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MEMORANDUM
Date:
June 22‐23, 2017
To:
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Official Methods Board
From:
Deborah McKenzie, Staff Liaison – AOAC Official Methods Board
Subject:
Item Vc – AOAC OMB New Member Selection Committee
Only one member of the OMB has a second term that expires in September 2017. To consider new
candidates, Shauna Roman proposes that the list of candidates from last year be considered. Please
see the List of Candidates below. Roman has reached out to all the candidates on the list and only
one of eight (8) candidates has declined in being considered. The working group, chaired by Shauna
Roman also consists of Yvonne Salfinger and Melissa Phillips who volunteered during the February
meeting. The working group will convene after this meeting to consider the OMB’s
composition/needs and ultimately bring forward a candidate(s) for OMB’s recommendation.
Additionally, the working group will consider updates to the policy document for OMB’s
consideration.
After the OMB makes agrees on a recommended new person, staff will draft the proposed OMB
roster for 2017‐2018 and will present it to the Board of Directors for their review and appointment.
List of Candidates is as follows:
1.
John Austad, Covance Laboratories
2.
Gabriel Giancaspro, US Pharmacopeia
3.
Adrianne Klijn, Nestle Research Center
4.
Dawn Mettler, Rockbridge Laboratories
5.
Catherine Rimmer, US NIST
6.
Eric Verdon, ANSES
7.
Jane Weitzel, Independent Consulting
8.
Jon Wong, US FDA
Enclosures:
1.
AOAC Policy for New OMB Member Selection
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