Nominations are requested for the following positions: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.

Nominations should include the Name, Member Number, and a short bio or summary of qualifications.

There are numerous committees that are also open.  Feel free to contact us about these as well.

Please send information to or or use the Contact Us form on the ASQ Baltimore website.

Nominating Committee

• Chair – Joan Richter

Joan Richter, CQPA, CQA, is currently Vice-chair of the ASQ Baltimore section 0502. Her other duties within the Section Board include Education Chair and Certification Chair. JR is currently a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist for IDS, a subsidiary of ICON Clinical Development, a Clinical Research Organization based in Columbia Maryland. She has 15+ years experience in chemical manufacturing quality.

• Vice-Chair – William Stevens

Bill Stevens (BS, MBA) joined the Section 0502 board last year as membership chair. He has over 20 years of quality experience in the manufacturing sector, currently as a senior quality engineer for Knorr Brake Corp. (located in Westminster, MD); a train braking system manufacturer for the U.S. transit rail division of Knorr Bremse (a global enterprise). He is a senior member of ASQ with certifications including CQA, CQT, and CMI.

• Treasurer – Mark Berron

Mark Berron is the current Section Treasurer and the Board Evaluations Chair. Mark Berron is a regular speaker at ASQ Baltimore breakfast and dinner meetings. He has worked for over 10 years in the Quality area for both Computer Sciences Corporation and ARINC. He has the ASQ CQE and CSQE designations and is a certified Black Belt.

• Secretary – Eric Finegan (“Eric F”)

Eric Finegan CQA, CBA, is current Secretary, current Placement/Jobseekers Chair, as well as the Webmaster for the ASQ Baltimore section website. Eric is currently VP, Regulatory and Quality Affairs at DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc, a medical imaging software company in Towson, MD. He has 15+ years of software development and software quality experience in the financial, air traffic control and medical imaging sectors.

The Section Board’s current slate of Officers for the 2009-2010 Program Year are listed above. Note that you may nominate additional candidates. Such nominations require the submission of a petition, with clear evidence of support by at least 10 section members in good standing, and submitted to the Section Secretary via prior to April 15th.

Your local section is always looking for volunteers to assist your section work for its members. If you have something to offer, please review our Section Board position page and contact us if there is something you are interested in. Every committee can use help from the membership.

Chair Eric Whichard

Vice-Chair Joan Richter

Treasurer Mark Berron

Secretary Eric Finegan

Other Board / Committee members:

Programs Committee Chair            Arlene Hendrix
Arrangements Committee Chair            Aron Brall
Breakfast Committee            Jo MacLaughlin             Susan Spurgeon
Evaluations            Mark Berron
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Publicity Chair    Lauren Fagan
Newsletter Editor    James Cooper
Internet Liaison/Webmaster    Eric Finegan
Yahoo Group Moderator    Kathy Free
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Membership Committee    William Stevens     Joan Richter     Susan Spurgeon
Nominating Chair    Jina Eckhardt
Placement Chair/Jobseekers    Eric Finegan
Recognition Chair    Jina Eckhardt
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Education Committee Chair    Joan Richter
Examining Chair    Joan Richter
Chief Proctor    Kay Duchesne
Examining/Recertification Committee Chair    Joan Richter
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Koalaty Kid Activity Chair    Kevin Gilson
Science Fair Activity Chair    Kevin Gilson
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Auditing Chair    Robert Rayme
Section Management Plan Committee    Nancy Hall
MPEA Liaison    Kevin Gilson

There are also other multiple (non elected) positions open within the Section.

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• Chair – Eric Whichard (“Eric W”)

  Eric Whichard (BS, MBA) is past Vice-Chair and previously held the position of Treasurer while also assisting in the Arrangements role. He has 20+ years experience in chemical manufacturing quality, currently as manager in a divisional quality organization of W.R. Grace & Co. (HQ in Columbia, MD). He is a senior member with certifications including QM, QE, and SSBB, who joined in 1982.

• Vice-Chair – Joan Richter

  Joan Richter, CQA, remains Vice-chair of the ASQ Baltimore section
  0502. Her other duties within the Section Board include Education Chair and Certification Chair. JR is currently a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist for IDS, a subsidiary of ICON Clinical
  Development, a Clinical Research Organization based in Columbia Maryland. She has 15+ years experience in chemical manufacturing quality.

