Committee Requirements Committee Qualifications
Committee Requirements · Participate in committee conference calls · Review and respond to committee-related emails Committee Qualifications · Attend committee meetings at the Leadership Summit and Annual Convention · Sales/marketing knowledge · Technical knowledge · Willingness to give presentations · Business experience · Attendance at the Leadership Summit and Annual Convention · Good writing skills · Engage in networking · Maintain confidentiality Convention & Expo Committee Editorial Committee Education Committee The Convention and Expo Committee serves as the advisory group for education during the Annual Convention, provides direction on the site selection process and serves as the policy review board for the Annual Convention. The committee also assists with the selection of the application-focused sessions for the end user audience during the Expo and related events for the Plastics Showcase. The Editorial Committee provides guidance and review for editorial and advertising content in the print and digital editions of The IAPD Magazine as well as the Designing with Plastics e-newsletter. The committee also collaborates on content matters with other committees to provide for more synergy in all of the content IAPD provides. The Education Committee conceives and develops all the educational programs and services provided by IAPD, including the Level I and Level II Plastics Certificate Program, the Excellence in Sales Certificate Program, the PVF Certificate Program, the Introduction to Plastics and Plastics Primer. Chair George Southard, CPMR Chair Indelco Custom Products, an Indelco Plastics Company [email protected] Whitney Nelson Chair Mark Shriver Liz Novak [email protected] Chair Kevin Short Laird Plastics [email protected] International Strategy Task Force The International Strategy Task Force provides analysis, recommendations and feasibility for IAPD’s plans for expanding and/ or serving the international plastics community. Ronn Cort Staff Liaison SEKISUI SPI cort.ronn@@sekisui-spi.com Crystal Roberts The Marketing Committee assists IAPD staff in reaching IAPD’s marketing and communications goals, which are directed by the association’s strategic marketing plan. This committee collaborates with other committees to help promote their projects and services, plus guides IAPD in its branding efforts. The Membership Committee focuses on member retention and recruitment. Committee members review membership applications and interview applicants as well as oversee the renewal process. Committee members act as a first point of contact with new members at the Annual Convention and with follow up calls. Chair Tom Connelly ZL engineering plastics inc. Staff Liaison [email protected] Jean McClure [email protected] • Future Leaders [email protected] [email protected] Adam Mellen Staff Liaison Liz Novak [email protected] CartierWillson LLC [email protected] Staff Liaison Liz Novak [email protected] • Women in Plastics Chair Kim Reddick, CPMR Staff Liaison Susan Avery, CAE Martino Marketing Group [email protected] • Canadian CIG Chair Mark Trepanier Staff Liaison Laird Plastics Whitney Nelson [email protected] [email protected] • Manufacturers’ Representatives CIG Staff Liaison Carly Rodgers [email protected] Chair Kevin Procida Harker & Associates, Inc. [email protected] Staff Liaison Whitney Nelson [email protected] • Pipe, Valves and Fittings CIG [email protected] Chair Mitch Opalich Facilitator Artek, Inc. Staff Liaison Dave Blackhurst IAPD’s Common Interest Groups (CIGs) provide additional opportunities for networking and education based on a more specific set of needs and perspectives. CIGs meet annually during the Annual Convention. Each CIG is lead by a chair and vice chair who are elected annually. CIGs may identify additional projects or initiatives to work on throughout the year. • Manufacturer Council Randy Kirkpatrick [email protected] [email protected] Chair • Distributor Council Piedmont Plastics Staff Liaison Ashlee Sundermann Common Interest Groups (CIGS) • Small Distributor Council Bill Barth [email protected] The Technical Advisory Committee advises IAPD staff on how to educate the end-user engineering community about the properties and sustainability of plastics, helping to grow the demand for our members’ products. The committee provides technical review of content such as the Designing with Plastics e-newsletter and webinars. The Councils offer an opportunity for member companies to meet and talk about strategies and issues in the market and bring back ideas to IAPD about how to strengthen and grow the supply chain. Council meetings allow for the presentation of issues unique to each membership category and offer an opportunity for enhanced networking and sharing of best practices and challenges. Facilitator Regal Plastic Supply Company [email protected] Councils [email protected] Wayne Gono Liz Novak The Scholarship Committee acts on behalf of the IAPD Charitable Foundation to develop an annual award program for IAPD member company employees, their children and to encourage the study of polymer sciences. The committee works to implement enhancements to the award program and seek ways to award member companies while strengthening the plastics industry as a whole. [email protected] Regal Plastics Chair Staff Liaison Technical Advisory Committee Piedmont Plastics [email protected] Membership Committee Scholarship Committee Scott E. Statter Kipp Simmons Edwin.townsend @braskem.com Marketing Committee Andrea Herrmann Chair Staff Liaison Braskem America, Inc. [email protected] [email protected] Wayne Gono Ed Townsend Staff Liaison Chair [email protected] Chair Susan Avery, CAE Plastifab Industries, Inc. Facilitator The Industry Research Committee provides valuable data to member companies by conducting market and government relations studies and by contracting the quarterly IAPD Advisor report from Alan Beaulieu’s firm ITR Economics®. The Government Relations Committee guides IAPD in its efforts to fight plastics deselection, anti-plastics campaigns and any future legislation that would impact the business of IAPD’s members. The committee promotes grassroots efforts among member companies, assisting with outreach to local, state and federal legislators to help promote plastics and the plastics industry as jobcreating and environmentally responsible. The committee also collaborates with a lobbyist firm in Washington, D.C., to promote IAPD’s position to lawmakers. Staff Liaison Chair Industry Research Committee Government Relations Committee The Environmental Committee encourages IAPD members to adopt green business practices, educates the end user audience about the sustainability of plastics and promotes the environmentally friendly qualities of plastics to the public. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Environmental Committee Curbell Plastics, Inc. Staff Liaison Carly Rodgers Indelco Plastics Corporation [email protected] [email protected] Staff Liaison Stephanie K. Neugebauer Liz Novak G S Sales Mitch Opalich Chair Staff Liaison Indelco Custom Products, an Indelco Plastics Company Staff Liaison [email protected] Crystal Roberts [email protected] www.iapd.org l 913.345.1005 l 6734 w. 121st street, Overland Park, KS 66209 Staff Liaison Carly Rodgers [email protected]
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