CSCMP’s affairs are conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of the following positions:
Chair of the Board of Directors (automatically succeeds from position of Board Chair Elect)
Board Chair Elect (elected)
Board Vice Chair (elected)
Secretary and Treasurer (elected)
Past Chair of the Board of Directors
President and CEO
Appointed Committee Chairs
Chair of the Board of Directors
Nancy Nix
Executive Director, EMBA Program
Professor, Supply Chain Practice
Texas Christian University
MJ Neeley School of Business
Dr. Nancy W. Nix, executive director, EMBA Program and professor of supply chain practice at the Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University (TCU), was elected to the office of Chair. Dr. Nix provides leadership for TCU's Executive MBA program, teaches graduate-level courses in global supply chain management and supply chain strategy, and has led study-abroad experiences in China, India, and Argentina. She has previously served in multiple supply chain roles at DuPont and Reliance Industries Ltd. in Mumbai, India.
Board Elect Chair
Rick J. Jackson
Executive Vice President, Limited Logistics Services
Limited Brands, Inc.
Rick J. Jackson is executive vice president, Mast Global Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of Limited Brands, Inc. In this role, he provides strategic direction and leadership for international and domestic logistics, transportation, distribution center operations, and supply chain technical services. Prior to this, he served two years as chief operating officer of Victoria’s Secret Direct, and more than 18 years at Kraft/Nabisco in a variety of sales, manufacturing, and logistics positions.
Board Vice Chair
Heather Sheehan
Vice President - Indirect Sourcing & Logistics
Danaher Corporation
Heather L. Sheehan, vice president, indirect sourcing and logistics, Danaher Corporation, was elected to the office of Board Vice Chair. In her role at Danaher, she has global responsibility for non-production and logistics procurement, strategy, and implementation across the company's 100-plus operating companies. She is involved with over 200 manufacturing facilities globally, primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia, and spent a two-year assignment in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Danaher in 2002, she worked for Honeywell in the positions of corporate director - global logistics, marketing leader, and polymer division logistics director.
Secretary and Treasurer
Theodore Stank
Bruce Chair in Logistics
Associate Dean for Executive Education
University of Tennessee
Ted Stank, Bruce Chair in Logistics at The University of Tennessee, was elected to the office of Secretary and Treasurer. Dr. Stank assumed the Bruce Chair following nearly six years in administration as department head for marketing and logistics, associate dean for academic programs, and associate dean of the Center for Executive Education. Prior to arriving at UT, he served at Michigan State University, Iowa State University, and the University of Texas at El Paso.
Past Chair of the Board of Directors
Keith Turner
Vice President Marketing and Sales, Alcoa World Alumina
Alcoa, Inc.
Keith Turner, vice president marketing and sales, Alcoa World Alumina, ALCOA, was named to the office of Immediate Past Chair. At ALCOA, he is responsible for managing global commercial activities related to bauxite, smelter and non-metallurgical grade alumina, and aluminum powder. Turner is also responsible for bulk transportation as president of Alcoa Steamship. In his previous role with ALCOA, he was general manager alumina and bauxite sales for Alcoa World Alumina.
Certification Chair |
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Member at Large - Member Life Cycle Focus Mary Long VP Logistics & Network Planning |
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Program Chair |
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Strategic Growth Kevin F. Smith President and CEO Sustainable Supply Chain Consulting |
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Roundtable Chair |
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Research Strategies Eric Peltz Associate Director, National Security Research Division RAND Corporation |
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International Strategy Chair (India Focus) |
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Member at Large - Young Professionals Sarah Giffin Director, Client Solutions UTi Contact Logistics & Distribution |
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Education Strategies Chair |
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Member at Large – Industry Vertical Focus Mark Baxa Director, Global Trade Management & Compliance Monsanto |
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President and CEO |
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The individuals listed on the link above have served a one–year term as a past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
| 2010-2011 Keith Turner | 2009-2010 Robert B. Silverman |
| 2008-2009 Roger Woody | 2007-2008 Richard Murphy, Jr. |
| 2006-2007 Ed Huller | 2005-2006 Mary-Lou Quinto |
| 2004-2005 Mark Richards | 2003-2004 Elijah Ray |
| 2002-2003 Thomas W. Speh | 2001-2002 Joel Sutherland |
| 2000-2001 John Thomas Mentzer | 1999-2000 Herb G. Johnson |
| 1998-1999 Kathleen Strange | 1997-1998 Robert E. Bowles |
| 1996-1997 David A. Tarr | 1995-1996 Nancy Haslip |
| 1994-1995 Franklyn C. Hathaway | 1993-1994 Gary J. Sease |
| 1992-1993 Robert C. Camp | 1991-1992 Ira M. Ross |
| 1990-1991 C. John Langley, Jr. | 1989-1990 Richard F. Powers |
| 1988-1989 Douglas E. Zemke | 1987-1988 Howard S. Gochberg |
| 1986-1987 Frederick S. Schorr | 1985-1986 D. Frank McMillan |
| 1984-1985 David H. Hess Jr. | 1983-1984 Roger W. Kallock |
| 1982-1983 Eugene L. Sailer | 1981-1982 Ronald E. Seger |
| 1980-1981 Vern H. Goodwin, Jr. | 1979-1980 Morton T. Yeomans |
| 1978-1979 Bernard J. Hale | 1977-1978 Clifford F. Lynch |
| 1976-1977 Jerome D. Krassenstein | 1975-1976 James W. Speers |
| 1974-1975 Louis S. Goldberg | 1973-1974 Kenneth B. Ackerman |
| 1972-1973 Graham M. Brush, Jr. | 1971-1972 F.H. Bergtholdt |
| 1970-1971 Andrew C. Price | 1969-1970 George C. Smith |
| 1968-1969 H. George Miller | 1967-1968 John F. Varley |
| 1966-1967 Edward M. Smykay | 1965-1966 Bruce J. Riggs |
| 1964-1965 Donald J. Bowersox | 1963-1964 William T. Beckman |
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