TNI Board of Directors elections begin
Date Posted: 3-20-2012
The NELAC Institute is now having elections for individuals to serve as Directors of the organization for terms beginning on April 11, 2012, and is encouraging all members to cast a ballot. The Board election will occur from March 20 through April 5, 2012. In order to vote, you must log in to the Members Only area of the website. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Jerry Parr at [email protected] or 817-598-0458.
Biographical material relating to the nominees is provided.
2012 Board Nominees
Mr. Joe Aiello New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Two Years | Mr. Scott Siders Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Three Years |
Ms. Aaren Alger Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Two Years | Mr. Dave Speis QC Laboratories Three Years |
Ms. Judith Duncan Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (retired) Three Years | Ms. Susan Wyatt Minnesota Department of Health Three Years |
Mr. John E. Farrell, III Analytical Excellence Three Years |

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).
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.