Board of Directors
The Board of Directors shall have ten (10) to eighteen (18) Directors with at least three (3) Directors representing NELAP-recognized Accreditation Bodies (ABs), at least three (3) Directors representing accredited laboratories, and other Directors representing other interests such as: non-NELAP states, federal agencies, Proficiency Test (PT) providers, Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations, NEFAP Accreditation Bodies, third party assessors, and data users.
The Board of Directors:
- supervises, controls and directs the business affairs of TNI by:
- actively pursuing its mission,
- managing the budget,
- adopting policies and rules,
- receiving complaints and directing to the appropriate body for action, and
- appointing agents to assist with the above activities.
- performs the following activities to support each core program of the organization:
- Reviews and approves an annual budget for the program.
- Evaluates how well the programs are achieving their goals.
Unless it is specifically stated otherwise in the TNI Bylaws, the Board of Directors will not direct the activities of any core program. For example, the Board of Directors will not change a consensus standard adopted by an Expert Committee, change an acceptance limit established by the PT Board, or overturn a decision by the NEFAP Board.
Conference Calls: 2nd Wednesday, 1:00 pm ET
Contact the Board Chair to request to participate for these calls.
The Board of Directors –
- supervises, controls and directs the business affairs of The NELAC Institute by:
- actively pursuing its mission.
- managing the budget.
- adopting policies and rules.
- appointing agents to assist with the above activities.
- performs the following activities to support each core program of the organization:
- When appropriate, assigns a Program Administrator and determines the level of activity for this individual.
- Reviews and approves an annual budget for the program.
- Annually, evaluates how well each program is achieving its goals.
Joe Aiello (A), 2012 | Sharon Mertens, Vice-Chair (L), 2013 |
Aaren Alger (A), 2012 | Judy Morgan (L), 2013 |
Steve Arms, Chair (A), 2013 | Patsy Root (O), 2014 |
Susan Boutros, (L), 2013 | Matt Sica, (O) 2014 |
Robert DiRienzo, (L) 2012 | David Speis, Treasurer (L), 2012 |
Judy Duncan, Past Chair (A), 2012 | Alfredo Sotomayor, Secretary (O), 2013 |
Zonetta English, (L) 2013 | Elizabeth Turner, (L) 2013 |
John E. Farrell, III (O), 2012 | Robert Wyeth (O), 2011 |
Keith Greenaway. (A), 2014 | Curtis Wood (O), 2012 |
Ex-Officio Directors | |
Brooke Connor (O) | George Detsis (O) |
Brenda Bettencourt (O) | Ed Hartzog (O) |
Stakeholder Group: A = Accreditation Body L = Laboratory O = Other