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A2LA Today
September 2016 / Number 132
The Newsletter of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
In This Issue ... Lonnie Spires Appointed as
R__e_c_e_n__t _N_e__w_s__________ A2LA President and CEO
Lonnie Spires Appointed as By Kelsey Roberts, A2LA Marketing Coordinator
A2LA President and CEO
A2LA Becomes Accredited A2LA is pleased to announce the selection of
Provider of IACET CEUs Lonnie Spires as its next Chief Executive Offi-
A2LA Accredits First Recreational cer. Spires succeeds Peter Unger, who served as
Marijuana Laboratory in North A2LA’s President and CEO for twenty years and
America to ISO/IEC 17025
A2LA Pursuing FCC Recognition continues to support the Association in his posi-
to Accredit Test Firms in
Non-MRA Countries tion as President Emeritus. Spires brings to the
Pete Unger Honored by
ASTM International position over a decade of executive leadership
Join the A2LA Email Lists experience across the testing and measurement
A__2_L_A__U_p__d_a_t_e_s_________ community.
New Explanations of ISO/IEC “I have been a customer and advocate of A2LA
Requirements for nearly 20 years,” says Spires. “It is a great
New & Updated Documents
Fall 2016 Public Training honor and privilege to be entrusted with the
Schedule
Fall 2016 Webinar Series leadership of A2LA. My goal, first and foremost,
Farewell to Daren Valentine
A2LA Tech Forum is to carry on the rich history of the Association -
A2LA Welcomes New Approved
Lead Assessors being a world leader in accreditation.”
A2LA Welcomes New Staff
Spires served for the past five years as President and CEO of Trescal, Inc., a global cal-
_S_p_o_t_li_g_h_t_s_____________ ibration services provider. During his tenure, Spires oversaw Trescal’s expansion from
five locations to twelve across the United States, and revenue growth from $24 million to
AOAC and Industry to Set
Voluntary Consensus Standards over $45 million. Mr. Spires has also been involved with NCSLI in a variety of capacities,
for Cannabis
NCSL International Workshop & most recently serving as the President of the Board of Directors since 2005. Noteworthy
Symposium 2016
Pam Wright Honored at NCSLI achievements during his affiliation with NCSLI include significant improvement in finan-
2016 Event
cial performance, establishment of positive brand reputation globally and reduction of
Newsletter Staff ...
operations costs by 30%.
Editor: Kelsey Roberts
Layout Design: Gina McInturff “Lonnie comes with an excellent business Spires’s experience also includes
as well as technical background in A2LA’s a position as Managing Direc-
tor of Dynamic Technology Inc.
leading field of calibration laboratory and General Manager of Comtel
accreditation. I have full confidence Electronics. Under his supervision,
that he will lead A2LA in maintaining its Comtel Electronics became one of
reputation as one of the premier providers the first calibration laboratories to
achieve accreditation to ISO Guide
of accreditation worldwide.” 25, the precursor to ISO/IEC 17025.
~Peter Unger, A2LA President Emeritus
“The appointment of Lonnie Spires as A2LA’s CEO is the culmination of an exhaustive
search and vetting process led by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and
an outside search firm,” said Robert Whitehead, A2LA Board Chair. “Mr. Spires embod-
ies all the qualities we were looking for, blending technical knowledge with a formal and
practical business management background. On behalf of the Board, I’d like to welcome
Lonnie and express our gratitude to Peter Unger for his transition assistance and for pav-
ing the way for A2LA’s very bright future.”
Welcome to the A2LA family, Lonnie! n
