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Broad, Deep Experience of ACS Programs
Building Members, Building Programs, Building Synergies
Building Members, Building Programs, Building Synergies
Les has a deep knowledge and experience of an unusually broad range of
ACS programs, activities and volunteers.
Les has worked with many of our ACS volunteers from all parts of ACS and with a
wide range of ACS experiences.
Les chaired the largest Local Section, North Jersey, is a member of 5 Divisions, has
organized symposia at the National meeting for 3 of them and served on the Long
Range Planning Committee of the Medicinal Chemistry Division. He served as
program Co-Chair for one of the largest Regional Meetings ever (MARM 2005) and
Chaired sub-committees on LSAC and the Committee of Corporation Associates.
Les has been an active participant in each of these roles and have served on
several Task Forces and groups to enhance ACS operations and member services,
including the Board Oversight Group on Leadership Development). He has
facilitated at several Leadership training sessions for Local Section Leaders and
Regional Meeting Planners, Les was a member of ReACT (Regional Activities
Co-ordination Team) which worked to help Regions and Regional Meetings and he
has participated in strategic planning sessions for Local Sections and Corporation
Associates.
In 2006 Les was elected to serve on the National Committee on Committees where
he served as liaison to the Budget and Finance Committee and the Committee on
Economic and Professional Affairs. In 2008 the members of the Committee on
Committees elected Les as their Chair. He has served as Chair of the committee
2009-2011.
Les also served as Chair of one of the Presidential sub-themes for the Boston (Fall
2007) National meeting.
Les is active in scientific organizations outside ACS and Chaired the 2008 Medicinal
Chemistry Gordon Research Conference having organized the technical program at
the 2007 conference. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Royal
Society of Chemistry (US East Coast) Section. These roles all let Les see how
different groups operate, develop their leaders and match volunteers with
responsibilities. This experience has also shown Les the advantages of including
diverse opinions and experiences within an organizing Team.
ACS programs, activities and volunteers.
Les has worked with many of our ACS volunteers from all parts of ACS and with a
wide range of ACS experiences.
Les chaired the largest Local Section, North Jersey, is a member of 5 Divisions, has
organized symposia at the National meeting for 3 of them and served on the Long
Range Planning Committee of the Medicinal Chemistry Division. He served as
program Co-Chair for one of the largest Regional Meetings ever (MARM 2005) and
Chaired sub-committees on LSAC and the Committee of Corporation Associates.
Les has been an active participant in each of these roles and have served on
several Task Forces and groups to enhance ACS operations and member services,
including the Board Oversight Group on Leadership Development). He has
facilitated at several Leadership training sessions for Local Section Leaders and
Regional Meeting Planners, Les was a member of ReACT (Regional Activities
Co-ordination Team) which worked to help Regions and Regional Meetings and he
has participated in strategic planning sessions for Local Sections and Corporation
Associates.
In 2006 Les was elected to serve on the National Committee on Committees where
he served as liaison to the Budget and Finance Committee and the Committee on
Economic and Professional Affairs. In 2008 the members of the Committee on
Committees elected Les as their Chair. He has served as Chair of the committee
2009-2011.
Les also served as Chair of one of the Presidential sub-themes for the Boston (Fall
2007) National meeting.
Les is active in scientific organizations outside ACS and Chaired the 2008 Medicinal
Chemistry Gordon Research Conference having organized the technical program at
the 2007 conference. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Royal
Society of Chemistry (US East Coast) Section. These roles all let Les see how
different groups operate, develop their leaders and match volunteers with
responsibilities. This experience has also shown Les the advantages of including
diverse opinions and experiences within an organizing Team.
Les has organized a variety of technical meetings, locally, nationally and for other scientific societies.
Organizing Committee, ACS/RSC/IUPAC "Advances in Chemical Sciences" Symposium (2008-2010)
Chair, "Chemistry of Systems Biology", Presidential theme (Boston National Meeting) (2007)
Program Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (2007)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS/RSC/IUPAC "Advances in Chemical Sciences" Symposium (2007)
Social Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (2006)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Predictive Methods in Drug Discovery” (2005)
Program Chair, 2005 ACS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
Organizing Chair, ACS Symposium on “Bench To Pilot Plant” (2005)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Biological Tools in Drug Discovery” (2005)
Organizing Co-chair, IRA Symposium on “Protein Kinases” (2004)
Session Chair, Gordon Research Conference “Critical Issues in DMPK” (2004)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Inflammation” (2004)
Co-Chair, Baekeland Award “Catalysis: Mechanism, Materials and Medicine” (2003)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Protein Families as Drug Targets” (2003)
Organizing Chair, ACS Symposium on “Hits to Leads” (2003)
Organizing Chair, ACS Symposium on “Metalloproteinases” (2002)
Organizing Committee, NJ ACS Symposium “Pharmaceutical Profiling” (2002)
Co-Chair, Baekeland Award “Frontiers in Bio-Nanotechnology” (2001)
Organizing Committee, NJ ACS “Chemistry the Enabling Technology” (2001)
Organizing Committee, Baekeland Award “Catalysis and Synthetic Chemistry” (1999)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Benchtop Research To Pilot Plant” (1999)
Co-founder and co-organizer, "From Bench To Pilot Plant" Symposium" (1997-)
Organizing Chair, NJ ACS Organic Program (1997)
Organizing Committee, "Chemistry as a Life Science" Symposium (1996-00)
Organizing Committee, ACS/RSC/IUPAC "Advances in Chemical Sciences" Symposium (2008-2010)
Chair, "Chemistry of Systems Biology", Presidential theme (Boston National Meeting) (2007)
Program Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (2007)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS/RSC/IUPAC "Advances in Chemical Sciences" Symposium (2007)
Social Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (2006)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Predictive Methods in Drug Discovery” (2005)
Program Chair, 2005 ACS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
Organizing Chair, ACS Symposium on “Bench To Pilot Plant” (2005)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Biological Tools in Drug Discovery” (2005)
Organizing Co-chair, IRA Symposium on “Protein Kinases” (2004)
Session Chair, Gordon Research Conference “Critical Issues in DMPK” (2004)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Inflammation” (2004)
Co-Chair, Baekeland Award “Catalysis: Mechanism, Materials and Medicine” (2003)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Protein Families as Drug Targets” (2003)
Organizing Chair, ACS Symposium on “Hits to Leads” (2003)
Organizing Chair, ACS Symposium on “Metalloproteinases” (2002)
Organizing Committee, NJ ACS Symposium “Pharmaceutical Profiling” (2002)
Co-Chair, Baekeland Award “Frontiers in Bio-Nanotechnology” (2001)
Organizing Committee, NJ ACS “Chemistry the Enabling Technology” (2001)
Organizing Committee, Baekeland Award “Catalysis and Synthetic Chemistry” (1999)
Organizing Co-chair, ACS Symposium on “Benchtop Research To Pilot Plant” (1999)
Co-founder and co-organizer, "From Bench To Pilot Plant" Symposium" (1997-)
Organizing Chair, NJ ACS Organic Program (1997)
Organizing Committee, "Chemistry as a Life Science" Symposium (1996-00)
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