• Treasurer – Mark Berron

  Mark Berron is the Board Evaluations Chair. Mark Berron is a regular speaker at ASQ Baltimore breakfast and dinner meetings.
  He has worked for over 10 years in the Quality area for both
  Computer Sciences Corporation and ARINC. He has the ASQ CQE and CSQE designations and is a certified Black Belt.

• Secretary – Eric Finegan (“Eric F”)

  Eric Finegan CQA, CBA, is past Secretary, current placement/ Jobseekers Chair, as well as the Webmaster for the ASQ Baltimore section website. Eric is currently VP, Regulatory and Quality Affairs at DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc, a medical imaging software company in Towson, MD.  He has 15+ years of software development and software quality experience in the
  financial, air traffic control and medical imaging sectors.

Chair
Eric Whichard

Vice-Chair
No candidates at this time.

Treasurer
Aron Brall

Secretary
Eric Finegan

Other Board / Committee members:

Education Committee Chair
Joan Richter

Membership Committee Chair
Susan Spurgeon

Examining/Recertification Committee Chair
Joan Richter

Breakfast Committee
Jo MacLaughlin
Susan Spurgeon

There are also other multiple (non elected) positions open within the Section.

* Programs Chair / Cmte.
* Arrangements Chair / Cmte.
* Section Management Plan
* Newsletter
* Recognition
* Student Branch Counselor
* Advisor (multiple postions open)

Nominating Committee

Elections will need to be held if there are multiple nominated candidates for any of the particular Executive Committee openings.

Chair
Serve as Chief Executive Officer of the section. Oversee all aspects of section management and lead all volunteers. Function as primary contact for regional director and headquarters.
Candidate: Eric Whichard

Vice-Chair
In a section that does not use a chair-elect system, the vice chair is second in command after the chair. If there are multiple vice chairs, their responsibilities and succession order shall be established by the SEC or bylaws.
Candidate: No candidates at this time.

Treasurer
Oversee section funds; maintain accurate section financial records; and report on financial condition of the section at times directed by the bylaws and policies and procedures.
Candidate: Aron Brall

Secretary
Document section business and maintain records of the section and serve as the official correspondent of the section.
Candidate: Eric Finegan

There are also other multiple (non elected) positions open within the Section.

* Programs Chair / Cmte.
* Arrangements Chair / Cmte.
* Newsletter
* Recognition
* Examining Chair
* Student Branch Counselor
* Advisor (multiple postions open)

Nominating Committee

The Section Board is presenting the slate of officers for the 2006-2007 Program Year.

* Chair – Jina Eckhardt

Jina Robbins Eckhardt is current acting Chair of ASQ Baltimore section 0502, with 27 years experience in the Software Engineering and Software Quality fields. She received her bachelor’s degree from New York York University in 1979, and later attended George Washington University while studying for her M.S. in Information Management. She is a Senior Member of ASQ, with ASQ certifications in Software Quality Engineering and Quality Auditing. Jina is a Staff Principal Engineer at ARINC in Annapolis, Maryland.

* Vice-Chair – Eric Whichard (“Eric W”)

Eric Whichard (BS, MBA) is currently Section Treasurer. He has 20+ years experience in chemical manufacturing quality, currently as manager in a divisional quality organization of W.R. Grace & Co. (HQ in Columbia, MD). He is a senior member with certifications including QM, QE, and SSBB, who joined in 1982.

* Treasurer – Aron Brall

Aron Brall (BS, MBA) is currently Section Arrangements Chair. He has 30+ years experience in Reliability and Quality, currently as Reliability Services Area Team Leader for SRS Technologies at Goddard Space Flight Center. He is a Senior Member with certification in Reliability Engineering and has been an ASQ member wince 1992.

* Secretary – Eric Finegan (“Eric F”)

Eric Finegan CQA, CBA, is currently VP, Regulatory and Quality Affairs at DeJarnette Research Systems, Inc, a small medical imaging company in Towson, MD. He has 15+ years of software development and software quality experience in the financial, air traffic control and medical imaging sectors. Eric is currently an Advisor to the Board, as well as the current Webmaster for the ASQ Baltimore section website.

Your local section is always looking for volunteers to assist your section work for its members. If you have something to offer, please review our Section Board position page and contact us if there is something you are interested in. Every committee can use help from the membership.
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