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Les McQuire
Continuing to Work For You, Thank you for Your Support!
Continuing to Work For You, Thank you for Your Support!
| Les is a successful leader, project manager, drug discoverer and facilitator. He has been an effective leader of multiple large interdisciplinary teams throughout the Drug Discovery/Development process. Les envisioned, organized and led some of the most successful large technical meetings and groups in the US demonstrating skills in organization, motivation and communication. |
| Les recently completed his service in the Chair succession for the Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal Chemistry He served as vice Chair-elect (in 2006), vice Chair (in 2007) and then Chair (in 2008) for this, the premier, Medicinal Chemistry Conference. Click to see photos and more info about this meeting. Les also helped initiate the Advances in Chemical Sciences Symposium which was co-sponsored by ACS, RSC and IUPAC. It was a huge success and is now an annual event! |
| Les attended the ACS Leadership Conference in Dallas in February 2009 where he taught the "Engaging Colleagues in Dialogue" course and participated both as a New Chair and a ConC member in the New Chairs training conference which ConC organizes at the Conference. One of the key goals for ConC is to incorporate some of the features of the ACS Leadership Development System into the New Chairs Training. Les served on the Board Oversight Group on Leadership Development which developed the Leadership Development System and Chaired the Pipeline Sub-committee. Learn more about the New ACS Leadership Development System. |
So much for us to do, so much achieved but so much still to do!
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| After being elected to ConC in the Fall 2006 served as ConC liaison to the Budget and Finance Committee (B&F, 2007-10) and the Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA, 2007-8). B&F oversees the ACS's ~$500 million assets and similar annual revenues. The ACS Petroleum Research Fund has an additional ~$500 million in assets. B&F also reviews ACS programs for impact and works to ensure the long term viability of the society. CEPA identifies and monitors the needs of the chemical workforce and develops, coordinates, and oversees the implementation of programs and activities to enhance the economic and professional status of chemical professionals. |
| Les serves on the ConC Industrial Pipeline Task Force which works to encourage industrial members to participate in ACS Governance and in the last two years has participated in efforts on ConC and with the Senior Chemists to work to establishing a new National Committee to encourage and support activities and participation of Senior Chemists. |
| At the Fall 2008 National Meeting the members of ConC elected Les as their chair for 2009. |
Les is working with ConC and ACS staff to implement an improvement to the process used at
the Fall meeting of ConC in the appointment process. This allows more time for discussion by
simplifying the actually mechanism of filling committee positions. Learn more about the various
ACS committees and their roles.
the Fall meeting of ConC in the appointment process. This allows more time for discussion by
simplifying the actually mechanism of filling committee positions. Learn more about the various
ACS committees and their roles.
| In addition to his experience and contributions as a member of ConC, Les has the dedication, experience and vision to be an effective leader for the American Chemical Society. |
| ConC is also working to review and implement some of the ideas that come out of the Action Enablement Team's report and the ACS Committee Summit. ConC has also worked to collect and distribute ways to makes full and effective use of committee liaisons. |
| Les was re-elected to the ACS National Committee on Committees (ConC) at the Fall 2009 National ACS Meeting in Washington DC. The Committee on Committees then re-elected him as their Chair for 2010. |