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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteers of AOAC INTERNATIONAL are essential to the fulfillment of our mission of being a leader of analytical excellence, advancing food safety, food integrity, and public health by bringing together members, organizations, and experts dedicated to developing and validating standards, methods and technologies of global relevance. To learn how to become more involved, please contact the liaison for each group or the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Membership Department and/or visit the AOAC website for calls for experts or nominations.

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Board of Directors Purpose: To establish policies and manage the affairs of the Association between meetings of the Membership Liaison: David Schmidt, dschmidt@aoac.org Official Methods Board Purpose: To serve the Association in a scientific and advisory capacity on methods and the process of their adoption and to implement procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. Liaisons: Deborah McKenzie, dmckenzie@aoac.org Delia Boyd, dboyd@aoac.org Technical Programming Council Purpose: To provide advice and support in the development and oversight of AOAC’s professional development programs. Liaison: Lauren Chelf, lchelf@aoac.org Committee on Sections Purpose: To foster communication between AOAC Sections and to provide and make recommendations to the Association on policies and procedures pertaining to AOAC Sections. Liaisons: Dawn Frazier, dfrazier@aoac.org May Rose Jones, mjones@aoac.org Cannabis Analytical Science Program (CASP) Purpose: To provide a forum where the science of hemp and cannabis analysis and quality measurements can be discussed for the development and maintenance of cannabis standards and fit for purpose methods. Program Lead: Scott Coates, scoates@aoac.org CASP Manager: Christopher Dent, cdent@aoac.org Food Authenticity and Fraud Program (FAFP) Purpose: To provide a forum in which standards and methods are developed for analyzing and characterizing foods for authenticity and/or identifying adulteration and fraudulent addition of substances to foods. Program Lead: Palmer Orlandi, porlandi@aoac.org FAFP Manager: Delia Boyd, dboyd@aoac.org Agent Detection Assays Program (SPADA) Purpose: To provide a forum for the threat detection community to develop voluntary consensus standards and fit for purpose methods, building a framework for quality measurements. Program Lead: Palmer Orlandi, porlandi@aoac.org SPADA Manager: Christopher Dent, cdent@aoac.org Harvey W. Wiley Award Committee Purpose: To select the recipient of the annual AOAC INTERNATIONAL Harvey W. Wiley Award. Liaison: May R. Jones, mjones@aoac.org

Tellers Committee Purpose: To audit and certify the results of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL mail ballots. Liaison: Alicia Meiklejohn, ameiklejohn@aoac.org Editorial Board Purpose: To oversee the development, editing, and publishing of all Association publications, to provide for long and short range publication planning. Liaisons: Dawn Frazier, dfrazier@aoac.org Jennifer Diatz, jdiatz@aoac.org Committee on Fellows Purpose: To select and recommend to the AOAC Board of Directors candidates for the Fellow of AOAC INTERNATIONAL award. Liaison: May R. Jones, mjones@aoac.org Committee on Membership Purpose: To recommend policies and procedures for all types of AOAC memberships. Liaisons: Dawn Frazier, dfrazier@aoac.org May Rose Jones, mjones@aoac.org Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program Advisory Committee Purpose: To serve the Association in a scientific and advisory capacity in the operation of the AOAC Laboratory Proficiency Analytical Solutions Forum (ASF) Purpose: To provide a science-based forum where global stakeholders convene to identify emerging topics and articulate needs for standards, methods, and/or quality measures used to reduce trade barriers, substantiate health claims, or meet regulatory requirements. ASF Lead: Palmer Orlandi, porlandi@aoac.org Food Allergens – ASF Working Group (Alternative Methods) Purpose: To develop standard method performance requirements for quantitative analysis of commodities for food allergens using ligand binding assays. Allergens of interest are: egg, milk, peanut, and tree nuts (almond & hazelnut) ASF Lead: Palmer Orlandi, porlandi@aoac.org Working Group Manager: Delia Boyd, dboyd@aoac.org Furan – ASF Working Group (Food & Beverage) Purpose: To develop standard method performance requirements for quantitative methods analyzing for furan and alkyl furans in specific food commodities: coffee, baby food, fruit juices. ASF Lead: Palmer Orlandi, porlandi@aoac.org Working Group Manager: Christopher Dent, cdent@aoac.org Quantitative Microbiology Method Validation Acceptance Criteria – ASF Working Group (Alternative Methods) Purpose: To develop acceptance criteria in support of validating quantitative microbiology alternative methods. ASF Lead: Palmer Orlandi, porlandi@aoac.org Working Group Manager: Delia Boyd, dboyd@aoac.org Testing Program and related activities. Liaison: Arlene Fox, afox@aoac.org

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AOAC SCIENCE PROGRAMS, ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS FORUM & WORKING GROUPS Infant Formula & Adult Nutritionals Program (SPIFAN) Purpose: To provide a forum for the infant formula community to develop and maintain updated international standards and fit for purpose methods and to build a framework for quality measurements. Program Lead: Alicia Meiklejohn, ameiklejohn@aoac.org SPIFAN Manager: Delia Boyd, dboyd@aoac.org