The SOCMA Team

Jennifer Abril

Jennifer Abril was appointed President & CEO in late 2016 and is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the association. Jennifer is not a stranger to SOCMA, 曾在2006-2008年担任协会的绩效改进总监，并负责ChemStewards®的开发和实施.

在过去两年半的总统任期里 & CEO, Jennifer has been laser focused on showcasing SOCMA’s position as the primary hub for the specialties sector. As a part of this transformation, Jennifer已经带领她的团队更新了程序，并提供了新的机会来发展商业伙伴关系，并在供应链上建立行业联系.

Prior to her current role, 詹尼弗是国际香水协会的总统, North America from 2008-2016. Under her leadership, 詹妮弗将会员人数增加了30%, enhanced its educational offerings, 在她的任期内取得了重大的战略进展. Jennifer还在美国化学委员会工作了8年，在那里她推动了协会在产品管理和公共健康问题上的国际监管协调工作, 除了制定市场营销和业务发展战略.

Jennifer earned a B.A. 美国大学国际研究专业，硕士学位.S. 马里兰大学管理学院. 她与丈夫和两个儿子住在马里兰州.

Vera Stoeva

Vera Stoeva在非营利部门拥有超过12年的经验，担任SOCMA的财务和行政高级副总裁.

她曾管理三个组织，总预算超过1500万美元，并担任筹款专业人士协会执行管理团队的成员. She has also modernized and replaced accounting systems and instituted new streamlined processes, which increased efficiency, 准确性和改进了另外两个组织的审计过程.

维拉从“强大美国委员会”立即来到SOCMA, 她在一个前所未有的变革时期担任财务总监，并对财务部门进行了彻底的重组. 随着SOCMA开始实施新的数据库和改善其他基础设施，她在管理多个复杂项目方面的专业知识将非常宝贵.

A native of Bulgaria, 维拉拥有会计和审计学士学位, 以及两个会计和工商管理硕士学位.

Paul Hirsh

保罗·赫什是特种化工行业的思想领袖, 专注于业务增长和市场建设活动. Bringing more than 15 years experience working in the chemical industry at trade organizations, 保罗在SOCMA专注于扩大商业项目和服务.

他在美国复合材料制造商协会任职, Paul increased member retention by 20 percent and created a market intelligence program, resulting in additional non-dues revenue by increasing the number of partnership agreements.

在美国化学委员会(ACC), 保罗在国际谈判期间领导了ACC的倡导工作，发展了全球化学品分类和标签协调系统. 他还负责超级基金的再授权宣传, which included representing the industry before committee members and staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee, and EPA.

保罗毕业于匹兹堡大学，获得了B.A. 在乔治敦大学(Georgetown University)完成高管国际商务、国际金融和全球市场证书课程.

David Wawer

David Wawer是SOCMA协会管理服务的高级副总裁, where he oversees six trade associations and the newly formed Center for Specialty Chemical Science, LLC, which includes 14 chemical consortia.

大卫在化工行业有近30年的经验, including serving as a government relations professional for Ciba-Geigy Corporation, an international chemical, 农业制药公司. His 30-plus years of national trade association experience includes roles with the American Chemistry Council, 彩色颜料制造商协会和SOCMA.

从商会管理开始他的职业生涯, David is a graduate of the U.S. 商会组织管理学院.

David also served in both staff and Executive Director roles for Chambers of Commerce in Waterbury, CT, Chicopee, MA, and Northern Rhode Island. 他在地区贸易协会工作, including the Boston Real Estate Board, Lexington, KY Board of Realtors, 以及马萨诸塞州化学技术联盟.

Robert Helminiak

Robert F. Helminiak是SOCMA法律部副主席 & Government Relations team, where he leads the association’s advocacy efforts on issues impacting the specialty and fine chemical industry.

Helminiak previously served as Vice President of Science and Regulatory Affairs for the Plastics Industry Association, 在那里，他与政府机构一起开发和实施项目，并与利益相关者和其他团体建立伙伴关系，以造福塑料行业. 他还代表丙烷行业和暖通空调行业，同时与国家丙烷气体协会和空调, Heating & Refrigeration Institute.

他拥有代顿大学的学士学位和美国天主教大学哥伦布法学院的法律学位.

David Knoch

David Knoch拥有超过30年的信息技术经验, 与团队合作，围绕技术实现流程, data management and cybersecurity. During his 16 years at SOCMA, Dave has managed, 实施和维护协会的数据库和CRM系统, 他曾在通讯部工作 & 委托团队更新和管理SOCMA网站的后端系统.

Throughout his career, Dave维护过中型到大型的后端系统, complex voice/data infrastructure, 从本地到云解决方案的过渡组织，并负责各种桌面操作系统的故障排除，这提供了许多客户端/服务器解决方案的完整理解.

除了他在信息技术领域的角色, 戴夫还负责监督许多办公室的运作职能，并在确保SOCMA办公室从华盛顿顺利过渡方面发挥了重要作用, DC, to the current location in Arlington, VA.

Dave has a Certificate in Information Technology Project Management from the American Management Association.

Jenny Gaines

Jenny Gaines is Senior Director, Membership, Marketing & Communications, leading the association’s membership, 促进SOCMA使命的营销和传播计划, vision and strategic direction.

Among her duties, Jenny builds and maintains a robust pipeline of member prospects to ensure association growth. She engages members, 鼓励他们充分利用SOCMA的项目和服务来支持他们的运作，增加商业和发展机会. Jenny is also an industry connector, 担任SOCMA专业的发言人和会员联络员 & Custom Chemicals Show, the specialty chemical industry’s premier commercial growth platform.

珍妮还负责监管所有的SOCMA营销和沟通工作，以提高品牌意识，并清楚地沟通影响精细和特殊化工行业的问题.

