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Here are some of the highlights
from our past!
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1991
The First
Organizational Meeting at the SQA Meeting in
Kansas City in October. Ten to twelve people
attended.
December 6th was the second organizational
meeting held at Genentech, Inc., South San
Francisco, CA. The list of attendees
included 25 people. At the meeting the name
Pacific Regional Chapter of the Society of
Quality Assurance was established. The
region covered by the PRCSQA was also
established, as well as the by-laws and
charter. Officers and Board of Directors
were nominated, and the election was held by
written ballot. the results were as follows:
Founding President, Debi Garvin
President, Renee Pejovich
Vice-President, Sharon Keener-Nemmers
Secretary, Shirley Ortega
Treasurer, Barbara Koerber
Directors: Lance Sandvik, Kitty Schlosser,
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1992
At the January 31st Board
Meeting of the Society of Quality Assurance
the PRCSQA was approved as a Regional
Chapter.
The first PRCSQA newsletter dated February
1992.
Chapter membership was approximately 68 by
October.
Meetings:
March 9, 1992 - The California Regional
Primate Research Center, University of
California, Davis, California.
July 10, 1992 - Syntex, Palo Alto,
California.
November 6 1992 - ICI Americas in Richmond
California.
PRCSQA attends the SQA Meeting in Atlanta,
Georgia September 29 - October 2, 1992.
Board of Directors:
Founding President, Debi Garvin
President, Renee Pejovich
Vice-President, Sharon Keener-Nemmers
Secretary, Shirley Ortega
Treasurer, Barbara Koerber
Directors: Lance Sandvik, Kitty Schlosser,
Reed Smith, Andrea Westberg
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1993
The membership directory
contains approximately 81 members.
The PRCSQA hosted "A Taste of the Coast" at
the Cable Car Barn in San Francisco during
the 1993 SQA Meeting. The event featured
fine wines from the West Coast, and
especially California.
In November the PRCSQA was invited to
present a GLP Workshop at the San Jose State
University, College of Science.
Meetings:
March 1, 1993 - Pan-Ag Labs, Madera,
California
June 28 1993 - UNOCAL Corporation, Brea,
California
December 3, 1993 - Valent USA Corp., Dublin,
California
Board of Directors:
Past President, Renee Pejovich
President, Sharon Keener-Nemmers
Vice-President, Lance Sandvik
Secretary, Shirley Ortega
Treasurer, Barbara Koerber
Directors: Leslie Kvasnicka, Kitty
Schlosser, Michelle Reilly, Andrea Westberg
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1994
PRCSQA membership reaches
approximately 115.
The SQA in conjunction with the PRCSQA
offered a Field Training Seminar at Pan-AG
Labs in Madera, California.
Members from the PRCSQA attend the SQA
Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in
October.
Meetings:
March 18, 1994 - Hosted by Pan-Ag Labs, at
the Sheraton, Fresno, California
June 10 1994 - Genentech, Inc., South San
Francisco, California
December 5, 1994 - Allergan, Inc., Irvine,
California.
Board of Directors:
Past President, Sharon Keener-Nemmers
President, Lance Sandvik
Vice-President, Debi Garvin
Secretary, Sue Qualls
Treasurer, Eric Tamichi
Directors: Leslie Kvasnicka, Erick Carlson,
Mary Kay Erickson, Bradley Lee
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1995
PRCSQA Membership is
approximately 132.
Members from the PRCSQA attend the SQA
Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, in October.
Meetings:
March 3, 1995 - Novo Nordisk Entotech, Inc.,
Davis California
June 9 1995 - Genentech, Inc., South San
Francisco, California
December 5, 1995 - Valent USA Corp., Dublin,
California
Board of Directors:
Past President, Lance Sandvik
President, Debi Garvin
Vice-President, Leslie Kvasnicka
Secretary, Sue Qualls
Treasurer, Eric Tamichi
Directors: Mike Bledsoe, Erick Carlson, Mary
Kay Erickson, Bradley Lee
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1996
PRCSQA Membership still
grows.
The PRCSQA goes online on the internet by
Fall 1996.
Members from the PRCSQA attend the SQA
Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, in October.
