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Elected Officers

All terms are one fiscal year (July 1-June 30)
Qualifications: Must be an ASQ member in good standing.

Chair
General Description - Serve as Chief Executive Officer of the section.
Oversee all aspects of section management and lead all volunteers.
Liaison with regional director and headquarters.

Chair-Elect
General Description - The Chair-elect is elected in the year preceding his or her term as chair and is expected to develop strategic direction while preparing for the next year.
This is a two-year commitment as this position will advance to Chair the following year.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Attend monthly executive committee meeting.
Work closely with the chair to learn how to manage the section.
Become familiar with Society operations, bylaws, and policies and procedures.
Preside over the section in the absence of the chair.
Uphold ASQ and section bylaws and policies and procedures.

Secretary
General Description - Document section business and maintain records of the section.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Attend monthly executive committee meeting.
Record minutes of executive committee meetings and provide copies to the committee.
Uphold ASQ and section bylaws and policies and procedures.

Treasurer
General Description - Oversee section funds; maintain accurate section financial records; and report on financial condition of section to the executive committee.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Attend monthly executive committee meeting.
Maintain the section finances.
Prepare section annual report.
Uphold ASQ and section bylaws and policies and procedures.

Committee Chairs

Arrangements Chair
Oversees arrangements (location, food, recertification documents) for all General Membership meetings of the section and other special programs. General Membership meetings are held once a month. 

Audit Chair
The Audit Chair coordinates and manages the auditing function based on ASQ section requirements as determined by Society policies and procedures.

Certification Chair
Coordinates and manages section activities related to the ASQ certification program.

Education Chair
Plans and implements educational programs for the Section such as conferences and/or special seminars.

ISO 9000 Users Group Chair
Provides vehicles for sharing ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 experiences.  Schedules and publicizes meetings and recruits speakers.

Membership Chair
Responsible for section efforts to recruit and retain members, ensuring member value and satisfaction to promote section growth

Placement Chair
Coordinate the section?s job placement program to facilitate access to professional opportunities for section members and assist area companies with recruiting quality professionals.

Program Chair
Responsible for planning and implementing General Membership meeting programs.

Recertification Chair
Coordinate and manage section activities related to ASQ's recertification program. Help section members with the recertification process.

Software Special Interest Group (SIG) Chair
Responsibile for the arranging and coordination of the Software SIG meetings.

Website Chair
Responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the section's website.  Assist Content Managers in maintaining their webpages.