Leadership
Leadership
Current Section Chair – Mark Jones
Board of Directors: The Board of Directors consists of the officers of the Section (chair, chair-elect, secretary, and treasurer), the immediate Past Chair, the Councilors, the Alternate Councilors, the Chair of the Committee on Nominations and Elections, and nine Directors, all of whom are voting members. The Councilors, Alternate Councilors, and Directors are elected to three-year terms. All others are elected to one-year terms. The number in parentheses in the list below indicates the final year in office. The asterisk indicates a member of the Executive Committee.
Committee Chairs: There are four standing committees: nominations and elections, membership, program, and publicity. All other committees are established by the Board of Directors with Committee Chairs appointed by the Chair of the Section. Below is also a list of the current committee chairs.
2020 ACS Midland Leadership Team:
| Chair* | Mark Jones | markjones@dow.com |
| Chair-Elect* | Robbyn Prange | RPrange@dow.com |
| Secretary* | Maude Desroches | secretary@midlandacs.org |
| Treasurer* | Lauren McCullough | LRMcCullough@dow.com |
| Past Chair* | Amanda Palumbo | amandapalumbo@dow.com |
| Councilor (20) | Dale LeCaptain | dale.lecaptain@cmich.edu |
| Alternate Councilor (20) | Lauren Jackson | lmjackson1@dow.com |
| Chair, Nominations & Elections Committee | Michelle Cummings | elections@midlandacs.org |
| Director (20) | Tami Sivy | tsivy@svsu.edu |
| Director (20) | Janice Tomasik | tomas1jh@cmich.edu |
| Director (20) | Bryan Stubbert | BDStubbert@dow.com |
| Director (21) | Kevin Wier | kevin.wier@dow.com |
| Director (21) | Kshitish Patankar | secretary@midlandacs.org |
| Director (21) | Michelle Rivard | michelle.rivard@dow.com |
| Director (22) | Wendell Dilling | dilli1wl@cmich.edu |
| Director (22) | Wenyi Huang | whuang1@dow.com |
| Director (22) | Steve Keinath | newseditor@midlandacs.org |
| Committee Chairs: | ||
| Awards | Diana Deese | awards@midlandacs.org |
| Chemistry Olympiad | Michael Tulchinsky | tulchiml@dow.com |
| Ex Officio Director | Tom Lane | |
| Fall Scientific Meeting | Tom Bekemeier | tom.bekemeier@dow.com |
| Fall Scientific Meeting | Elizabeth Santos | EMSantos@dow.com |
| Finance | Wendy Flory | WCFlory@dow.com |
| Historian | Wendell Dilling | history@midlandacs.org |
| Inclusion & Diversity Committee | Open | |
| Long Range Planning Committee | Amanda Palumbo | amanda.palumbo@dow.com |
| Membership | Open | |
| Midland Chemist Newsletter | Vickie Langer | newseditor@midlandacs.org |
| Midland Chemist Newsletter | Steve Keinath | newseditor@midlandacs.org |
| Mid-Michigan Technicians | Jeff Anderson | j.d.anderson@dow.com |
| Outreach/Earth Day | Gina Malczewski | outreach@midlandacs.org |
| Outreach | Michelle Rivard | michelle.rivard@dow.com |
| Program | Robbyn Prange | RPrange@dow.com |
| Project SEED | Michelle Rivard | michelle.rivard@dow.com |
| Public Affairs | Open | |
| Publicity | Amanda Palumbo | amandapalumbo@dow.com |
| Safety | Kevin Wier | safety@midlandacs.org |
| Sci-Fest/NCW | Dave Stickles | outreach@midlandacs.org |
| Sci-Fest/NCW | Michelle Rivard | michelle.rivard@dow.com |
| Earth Day/CCEW | G Malczewski / M Rivard | outreach@midlandacs.org |
| Silver Circle/Senior Chemists | Gretchen Kohl | seniors@midlandacs.org |
| Silver Circle/Senior Chemists | Gina Malczewski | seniors@midlandacs.org |
| Teacher Support | Gina Malczewski | outreach@midlandacs.org |
| Webmaster | Michael Malczewski | web@midlandacs.org |
| Women Chemists Committee | Lauren McCullough | LRMcCullough@dow.com |
| Young Chemists Committee | Andre Yvon Bessette | AYvonBessette@dow.com |