Meetings:
March 4, 1996 - Hosted by Plant Sciences,
Inc., Watsonville, California
June 3, 1996 - Allergan, Inc., Irvine,
California
December 9, 1996 - Zeneca Ag Products,
Richmond, California
Board of Directors:
Past President, Debi Garvin
President, Leslie Kvasnicka
Vice-President, Eric Tamichi
Secretary, Karen Wagner
Treasurer, Jim McFarland
Directors: Mike Bledsoe, Erick Carlson, Clif
Finley, Bradley Lee, John Rachuy
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1997
PRCSQA Membership reaches
167 by the end of the year!!!
Members from the PRCSQA attended the SQA
Meeting in Seattle, Washington, in October,
and hosted "Sippin' Cider" at the opening
reception.
Meetings:
March 24, 1997 - Compliance Services
International, Seattle, Washington
June 2, 1997 - Roche Bioscience, Palo Alto,
California
Board of Directors:
Past President, Leslie Kvasnicka
President, Eric Tamichi
Vice-President, Mary Kay Erickson
Secretary, Karen Wagner
Treasurer, Jim McFarland
Directors: Clif Finley, Bradley Lee, Marlys
Okada, John Rachuy
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1998
PRCSQA offers a
Training Course in Reno, NV; and also offers
a Seminar on "How To Handle Difficult
People".
Meetings:
January 12 & 13 - PRCSQA Training Course in
Reno, NV
April 3 - "How To Handle Difficult People" -
Fred Pryor Seminar, Genentech, Inc., S. San
Francisco, California
June 22 - Panlabs Biosafety, Bothell,
Washington
Board of Directors:
Past President, Eric Tamichi
Acting Past President, Leslie Kvasnicka
President, Mary Kay Erickson
Vice-President, Sue Qualls
Secretary, Gary Charbonneau
Treasurer, Jim McFarland
Directors: Clifton Finley, Marlys Okada,
Robert Vetro, Karen Young
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1999
PRCSQA offers a
Training Course in Reno, NV; and also offers
a Seminar on "How To Handle Difficult
People".
Meetings:
January 11 & 12 - PRCSQA Training Course in
Las Vegas, NV
April 12 - National Food Labs
July 19 - Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA
Members from the PRCSQA attend the SQA
Meeting in Chicago, IL, in October.
Board of Directors:
Past President, Mary Kay Erickson
President, Sue Qualls
Vice-President, Mary Lynn
Secretary, Gary Charbonneau
Treasurer, Jim McFarland
Directors: Debi Garvin, Sue Michaels,
Patrick Quinlan, Robert Vetro
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2000
PRCSQA Membership still
grows.
Meetings:
Board of Directors:
Past President, Sue Qualls
President, Mary Lynn
Vice-President, Gary Charbonneau
Secretary, Barbara Randolph
Treasurer, Larrisa Schuster
Directors: Debi Garvin, Bradley Lee, Susan
Michaels, Lisa Sottolano
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2001
The
PRCSQA organized a Spring Meeting with Karen
Raskasky that was entitled "Advanced
Computer System Validation in a Regulatory
Environment". It was held at Amgen in
Thousand Oaks, CA.
The Summer Meeting was held in Renton,
Washington and included GLP, GCP and OECD
issues.
The PRCSQA hosted the "Beach Party"
reception at the Annual SQA meeting in San
Diego.
Past President - Sue Qualls
President - Lisa Sottolano
Vice-President - Clara Cushman
Secretary - Barbara Randolph
Treasurer - Larissa Schuster
Directors:
Martin Brett
Brad Lee
John Rachuy
JoAnne Riggs
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2002
A Spring
Meeting was held at Valent USA in Dublin CA
that focused on EPA issues.
"It's All About Chemistry" was the theme of
the two-day Summer Meeting held at Roche
Bioscience in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. C. T.
Vishwanathan from the FDA was our featured
speaker.
Past President - Lisa Sottolano
President - Lance Sandvik
Vice-President - Stephanie Taulbee
Secretary - Linda Palagi Lynn
Treasurer - Larissa Schuster
Directors:
John Rachuy
JoAnne Riggs
Rick Shuster
Bill Vogelpohl
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2003
A
two-day Summer Meeting was held at
ChevronTexaco's Technology Center in
Richmond CA. Our featured speakers were Ms.
Francisca Liem of the EPA and Dr.
Viswanathan from the FDA. A Fred Pryor
seminar on "Conflict Management and
Confrontation Skills" was presented on the
second day.
