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58 ISE Magazine | www.iise.org/ISEmagazine The institute senior vice president, continuing education J. Cole Smith hair, ersity I envision two immediate focus areas from my role. One is to enhance the visibility and prestige of our meetings, helping us to infuse cutting-edge ideas into major events like our Annual Conference. I have credentials in or- ganizing conferences large and small and have recently helped to lead efforts toward improving some facets of the Annual Conference from my role as president of CIEADH. Two, I plan to make IISE continuing educa- tion more inclusive. IISE serves its traditional constituen- cies well, but we can reach out to industrial and systems engineers who have not traditionally identified with IISE, along with those just now becoming familiar with the field. senior vice president, regional operations Kevin M. Taaffe Harr ry Dempsey Associate ersity IISE thrives when members exchange ideas and develop relationships. A few years ago, the Mid-Atlantic Region, where I have served as assistant VP for student develop- ment and region vice president, committed to engaging its members through town halls. The response was over- whelming, and the Mid-Atlantic has enjoyed consistent participation of 90 percent of its chapters. I would like to start a monthly or bimonthly video to highlight relevant information important to all regions. This would allow any member to be on the pulse of what's going on in IISE, and it would reinforce what RVPs can bring back to their regions for discussion. Young-Jun Son Depar ersity of Ariz T Ariz It is imperative for us to keep improving our knowledge of the latest trends, tools and techniques to maintain our leadership role in the era of complex socio-cyber-physical systems. I will work closely with IISE leadership, staff, in- dustrial and academic volunteers to develop and provide a wide set of continuing education opportunities for all IISE members, helping them prepare for a rapidly chang- ing environment. My experience as co-program chair of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Con- ference in 2007, coupled with my service in organizing other conferences and meetings, has prepared me well for this role, and I will be a great ambassador for IISE. Elizabeth (Beth) Cudney Associate professor, Missour Tec y Rolla, Missouri My focus will be to support and further strengthen region- al and chapter operations through several key initiatives, including chapter performance, value proposition and re- tention and collaboration. Understanding the differences between student and professional chapters that are high performing, sustaining or surviving is key to determining the necessary operational resources that IISE can provide to move surviving and sustaining chapters to high per- forming chapters. This will make for more active mem- bers and healthy chapters. Connecting students and student chapters with industry professionals and professional chap- ters increases the probability that students will continue involvement with IISE upon graduation.