2011 Chapter Update 2011 27 th SQA Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas Wednesday, March 30, 2011
LeadershipPresident………………..........Joey
KellumVice-President………………………(open)Secretary/Treasurer……….Ray
AndersonDirector…………………..........Sue HawlkDirector……………………...Kathy RoachDirector…………………………Pat CarverDirector………………………Vallarie TateMembership…………………….Joe FowlerNewsletter…………………………..(open)Website ……………………………..(open)Program/Education………………..(open)
Mission StatementTo sponsor education programs in quality assurance.
To encourage interaction and promote best practices among quality assurance professionals in government, industry and academia.
To serve as a focal point for quality assurance practitioners and their professional interest.
Challenges
• Recovery from a rough year• Membership• Meetings/Trainings• Volunteers for Leadership
and Committees
Finances• Net Assets: $2,996 (March
2011)• 2010 Expenses:
– Regional Chapter Meeting at SQA Annual Meeting
– Website• Future Assistance:
– Increase in Membership– Corporate Sponsorship– Advertisements – Newsletter
& Website
Membership
2007
2008
20092010
2011
0
51015
20253035
404550
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ber of
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bers
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
• 2007 = 16
• 2008 = 45
• 2009 = 31
• 2010 = 28
•2011 = 35 (as of March 2011)
Membership
1
10
6
3
8
1 1 1 1 1
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
AL AR AL FL GA LA MD MS NC SC TN
2011Membershipby State
Membership• No Members from:
– Oklahoma– Puerto Rico
• Non-region Members from:– Maryland– North Carolina
• Five issues in first three years• Moved to chapter website• Still Contains:
– Informative Articles– Book Reviews– Regional Meetings/Trainings– References to Regulatory Websites– Job Postings– Advertisements/Sponsors– Member Opportunities
Newsletter
Website
• Currently:– Mission
Statement– Newsletters– Leadership
Contacts– Members
Forum– Job Postings
Meetings• First Annual Meeting:
– February 9, 2008– Emory University in Atlanta, GA– Attendance = 21– Three Speakers:
• Tamara Norton-Smith (Norton Audits, Inc) – “Profiling Noncompliance Lessons Learned in 2007
• Sonali Gunawardhana (FDA) – “FDA Compliance Enforcement Actions: What You Need to Know in Terms of Clinical Device Trials”
• Doug Poucher (King and Spalding) – “Data Integrity: FDA’s New Emphasis”
Meetings• Joint Meeting with NCRCSQA
– September 12-13, 2008 in Raleigh, NC– Joint Meeting/SQA Quarterly Meeting– Three Speakers:
•Patricia O’Brien Pomerleau (The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences) – GLP Modernization Update – SQA & Pharma Task Force
•Stan W. Woollen (Stan Woolllen and Associates) – GLP Presentation
• Jeanne deWard (Charles River Laboratories) – FDA GLP Inspections: Maximizing the Experience
2010 Election• Leadership:
– Sue Hawlk and Kathy Roach were re-elected to the Board of Directors
– Ray Anderson was re-elected as Treasurer
– Joey Kellum was re-elected as President
– Vice President slate empty
Plans & Goals• Trainings/Webinars• Educational Surveys• Joint Meetings• Membership Drives
– Recruit previous members– Puerto Rico, Oklahoma
• Leadership Drive– President– Vice President (open)– Publications/Newsletter Chair
(open)– Website Chair (open)– Program & Education Chair
(open)