Food and Drug Administration Alumni Association

FDAAA Leadership

Board of Directors

The business and affairs of the Association is managed and controlled by the Board of Directors. Service on the Board of Directors is restricted to two consecutive three-year terms. See Policy on Term Limits for Members of the Board of Directors. Currently there are 12 members:

Robert W. Sauer
Chair

Joseph Levitt
Vice Chair

Joseph Baca

Andrew Bonanno

Cathy Carnevale

Mark Elengold

Ann Marie Finley

Judy Gushee

Charles P. Hoiberg, Ph.D.

Betty Jones

Elizabeth Krell, Ph.D.

Nancy Myers

Officers

The Officers of the Association are elected by the Board of Directors for one year terms to carry out the day-to-day operation of the Associations. The current Officers are:

Robert W. Sauer
Chair

Joe Levitt
Vice Chair

F. Alan Andersen, Ph.D.
President

Andy Bonanno
Vice President

Gail H. Sherman
Secretary

Florence Houn
Treasurer

Scott Danzis
General Counsel

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is chaired by the Chairman of the Board and consists of all the Association Officers. The Executive Committee has the power to consider all matters of supervision and control of the business, property and affairs of the Association.

Committees

Committees are established by the Board of Directors to provide advice on matters of interest to the Association. The functions of the committees are:

Activities Committee: The Activities Committee is a Supporting Committee of the FDA Alumni Association. Its membership includes FDAAA members, Directors and Associate Members. The Activities Committee is responsible for:

Planning and organizing educational events and other group activities;
Conducting agency outreach and international regulatory assistance programs (through the International subcommittee);
Coordinating with the Member Services Committee to maintain a system for rapidly identifying alumni expertise that FDA can recruit to enhance its response to public health emergencies and other health issues;
Soliciting nominations for the Wiley Award recipient and providing name and other information to Awards Committee;
Managing the scholarship function for the FDAAA.

Chair: To be recommended by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Communications Committee: The Communications Committee is a Supporting Committee of the FDA Alumni Association. Its membership includes FDAAA members, Directors and Associate Members. The Communications Committee is responsible for:

Creating and maintaining a visually-appealing interactive website with appropriate hyperlinks;
Serving as the FDAAA webmaster;
Preparing graphics and printing FDAAA materials;
Distributing FDAAA "Updates" and other electronic communications to the membership;
Preparing the FDAAA Annual Report and other reports as directed by the Board of Directors;
Coordinating with the Member Services Committee on the planning and execution of promotional campaigns;
Serving as support to and management of social and professional networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn and the content posted on these sites.

Chair: To be recommended by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Member Services Committee: The Member Services Committee is a Supporting Committee of the FDA Alumni Association. Its membership includes FDAAA members, Directors and Associate Members. The Member Services Committee is responsible for:

Developing the content of all literature and other materials intended to promote the Association and its mission;
Coordinating with the Communications Committee on the planning and execution of promotional campaigns;
Promoting recruitment of current FDA employees and FDA alumni;
Managing the process of all initial and renewal member applications;
Maintaining a roster of membership status;
Maintaining the Association Membership Directory updating as necessary;
Providing advice to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors on the establishment of member dues and dues categories;
Submitting names of potential volunteers to appropriate Committee Chairs;
Insuring that current and new members receive their member benefits packages;
Answering member questions;
Designing and maintaining (in coordination with the Activities Committee) a system for rapidly identifying alumni expertise that FDA can recruit to enhance its response to public health emergencies and other health issues;
Promoting the involvement of members living outside of the DC metropolitan area in FDAAA activities through the Field Services Subcommittee (transferred to from the Communications Committee).

Chair: To be recommended by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee is a Supporting Committee of the FDA Alumni Association. Its membership includes FDAAA members, Directors and Associate Members.

Recommended changes in the functions of the Nominating Committee, including the recommendation on Committee Chairs will be addended to the by-laws as a policy statement rather than revising the by-laws to include this point.

Chair: To be recommended by the Executive Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Finance Committee: The Finance Committee is a Supporting Committee of the FDA Alumni Association. Its membership includes FDAAA members and Directors. The Finance Committee is responsible for:

Advising and assisting the Treasurer in the management of the Association's fiscal affairs including revenue and expenditures;
Establishing member dues with input from the Member Services Committee;
Preparing annual budgets and required federal and state tax filings;
Acquisition and oversight of an external auditor;
Maintenance of all regular bank accounts and investment accounts;
Requisite directors and officers insurance;
Development and administration of Board-approved policies relating to the financial integrity, soundness and non-profit status of the organization.

Chair: To be recommended by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors

Awards Committee: The Awards Committee is a Supporting Committee of the FDA Alumni Association. Its membership includes FDAAA members and Directors. The Awards Committee is responsible for:

Managing the FDAAA awards program coordinating as necessary with other committees and with the FDA;
Facilitating the acquisition of the Wiley Lecture Award following Activities Committee selection and Board approval;
Review and submission of the FDA Distinguished Alumni Award following Board approval;
Ensuring that FDAAA awards are current and timely;
Periodically reviews award descriptions and submits recommendations for changes to existing awards or new awards to the Board for approval and implementation.

Chair: To be recommended by the Nominating Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Associate Liaison Committee: The Associate Liaison Committee shall be established as a subcommittee under the Member Services Committee supporting the efforts of this committee in the Associate Liaison population within the FDA. In addition to supporting the Member Services Committee, the Associate Liaison Committee will perform the following functions as stated in Section 4.02(c) of the bylaws:

Associate Members shall have the right to select from among the Associate Members one or more liaisons to the board of directors of the Association, who shall have the right to attend meetings of the board of directors…and to participate in such meetings on a non-voting basis and provide such other advice and assistance to the board of directors as it may from time to time request…the board of directors shall establish a term of service for these members…(term limits have been established by the Board as three-years)

Additional functions of this Committee are:

Promote awareness of FDAAA membership opportunities, educational and other special association events, and cooperative activities among FDA headquarters and field employees;
Identify specific program and operational assistance needs within FDA in order that FDAAA members with technical, scientific, institutional and other specialized knowledge and experience can be leveraged by the Agency;
Act as conduit through which information on matters of mutual interest is exchanged between the FDA and FDAAA;
Participate on FDAAA's Member Services Committee and Board of Directors to ensure the views and interests of all Associate Members are adequately represented and considered by governing officials on matters affecting the strategic direction and programs of the association. Also provide as-needed consultation to FDAAA's Executive Committee;
Provides a Committee report to the Board of Directors at each Board meeting

Chair: To be recommended by the Nominating Committee through this Committee's members and approved by the Board.

The current committee chairs are:

Nancy Myers
Activities Cochair

Anne Marie Finley
Activities Cochair