Committees
Committees
DCAT Volunteer Community
Committees play an important role in DCAT’s volunteer-driven organization. They are vital to the association’s operation and provide continuity of thinking as well as bringing together a cross section of member knowledge and experience. DCAT’s standing committees are charged with identifying the needs of the members, managing initiatives consistent with the organization’s goals and objectives. Standing committees often have related task forces that are assigned shorter-term projects and assignments. Applications for a Committee or Task Force can be completed year-round. See below for volunteer application.
Committees
Alliance for Industry Women Committee
Responsible for programs and special events that will create opportunities to educate, inform and inspire the women in the pharmaceutical industry. The committee activities include creating quarterly webinars, publications and posting topical social media conversations. The committee also develops and hosts the Women’s Networking Breakfast during DCAT Week.
STAFF LIAISON: Mikaela Venice, Meeting Operations Manager
Education Committee
Responsible for identifying the educational needs of the membership and creating quality, value-added programs to enhance the membership’s knowledge, professionalism and business development goals. This committee also assigns work to task forces for DCAT Week education programs.
CHAIR: Randi Smith, Associate Director, Cell Therapy External Manufacturing SRM, Bristol Myers Squibb
STAFF LIAISON: Jacob White, Editorial Coordinator
STAFF CONTENT ADVISOR: Patricia Van Arnum, Editorial Director
Member Advantage Committee
Responsible for providing insights and ideas to the Board and staff regarding possible value-added benefits of being a member. Additionally, provide ideas on branding opportunities that could be offered to members for DCAT Week or other events.
STAFF LIAISON: Lauryn Kuna, Director of Member Services
Research and Benchmarking Committee
Responsible for identifying and developing research and benchmarking studies of value for DCAT members that examine the crucial issues impacting the pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain and the pharma customer—supplier relationship.
CHAIR: Randi Smith, Associate Director, Cell Therapy External Manufacturing SRM, Bristol Myers Squibb
STAFF LIAISON: Jacob White, Editorial Coordinator
STAFF CONTENT ADVISOR: Jim Miller, Content Advisor and Consultant
STAFF CONTENT ADVISOR: Patricia Van Arnum, Editorial Director
Science & Scholarship Committee
Responsible for identifying the needs of today’s students and educators and provides them with assistance through a variety of projects, grants and member supported initiatives.
CHAIR: Jason Bertola, Executive Director, Commercial Development, Small Molecules, Lonza AG
STAFF LIAISON: Mariana Serna, Project Specialist
Supply Management Committee
Responsible for identifying and developing value-added programs and projects to enhance the knowledge of best practices and those issues and trends that influence those working in the area of Supply Management. Please note that this committee has limited membership and participation is strictly limited to those whose employment function is Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Management.
STAFF LIAISON: Jacob White, Editorial Coordinator
STAFF CONTENT ADVISOR: Patricia Van Arnum, Editorial Director
Value Chain Insights Editorial Committee
Responsible for advising DCAT staff on topics and subjects of interest to DCAT members for DCAT’s Value Chain Insights (VCI), a weekly information resource of DCAT, and for offering feedback on the editorial content of VCI. The breadth and depth of the collective expertise of members of the DCAT Value Chain Insights (VCI) Editorial Committee ensures that VCI serves the varying information needs of DCAT member companies and that VCI delivers topical, salient, and relevant content for DCAT members.
STAFF LIAISON: Jacob White, Editorial Coordinator
STAFF CONTENT ADVISOR: Patricia Van Arnum, Editorial Director
Volunteer Engagement
Representatives of DCAT member companies who are passionate about the DCAT Community and want to give their time and talents to the organization are encouraged to participate on DCAT volunteer committees and task forces. Applications for a Committee or Task Force can be completed year-round.
Before applying for any volunteer position, please review the standing committee information and the DCAT Code of Ethics for Volunteers.
