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Friday November 13, 2020 Lunch Plenary & Panel at RMRM2020 virtual conference:  Panel co-sponsored by the Women Chemists Committee and Iota Sigma Pi. The panel is made up of women in academia, industry, and national labs to bring different perspectives regarding their  "Secrets to  Success".    RMRM2020 WCC/ISP Secrets to Success Panel Panelists will be introduced with a brief bio.                Bernie: Nancy Levinger, Gunda Georg, and Sandra Eaton                 Maggi: Jaqueline Kiplinger, Jennifer Maclachlan, and Helen Gerhard This event takes place during the Lunch Plenary Session on Friday, November 13, from 12-2:30pm (MST) in the Pike's Peak Room. Learn more about this conference here: www.rmrm2020.com

Mary K. Carroll, Candidate, 2021 ACS President-Elect  Responses to SCHB Questions  https://www.marycarroll-acs.org/ 1. Discuss how your interests are aligned with the interests of industrial chemists and the   chemical business community.   Broadly speaking, my interests are in advancing the chemical enterprise as a whole.  Although I have spent the majority of my professional career in academia, my professional  community has always included industrial chemists and chemical professionals. As Councilor I represent a local section (Eastern New York) that, in its professional diversity,  is a microcosm of the ACS. The ENY ACS membership includes academics (from  universities, 2- and 4-year undergraduate colleges and K-12 schools), industrial chemists  (from large international companies to one-person start-ups), government scientists (New  York State forensic and health laboratories), as well as professionals whose jobs don’t fit  neatly into any of those categories.  For our Society to

Mark Ames, Director of Government Relations at the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) interviews Jennifer Maclachlan, 2020 Chair of the AIHA Teen Workplace Health & Safety Committee about managing a teenage workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the summer of 2020 I had the honor of being in the Commodore succession at the Wequaquet Lake Yacht Club (WLYC). This governance structure is similar to most where there are specific duties associated with each position.  As the Rear Commodore, I was tasked with running the House Committee and daily operations at the grill. In a "normal" year this might have been manageable. In a pandemic year, it was one of the most challenging things I have ever done. With extreme pressure from the Board of Directors, I reluctantly agreed to open the club utilizing state and local COVID19 guidelines to keep our teen employees safe and our membership safe. I created a COVID19 Oversight Committee made up of club members who would have had, at the time (May 2020), special knowledge or experience including doctors, nurses, school principal, attorney, police etc., who could review the controls I was implementing.  Having to oversee daily operations at the club for 10+ weeks in excess of 8