www.ispe.org/southcentral
Published by the South Central Area Chapter
Serving Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
Chapter Manager: Chris Clarke
Phone: 1.816.741.9484 and E-mail: ispesc@aol.com
Board of
Directors
Shannon Goodson; President
CSA-Soliance
405-626-0717
shannonwinters1@gmail.com
Mike Mills; Vice President
Mundy PharmaTech
281-530-8711
Steve Pondell; Treasurer
Integrated BioTech Solutions
281-253-7088
Amber Myers; Secretary
CRB
816-880-9800
Joe Rettinger; Past President
CSA Soliance
512-732-1210 ext. 112
Bill Shwaiko; Director
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
817-551-4537
Joe Sullivan; Director
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
817-551-8556
Craig Laubacher; At Large Member
CSA-Soliance
512-732-1210 ext. 113
Chris Clarke; Chapter Manager
816-741-9484
ispesc@aol.com
NEWSLETTER
October 2013, Number 4
South Central Chapter Visits
Brandt Companies in Dallas
South Central Chapter will be holding the November
meeting at Brandt Companies near Dallas at 1728 Briercroft Ct., Carrollton, TX 75006. Brandt Companies
designs, builds, services and retrofits energy-efficient
building systems in several markets including pharmaceuticals. With proven engineering and technical
services, they are dedicated to helping customers lower
operating costs and increase energy efficiencies in new
and existing buildings. Brandt has a state of the art
LEED facility with a full fabrication shop, engineering
department, work flow system, Building Information
Modeling system, and fitness facility.
The event will be held Tuesday, November 19 and
opens with social time at 6:30 PM, followed by a Brandt
Companies Presentation and facility tour from 7:00 until 7:45. Babe’s Chicken will cater the dinner with plenty
of chicken variety to go around.
To register for the event, fill out the registration form in
this newsletter and send to the South Central Chapter
Manager, Chris Clarke. The fax number is (816) 7461989 and email is ispesc@aol.com. Pay at the door with
either cash or check payable to ISPE South Central Chapter. Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit card payments. For questions, call Chris Clarke at (816) 741-9484.
A Message from the
their facility. We hope to see you there. Dinner events for the spring have not been set
yet, so if you would like to host an event at
your facility, have a suggestion for a location
or have ideas for speakers, please let us know.
The annual golf tournament will be held May
19, 2014, returning to the Texas Star Golf Club
in Euless, TX.
president
Greetings
South Central
Chapter Colleagues:
Just to note: Elections for the South Central
Chapter are currently open to all Members,
so please take the time to vote. If you did not
receive a notification, please let us know. In
addition, if you are interested in becoming
more involved with the Chapter, please contact me for more information; we would love
to have you!
We are in the home
stretch of 2013—it’s
hard to believe that
the end of the year is
fast approaching!
Thank you to all of the Members who attended the event at NCTM (National Center for
Therapeutics Manufacturing) at Texas A&M
University in College Station, TX. We were
able to welcome our new Student Chapter
Members and staff and to vote on their poster
contest. Congratulations go out to Jing Zhou
who was the winner of the contest and will
be joining fellow students at the ISPE International Meeting in Washington, DC in November. Great job Jing!
If you are unable to attend these, please check
the website or future newsletters for upcoming dinner/education events, in your area.
These meetings are great way to keep up
to date with trends and changes within the
pharma/bio-pharma industry, along with
keeping up with contacts in the area. The
Annual Meeting is coming up in Washington,
DC from Nov. 3-6 and is always an exciting
and informative conference. There are also
the Aseptic Conference scheduled for Baltimore in February 2014 and Pharmaceutical
Quality Week's scheduled for Washington,
DC, June 2-5 2014. I invite you to take a look
at the ISPE.org website to see if any of these
opportunities would benefit you, your career and your employer, as many of these are
highly specialized events, for certain aspects
of the industry. I especially encourage you
The next Chapter event will be a plant tour
of Brandt Companies in Carrollton, TX, followed by dinner and networking. Please join
us as we visit this state of the art LEED facility and enjoy some of the best fried chicken
in North Texas. The event will be held on
Tuesday, November 19, starting at 6:30pm at
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to check out the Communities of Practice
(COPs).
In closing, I appreciate your participation and
interest in the South Central Chapter. In the
last year, we have seen an increase in the participation at events, which has been great to
see. We do have a very geographically broad
and industrially diverse chapter and it is all of
you that make it truly unique and enjoyable.