Past President - Lance Sandvik
President - Stephanie Taulbee
Vice-President - JoAnne Riggs
Secretary - Linda Palagi Lynn
Treasurer - Larissa Schuster/Lance Sandvik
Directors:
Rena Liu-Critchley
Michelle Seary
Rick Shuster
Bill Vogelpohl
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2004
The
Summer Meeting was hosted by Allergan in
Irvine CA. It was a two-day meeting that
consisted of one day of regulatory
information and training and a one day
seminar from Reid and Associates on "The
Reid Technique of Interviewing: Assessing
Witness Credibility."
"It's Raining Regulations" was the theme for
our one and one-half day Fall meeting held
at the Amgen Helix, Seattle WA facility.
Past President - Stephanie Taulbee
President - JoAnne Riggs
Vice-President - Rick Shuster
Secretary - Lance Sandvik
Treasurer -Linda Palagi Lynn
Directors:
Farrah Khan
Barbara Randolph
Michelle Seary
Lucy Wingett |
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2005
Our
spring meeting in April focused on EPA field
study issues and was hosted by Valent in
Dublin, CA.
The Fall Meeting, "Don't Gamble on
Compliance" in Las Vegas,Nevada was hosted
in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain
Regional Chapter. It was a two-day meeting
with regulatory agency speakers, Dr. Gerald
McGirl and Dr. CT Viswanathan from FDA, and
excellent industry training. Major jackpots
were not reported!
Past President - JoAnne Riggs
President -Rick Shuster
Vice-President - Michelle Seary
Secretary - Lance Sandvik
Treasurer -Linda Palagi Lynn
Directors:
Farrah Khan
Barbara Randolph
Jennifer Reeser
Lucy Wingett
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2006
The An
evening social event was hosted by the
chapter during the SQA annual meeting in
Phoenix, AZ (April).
Our Fall Meeting was hosted by Genentech in
South San Francisco, CA. Basic GLP training
was based on slides from SQA and an advanced
GLP training session was provided. Lively
round table discussions of the presentations
nicely addressed any questions. Group
training scenarios were on the agenda for
added fun! The featured FDA speaker was Jane
Kreis, Office of Regulatory Affairs.
Past President - Rick Shuster
President - Michelle Seary
Vice-President - James Perez
Secretary - Jodi Myers
Treasurer - Anne Maczulak
Directors:
Linda Palagi Lynn
Jennifer Reeser
Lance Sandvik
Lucy Wingett |
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2007
An evening social event was hosted by the chapter during the SQA annual meeting in Austin, TX (April).
Our Fall Meeting was held jointly with the Rocky Mountain Chapter SQA in Las Vegas, NV. A Fred Pryor training session for dealing with difficult people was offered and Linda Palagi Lynn conducted an equipment validation session. The meeting aligned with the national SQA quarterly meeting and the discussions were open to attendees from the joint chapters.
Past President - Michelle Seary
President -James Perez
Vice-President - Lucy Wingett
Secretary - Jodi Myers
Treasurer -Anne Maczulak
Directors:
Alex Dilis
John Bolling
Lance Sandvik
Linda Massey
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2008
A breakfast event was hosted by the chapter during the SQA annual meeting in Memphis, TN (May). Elvis was spotted enjoying peanut butter and banana sandwiches… he ate several!
The Fall meeting, “Fall For Compliance” was hosted by Genentech, Inc. on the South San Francisco campus. One of the newer buildings was utilized for the function and allowed concurrent sessions to be conducted. The sessions included a full day of Reid and Associates, Interviewing Techniques.
Day 2 included SQA Specialty Sections Updates for the Clinical Specialty Section, and the Program Planning Committee. Other sessions presented were Developing and Deploying a GXP Electronic Global Audit Management System, A Case Study for CRO-Sponsor Interactions and a Clinical QA Communication lesson.
Jane M. Kreis, R.Ph., MBA, CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Regional Training Officer, Pacific Region, Food and Drug Administration, presented FDA GLP/GCP Updates along with Carl Anderson discussing industry standards from the floor in tandem with the topics presented by Jane. It was a productive meeting and the board thanks the agency for continued participation with our chapter.
Past President - James Perez
President - Lucy Wingett
Vice-President - Cody Braswell
Secretary - Jodi Myers
Treasurer - Anne Maczulak
Directors:
Alex Dilis
Jackie Hevy
Linda Massey
John Bolling |
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