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<< back to the 2003 archive listing << Food Protection Trends COMMENTARY from the executive director “We are very proud of the leadership of IAFP” This month we welcome Paul Hall as President of the International Association for Food Protection. It is the beginning of Paul’s fourth year on the Executive Board and his twentieth year as an IAFP Member! Anna Lammerding, now our Past President, had an excellent year as President and we now look forward to making further advances under Paul’s direction. Upon completion of our Annual Meeting, new Officers take their office and those completing their terms rotate off the Board. We want to thank Jim Dickson, our most recent Past President to rotate off the Executive Board, for his service to the Board and to the Association. In addition, our Affiliate Council Chair position on the Executive Board turns over annually. Gene Frey recently completed his service to the Board in this position. Thanks Gene for your dedication, direction and involvement. Our current Executive Board is made up of Paul Hall, President; Kathy Glass, President-Elect; Jeff Farber, Vice President; Frank Yiannas, Secretary; Anna Lammerding, Past President; and Steve Murphy, Affiliate Council Chairperson. These six individuals have a combined length of Membership in IAFP of over 85 years! That is a lot of experience and knowledge to bring together in one room for the betterment of IAFP and we appreciate the commitment and contribution that each Board Member is making to the Association. That brings us to how you can affect the direction of the Association through its leadership, the Executive Board. Currently, we are taking nominations for Members to stand for election to the office of Secretary for the year 2004 – 2005. A Member from the education sector will be elected early in 2004 to begin serving upon conclusion of IAFP 2004 (August 12, 2004). If you know of someone from the education sector who you think would be a qualified candidate, contact either Sam Palumbo (see page 743) or me and we will enter their name into the selection discussion to be held by the Nominating Committee. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Sam is the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee and would love to hear from you! Each candidate for Secretary commits to the Association that they are willing to serve five years on the Executive Board. This involves a time commitment to attend four Board meetings annually including Board meetings at the Annual Meeting. Of course, communication between Board meetings takes place via E-mail and telephone. If you ask any of our Past Presidents, I believe they will tell you that the years they served on IAFP’s Executive Board passed very quickly and those years were the most rewarding of their professional career! Again, we encourage your nominations for the office of Secretary; the nomination deadline is October 31 so please hurry. As you can see, we are very proud of the leadership of IAFP. These are all individuals who are successful in their own positions who are willing to share their expertise to help guide the Association. We appreciate their willingness to serve and the hours they commit. There are many opportunities for involvement in IAFP and the Executive Board represents the cream-of-the-crop because you, our individual Members, elect them! Thanks to our current Board and to all past Board Members for your giving back to the International Association for Food Protection. You can certainly be proud of your accomplishments! |