Shannon Winters Goodson
Jing Zhou, right, winner of the poster contest
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ISPE Announces 2013-2014 Board of Directors Election Results
(TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA, 14 OCTOBER 2013) – ISPE has announced the results of its 20132014 International Board of Directors election, revealing a slate of strategic leaders who
represent a variety of pharmaceutical industry sectors. The Board will be responsible for the
governance and strategic direction of the Society and will assume their elected positions at the
2013 ISPE Annual Meeting, 3 – 6 November in Washington, DC USA.
“ISPE is in the midst of significant growth and transitioning to guide and support the
pharmaceutical industry as it addresses issues such as increasing regulatory and pricing
pressures, global markets, supply chains and manufacturing innovation,” said ISPE President
and CEO Nancy Berg. “I am confident that the incoming International Board of Directors will
build upon the work of previous Boards and the Society’s past success and lead ISPE in its
mission to support the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to provide safe, high quality medications
for patients around the world.”
The following pharmaceutical industry leaders have been elected to positions on the 2013-2014
ISPE International Board of Directors:
Officers:
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Chair: Damian Greene, Global Network Strategy Lead, Global Manufacturing and
Supply, Zoetis
Vice Chair: Andy Skibo, Regional Vice President, Biologics-Supply,
MedImmune/AstraZeneca
Treasurer: Joseph Famulare, Vice President – Global Compliance and External
Collaboration, Genentech
Secretary: Mike Arnold, RPh, Business Process Owner for Investigational Products
and Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Global Clinical Supply Chain, Pfizer
Past Chair: Charlotte Enghave Fruergaard, PhD, Partner, Global Consulting, NNE
Pharmaplan
Re-elected Directors:
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James A. Breen, Jr., PE, LEED AP, Vice President, Worldwide Engineering and
Technical Operations, Supply Chain Group, Johnson & Johnson
Tim Howard, CPIP, PE, Vice President of Global Operations and Company Officer,
Commissioning Agents, Inc.
New Directors:
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Mark Fitch, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Impax Laboratories, Inc.
Thomas Hartman, Vice President, GMP Operations, Biopharm CMC, GlaxoSmith Kline
Robert “Bob” Matje, PE, CPIP, Senior Director of Engineering, Endo
Christopher “Chris” Reid, CEO and Principal Consultant and Owner, Integrity
Solutions Ltd.
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Fran Zipp (Sakers), Group Executive Vice President and Head of Quality Operations,
Teva
In addition to those named above, Directors Jennifer Lauria Clark, CPIP, Jim Durkin, and
Gordon Leichter, PhD, each of whom were elected in 2012 to serve a two-year term, will
continue their service on the Board. Complete biographical information on all of ISPE’s Directors
can be found at the ISPE Board of Directors webpage.
About ISPE
ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world’s largest not-forprofit association serving its Members through leading scientific, technical and regulatory
advancement throughout the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The 20,000 Members of ISPE are
building solutions in the development and manufacture of safe and effective pharmaceutical and
biologic medicines and medical delivery devices in more than 90 countries around the world.
Founded in 1980, ISPE has its worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida, USA and offices in
Brussels, Belgium, Singapore and Shanghai, China. Visit www.ISPE.org for more information.
For more information contact:
Danielle Hould
ISPE Membership Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +1-813-960-2105, ext. 277
email: dhould@ispe.org
www.ISPE.org
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ISPE South Central Chapter
dinner event at Brandt
Companies in Dallas
19 NOVEMBER 2013
attendee Registration FORM
ISPE Membership #__________________________
The event will be at Brandt Engineering,
1728 Briercroft Ct., Carrollton, Texas 75006
Name______________________________________
Company___________________________________
Schedule of Events
Address____________________________________
City/State/Zip________________________________
6:30pm- 7:00pm
Sign in and Networking
Phone_____________________________________
7:00pm- 7:15pm
Brandt Presentation
on Capability
Fax________________________________________
E-mail_____________________________________
7:15pm- 7:45pmFacility Tour
Additional Attendees:
7:45pm- 8:30pmDinner (Catered from
Babe’s Chicken)
1. ________________________________________
8:30pm- 9:00pmNetworking and Wrap Up
2. ________________________________________
Member
Registration Fees
$ 25 x______= $______
Non-Member
$ 30 x______= $______
Student
$ 20 x______= $______
Vendor Table
$ 300 x______= $______
Dinner Sponsor $ 200 x______= $______
Total Amount
$______
Payment Method:
Fax or email the completed registration form to
Chapter Manager Chris Clarke, by November 12.
Fax number is (816) 746-1989 and email is
ispesc@aol.com.
Pay at the door with cash or check payable to ISPE
South Central Chapter. Unfortunately, we are
unable to accept credit cards.
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