A longtime journalist and editor, 珍妮此前曾担任Greenwood Commonwealth的执行编辑, 密西西比三角洲的一份日报. She also served as News Editor at the Clarion-Ledger, the largest news organization in Mississippi. Upon moving to the D.C. metro area, she was a Senior Writer for a woman-owned, Native American government contractor.

珍妮在塔斯卡卢萨的阿拉巴马大学获得新闻学学士学位，辅修英语和历史, AL.

Moira Skelley

莫伊拉正在努力通过参与和扩展来增加协会成员, as well as by marketing tools and resources that are critical to the specialty and fine chemical industry.

Working with the Senior Director, Membership and Marketing, Moira is advancing SOCMA’s mission and vision through membership recruitment and engagement, and strategically promoting tools and resources vital to the growth of SOCMA members and industry.

莫伊拉加入SOCMA时有着广泛的协会管理背景, 在过去的几年里，我一直在支持各种行业团体. 她在位于费尔法克斯的乔治梅森大学(George Mason University)获得传播学学士学位，辅修电子新闻专业, VA.

Samantha Hill

萨曼莎·希尔(Samantha Hill)是公关部门的助理经理.  萨曼莎管理着SOCMA的社交媒体账户，并担任理事会和专业妇女同组的工作人员联络员.

曾在万豪酒店等客户服务类岗位工作, 萨曼莎致力于为她接触的任何人提供最好的服务.

Tatiana Letcheva

Tatiana Letcheva是SOCMA协会管理服务(AMS)旗下三个附属组织的副主任, 包括颜料制造商协会(CPMA), Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products (BAHP) and the Institute for Polyacrylate Absorbents (IPA).

In her role as Associate Director, Tatiana负责运营和编程, including committees, 利益相关者的参与和沟通. She has extensive experience with leading strategic initiatives to advance the interests of industry trade associations.

In her role under the AMS umbrella, Tatiana监督附属集团的运作, 支持其战略目标和与SOCMA服务的无缝集成.

Tatiana has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Alyse Keller

Alyse focuses on expanding and ensuring the success of SOCMA’s Commercial Services programs.

Alyse manages and grows SOCMA’s Lead Sheet service and Manufacturing Solutions Platform. She engages with and serves as an interface with the membership related to business and technical topics. Alyse还为SOCMA出版物提供文章和行业见解, helping to enhance stakeholder engagement and highlighting the value of the fine and specialty chemicals industry.

Alyse previously worked as an Environmental Engineer at the Delek US Oil Refinery in El Dorado, AR, 帮助确保安全和环境合规. This “boots on the ground” experience has been invaluable when relating to and helping the membership.

Alyse最近在美国燃料公司工作 & 石油化工制造商协会, where she helped the downstream oil and gas industry enhance process safety through regional peer networks; improve human reliability and operational excellence through the Walk the Line knowledge sharing program; and advance the industry conversation around digital transformation and abnormal situation management.

Alyse holds a B.S. 科罗拉多矿业学院的石油工程专业.

Joe Dettinger

Joe Dettinger brings more than 17 years of industry and technical expertise to SOCMA’s Compliance and Stewardship programs, where he is leading the effort to modernize ChemStewards® and introduce a new Chemical Operations Training Tool. 最近，Joe担任EHS董事&S and Government Relations at Bimax.

Joe began his career with Bimax as a chemical operator and quickly advanced into a supervisory role. Within two years, he was promoted to Regulatory Affairs Manager and was tasked with building and leading Bimax’s EHS&S program. This position required oversight of activities in all departments throughout the company, 以及对员工进行EHS培训和实施&S program.

Prior to leaving Bimax, Joe led the company to achieve two bronze and one silver Performance Improvement Award, 并在2017年获得ChemStewards的Tier 3地位.

Joe has a B.S. 环境工程专业，宾夕法尼亚州立大学工商管理硕士学位. He also holds a CSP designation from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

Tammy Netherland

Tammy Netherland担任SOCMA的技术和教育高级经理. In this role, 她管理着该组织为特种和精细化学品制造商提供操作最佳实践的努力.

利用塔米在成人学习理论方面20多年的经验, client relations, and curriculum development, she crafts training programs and engaging educational experiences that promote operational performance improvement.

Over the past two decades, Tammy has worn many hats giving her a unique outlook and understanding of client needs and development processes. This helps her quickly and accurately develop the proper planning and program implementation. 塔米一直在磨练她的技能，以帮助工业客户确定技术服务和培训计划，将实现他们的商业目标，她很高兴能应用这些技能和经验与SOCMA成员.

塔米拥有心理学和英语学士学位. Austin State University, and a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from the University of Houston, Clear Lake.

Amber Thichangthong

Amber Thichangthong为SOCMA带来了深入的项目和项目经验，并通过始终牢记组织目标来整体地处理她的工作.

A former Account Executive at Kellen, Amber现在是沟通与参与部门的一名成员, 它与SOCMA的所有程序紧密结合. She prepares press releases, member communications and develops the marketing strategy and framework for multiple projects across the organization.

Amber holds a B.S. Old Dominion大学英语/专业写作专业.

Otgonchimeg Badarch

Otgonchimeg ' Oggie ' Badarch是SOCMA的会计人员. She works with the CFO and Senior Manager of Accounting in managing all daily financial activities, SOCMA和真钱地址下载的附属团体的流程和程序.

欧吉在会计方面有广泛的经验背景. She received her B.S. 她毕业于蒙古大学会计和银行专业，目前正在攻读德夫里大学会计硕士学位.

Michelle Cartwright

Michelle Cartwright是会计高级经理，负责管理SOCMA和真钱地址下载所有附属集团的财务流程和程序. In addition, Michelle prepares reports for association audits and board meetings.