develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing.
on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.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. Up to four (4) Ex-Officio Directors appointed by Federal agencies also serve on the Board.
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 Program Executive Committee, or overturn a decision by the NEFAP Executive Committee.
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.
| Alfredo Sotomayor, Chair Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Milwaukee, WI asotomayor@mmsd.com | Jordan Adelson, Ex Officio US Navy NAVSEA Programs Field Office Goose Creek, SC jordan.adelson@navy.mil |
| Aaren Alger, Vice Chair Alger Consulting & Technology Mechanicsburg, PA aaren.s.alger@gmail.com | Sharon Mertens, Past Chair Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Milwaukee, WI smertens@mmsd.com |
| Patsy Root, Secretary IDEXX Laboratories Westbrook, ME patsy-root@idexx.com | Debbie Rosano, Ex Officio Dept of Energy Germantown, MD debbie.rosano@hq.doe.gov |
| David Speis, Treasurer Retired Hopewell, NJ therave17@verizon.net | Lem Walker, Ex Officio USEPA OW OST Washington, DC walker.lemuel@epa.gov |
| Curtis Wood, Treasurer ERA Golden, CO curtis_wood@waters.com | Steve Arms Florida DOH (retired) Jacksonville, FL arms.steve@comcast.net |
| Kristin Brown Utah DOH Taylorsville, UT kristinbrown@utah.gov | Justin Brown Environmental Monitoring and Technologies Morton Grove, IL jbrown@emt.com |
| David Caldwell Oklahoma DEQ Oklahoma City, OK david.caldwell@deq.ok.gov | Stacie Crandall Hampton Roads Sanitation District Virginia Beach, VA scrandall@hrsd.com |
| Bob Di Rienzo ALS Environmental Salt Lake City, UT bob.dirienzo@alsglobal.com | Jack Farrell Analytical Excellence, Inc. Altamonte Springs, FL aex@ix.netcom.com |
| Maria Friedman State Water Resources Control Board Glendale, CA maria.friedman@waterboards.ca.gov | Myron Gunsalus Kansas DHE Topeka, KS ngunsalus@kdheks.gov |
| Paul Junio Northern Lake Service, Inc. Waukesha, WI paulj@nlslab.com | Judy Morgan Pace Analytical Mt. Juliet, TN judy.morgan@pacelabs.com |
| Scott Siders Sherman, IL siders6six@yahoo.com | Nick Slawson A2LA Frederick, MD nslawson@a2la.org |
| TNI Articles of Incorporation TNI Quality Management Plan (Final: Effective 1-1-2017) TNI Strategic Plan (Final: Effective 4-8-2020) |
This committee was formed in 2012 to develop the SOPs and procedures necessary for TNI to approve non-governmental accreditation bodies (NGAB) to grant laboratory accreditations in conformance with the applicable TNI standards, and to assure that the NGAB is capable of managing an accreditation program in a consistent, uniform manner.
Documents:
Committee Charter (PDF)
NGAB Application (Word)
NGAB Application Completeness Checklist (Word)
NELAP Checklist to Determine AB Compliance ("Technical Checklist") (Word)
Non-Governmental Accreditation Body Recognition Concept Paper (PDF)
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