Governance

2023-2024 AOCS Governing Board

President, Grant Mitchell, Process Plus, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 
Vice President, Tony O’Lenick, SurfaTech, Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA
Treasurer, Greg Hatfield, Bunge Limited, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Secretary, Gerard Baillely, Proctor & Gamble, Mason, Ohio, USA
Immediate Past President, Silvana Martini, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
Member-at-Large, Fabiola Dionisi, Societe' Des Produits Nestlé - Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Member-at-Large, Supratim Gosh, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Member-at-Large, Roger Nahas, Kalsec, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Member-at-Large, Rajan Panandiker, Victor Mills Society at Procter & Gamble Corporate Research
Member-at-Large, Bruce Patsey, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Member-at-Large, Lars Reimann, Eurofins Scientific Inc, Germantown, Tennessee, USA
Member-at-Large, Rick Theiner, Evonik Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Member-at-Large, Tong (Toni) Wang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Member-at-Large, Xuebing Xu, Wilmar Global R&D Center, Shanghai City, China
Member-at-Large, Bryan Yeh, American Biodiesel, Inc., dba Community Fuels, Walnut Creek, California, USA
Member-at-Large, Holiday Durham Zanetti, Nutrilite Health Institute, Amway, Global Center of Excellence, Innovation and Science, Nutrition Product Development, Buena Park, California, USA
Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Donnelly, ex officio, AOCS, Illinois, USA

AOCS past officers (.pdf)

Governing Board Committees

The Governing Board has established the following committees composed of Society members to administer and carry out specific activities as described below.

• Business Management Committee
  Develops financial policies and the Society's annual budget, as well as oversees investments. For more information, contact patrick.donnelly@aocs.org.

• Audit Committee
  Assists the Governing Board in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities. Acts as liaison between the Society's independent accountants and the entire Governing Board. For more information, contact patrick.donnelly@aocs.org.

• Nominating and Election Committee
  The AOCS Nominating & Election Committee is responsible for developing a slate of candidates for election to the Governing Board in accordance with the Society’s policies. The Committee evaluates information submitted by applicants and interviews top candidates believed to be the best fit based on current needs of the Society. The Committee recommends a slate of candidates to the Governing Board for approval. In December of each year, the final slate of candidates is presented to the AOCS membership for ratification by mid-February of the following year. Candidates receiving more than 50% support from ballots cast will be installed as new members of the Governing Board during its meeting that takes place during the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo.

• Recognition Committee
  Serves as a coordinating body and as an administrative agent of the Governing Board over all recognition programs including awards and honors that are not governed by the Society's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. Focuses on the financial health of the recognition program including reviewing award contracts and making recommendations. For more information, contact membership@aocs.org.