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Nominating Committee

Mission Statement
To select and submit names of nominees for the office of Executive Board Secretary for election by the IAFP Membership.

Committee Members
Carl S. Custer, Chairperson 2008
Retired-USDA FSIS OPHS MD MIB
Phone: 301.530.3753
E-mail: carl.custer@gmail.com

Fred Reimers, Vice Chairperson 2008
Creative FoodSafe Solutions
Phone: 210.658.9108
E-mail: creativefoodsafesolutions@yahoo.com

Gary R. Acuff, Texas A&M University, Board Liaison
David W. Tharp, Staff Liaison

How to Join
Involvement in committees and professional development groups (PDGs) offers Members the opportunity to share a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Members of committees and PDGs are the architects of the Association structure. They plan, develop and institute many of the Association's projects, including workshops, publications and educational sessions. Technical challenges facing the food safety industry are discussed, examined and debated. Members may volunteer to serve on any number of committees or PDGs that plan and implement activities to meet the Association's mission.

Special Committees provide support services to IAFP on a continuous basis. Individuals are recommended by the Chairperson, subject to the Executive Board's review. Membership is based on representatives of geographical and membership groups. Requests for membership should be directed to the Chairperson.

Upcoming Meetings

July 8, 2007
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

In conjunction with IAFP 2007

Minutes

Committee Minutes
IAFP 2006– August 13, 2006
Held at the Hyatt Regency Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Meeting Called to Order: 3:30 p.m.

Recording Secretary of Minutes: Larry Beuchat.

Old Business: David Tharp discussed the process that the committee should undertake to establish a list of nominees for the Secretary position for the Executive Board. The goal of the meeting on August 13, 2006 was to select between 6–10 potential candidates. Guidance was provided to seek individuals that have a strong history with IAFP meetings, committees, and activities and for those that have proven leadership abilities and experiences. A finalized list, in order of preference, is requested by the committee to the IAFP Executive Board by the first week of November 2006. Nominations by IAFP Members will be accepted until November 1st. The committee will continue to correspond by conference call until and after that date. The first task was to provide a comprehensive list of potential candidates – this “initial” list contained 27 individuals. Each of the committee participants provided their top 5 candidates to the committee chair. From this list, the chair compiled a new list that included a numerical value for how many times each potential candidate was listed in the top 5. The “second” list was discussed by the committee that contained 17 potential candidates, ranging from a top score of 5 to a low score of 1. From this list, after discussion, the committee recommended that 6 names be placed on the short list (“third list”).

New Business: A tentative conference call was set for November 6, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. to narrow the list down further and to then set a strategy to contact individuals to learn of their interest.

Recommendations to Executive Board: None.

Next Meeting Date: Conference Call on November 6, 2006.

Meeting Adjourned: 4:30 p.m.

Chairperson: Larry Beuchat.

Board Response to Recommendations

No recommendations were submitted.

Other Information

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