 Donna Davis
Vice Chair:
 Johann van der Zwan
Staff Liaison:
 Tom Conklin
EC Liaison:
 Jon Ratzlaff and Vijay Boolani
Members:
[look at regional representation to populate the committee, with rotating regional chair], Wally Cruz, Claudius Feger, Naresh Alle
Student Activities Committe
Chair:
 Russell Broome
Vice Chair:
 Rick Wilson
Staff Liaison:
 Tricia McKnight
EC Liaison:
 Brian Grady
Members:
Rick Wilson, Frank Czulewicz, Tom McNamara, Jack Hill, Dennis Hayford, Doreen Beghtol, Jim Hayes, Steve McCarthy
SPE Affiliated Groups
SPE Foundation
President:
Tim Womer
Chair:
 Vicki Flaris
Treasurer:
 Paul Andersen
Secretary:
 Lance Neward
Staff Liaison:
 Gail Bristol
Other Foundation Executive
Committee members:
Vicki Flaris, Fred Steil, Tom Powers
Board of Trustees:
Larry Broutman, Lance Neward, Tom Powers, Don Duncan, Paul Colby, Sr., Ed Laird, Vince Witherup