Who's Your Leader?

Slate Of Officers And Directors For 2018-2019

As Chair of the Nominating Committee, I would like to extend my gratitude to the other participants of the Committee, Bill Elkington, Bob Held, Sian Godwin and Natalie Raffoul for their thoughtful contributions, as well as all members of the Society and the Board of Directors who submitted recommendations for new Directors and Officers. Also, thanks to Kim Chotkowski, Tanya Moore and Pam Demain in advisory roles.

After careful deliberations, the Nominating Committee proposes the following slate of candidates for election to the 2018-19 term:

President and Chair                      Bob Held
President-Elect and Chair-Elect   Gary Fedorochko
Past-President and Past-Chair     Bill Elkington

The following Board of Directors are up for election:

Lesley Millar-Nicholson, Director, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Eric Victory, VP Partnering & Strategy, MedImmune, LLC

All of the above candidates have been advised of their nomination, and have agreed to serve their term, if elected.

Current & Standing Leadership of LES (U.S.A. and Canada) Board of Directors

2016-2019

Secretary, Kevin Spivak
Gillian Fenton
Scott Williams
Matthew McNeill
Louise Levien
Annie Gauthier
Rachel Kreppel
LES Chief Executive Officer, Kim Chotkowski
Legal Counsel, Paul Roberts

2017-2020

Treasurer, Mike Pellegrino
Jim Bratton
Annemarie Meike

Although you never leave the family, the most difficult part of the nominating process is the non-renewal of terms for Board Members who have shown outstanding dedication and commitment to LES. However, bringing on new Directors is necessary to the progress of LES—it not only recognizes active contributors to the organization, but also ushers in fresh ideas for the management of our Society. Retiring from the Board this year are Ida Shum, and myself. We gratefully acknowledge Ida's many years of service on the Board, and her invaluable contributions to the Society's membership engagement, communications and technology. My Board service terminates by operation of the Bylaws with the conclusion of my term as Immediate Past President. 

Respectfully submitted,
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Chair, Nominating Committee

The 2017-2018 LES Board of Directors. Row 1, left: Bob Held, Bill Elkington and Brian O'Shaughnessy; Row 2: Louise Levien, Ida Shum, Gillian Fenton, Rachel Kreppel, Gary Fedorochko, Jim Bratton; Row 3: Paul Roberts, Kevin Spivak, Matthew McNeill, Annie Gauthier, Scott Williams and Kimberly Chotkowski. Not shown: Mike Pellegrino and Annemarie Meike.