NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
To the Members of the INCOSE
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The chapter appears to be off to a great start, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the interim officers and other core team members and an enthusiastic group of program attendees to date—including your own interest and participation. The core team has reported official membership in our chapter has passed fifty—twice the INCOSE minimum for official chapter status!
Nomination of Elected Officers
The Advisory Board for our chapter has agreed to serve as a Nominating
Committee, to provide this report to the chapter membership, recommending
official election of those currently serving in the chapter’s elected offices.
The members of our chapter’s Advisory Board are listed below.
Within the overall leadership team, the elected offices are President,
Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer. The Nominating Committee recommends
election by the membership, and nominates for that election, the currently
serving group of acting officers:
President: Bill Austin, Systems
Engineering Industry Practice Executive, ICTT
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Vice-President: Tom
Rarick, Systems Engineering Manager, Tellabs (Lisle, IL)
Secretary-Treasurer:
Barbara Falls, Systems Engineering Project Manager, ICTT, (
These dedicated individuals have already spent many hours serving our chapter in these roles for approximately six months of its start-up activities and programs, and the Nominating Committee recommends that the membership officially elect them to the positions at the time of the next scheduled election.
Recognition of Additional Chapter Leadership
The Advisory Board additionally wants the chapter membership to be aware
of the efforts and vital contributions that are being made by the larger
chapter leadership team. Although the formal positions held by these
individuals are not elected positions, the dedicated efforts and professional
contributions have been essential to our chapter’s current and future progress.
Members should also be aware that the chapter is always seeking additional
volunteers who are interested in advancing the Systems Engineering Community
across our chapter’s operating region—if you would like to help lead a current
or new Special Interest Group, or suggest additional chapter programs or
services, the leadership team would like to hear from you. Your can contact
them directly or through the chapter web site at www.incose-coa.org
The complete membership of the leadership team currently serving is
listed below.
Core
Team:
| Interim President | Bill Austin, ICTT, Terre Haute |
| Interim Vice President | Tom Rarick, Tellabs, Chicago |
| Interim Sec/Treasurer | Barb Falls, ICTT, Terre Haute |
| Interim Programs Cochair | Vern Smith, Caterpillar, Peoria |
| Interim Programs Cochair | Tom Rarick, Tellabs, Chicago |
| Interim Communications Cochair | Tom Kennedy, GM EMD, Chicago |
| Interim Communications Cochair | Joe Rayes, ICTT, Terre Haute |
| Interim Student Advocate Chair | Jeff Harper, ISU School of Business, Terre Haute |
| Interim Student Advocate Vice Chair | Dave Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute |
| Interim Membership Chair | Dan Surber, Raytheon, Indianapolis |
Advisory
Board:
| Interim Board Member | Bill Schindel, ICTT, Terre Haute |
| Interim Board Member | Gregg Bresnahan, Navigation Technologies, Chicago |
| Interim Board Member | Suzanne Short, Raytheon, Indianapolis |
| Interim Board Member | Brij Khorana, Rose-Hulman Ventures, Terre Haute |
Respectfully submitted,
Chapter Nominating
Committee:
Gregg Bresnahan
Brij Khorana
Bill Schindel
Suzanne Short