I am pleased to announce a few changes to our local ASIS leadership team: Anita Jelley continues to serve as ASIS Regional VP, Lisa Terry has accepted the Women In Security (WIS) Regional position, and I have accepted our chapter WIS chair position. I know Anita and Lisa will do an excellent job in their new roles and we will work to build on the momentum Lisa created for our group last year. Our continued success will depend on our commitment and enthusiasm for promoting women in security, at the same time having fun in the process. Bring your ideas and suggestions for our group goals for 2016 to our first meeting on February 9th, I’m planning a brainstorming session.
Barb Phillips of RTI International has graciously offered to host our meeting on February 9th, from 9: 00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the RTI campus in RTP. We are very fortunate to have Mary Elizabeth Reiss, RTI VP of Ethics and Compliance as our speaker on the topic of “Ethics”. Her biography is below.
Mary Elizabeth Reiss received a Master’s in Business Administration from Florida Institute Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from LaSalle University. She attended Pennsylvania State University for post-graduate procurement education as well as the International Export Import Institute for International Trade Compliance certification classes. She completed Lean Six Sigma training at Lockheed Martin reaching the level of black belt. Mary Elizabeth has 28 plus years of experience in government contracting, managing major subcontracts, international and domestic compliance, industrial security, and logistics management. The majority of her career prior to RTI was spent at Lockheed Martin where she was Director of Contract Administration with responsibility for international and domestic contracting and compliance functions.
In her current role as Vice President of Compliance and Ethics Officer, Mary Elizabeth is evaluating the environment in which RTI operates in terms of statutory, regulatory, contractual and other externally imposed compliance requirements and risks. In addition she is assessing RTI’s internal controls and compliance activities to determine where there may be opportunities to enhance the institute’s compliance program and strengthen RTI’s financial reporting. In addition, she currently has responsibility for the operational oversight of Industrial Security, Export/Import Compliance, and has been a member of RTI’s Shared Services Council.
Mary Elizabeth chairs RTI’s Corporate Compliance Oversight Committee and overseas the Compliance partners, a network of compliance subject matter experts throughout RTI. She holds certifications in Professional Contracts Management (CPCM), Professional Compliance and Ethics (CCEP), Healthcare and Research Compliance (CHRC) and Privacy Compliance (CHPC) and is a Professional Certified Life Coach.
Please let me know if you are able to join us on February 9th!
Meeting address: 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
RSVP to loye@us.ibm.com.
-Loye Messina, CPP