CANDIDATE FOR AIPG NATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT
Candidate for AIPG National
President-Elect
David G. Pyles CPG-7364 Westmont, Illinois
I am grateful to be nominated for the elected office of AIPG’s President Elect for 2017. My AIPG membership goes back to August of 1987 when I obtained my CPG. Since obtaining my CPG, I have found professional stability, growth and leader- ship within my professional career through my affiliation with AIPG. My involvement and active-participation with AIPG began when I attended a small (5-member) section meeting in Chicago in 2008. At this meeting we discussed our collec- tive desire to re-kindle the Illinois/Indiana Section meeting attendance and increase the general level of activity within the section. Then I was nominated and elected Section President and focused on the goals for the section. This effort also came at a time when numerous regulations were being developed that directly affected our profession and included related licensure (Illinois Geological Licensing Act). By taking a leadership role in the development of regulations and by stepping-up to act as a liaison among other professional geological societies in Illinois, AIPG quickly became recognized among non-member peers and relevant to our state governments. With some out- reach, the section board grew, as did our meeting attendance and section participation. It was understood that a seat on the section’s board was a service commitment to the geological community and our profession. We established semi-annual meetings with contemporary topics and quality speakers. We created a vendor nights to assist in fund-raising for the section and a forum for our local geological community to network. The Section also now hosts contractor demonstrations and related hands-on training opportunities. We host geological field trips, short-courses with continuing education credits and published semi-annual newsletters.
In 2011, the Illinois/Indiana section was selected to host AIPG’s 48th Annual National Conference. I served as Conference General Chairman. This volunteer position pro- vided me with an opportunity to work with AIPG’s staff to create, develop and host the conference. I was fortunate to work with AIPG’s administrative management team and interact with many accomplished Professional Geologists; truly a very rewarding experience. These collective efforts have produced results. We met our initial goals to improve the activity in our section and regularly have over 75-professionals attending our meetings. This level of activity has increased involvement and participation from within the section membership which has allowed for the creation of new student chapters within our section. These efforts have also created an operating budget for the sections activities, including hiring a lobbyist to watch regulations that are in development and concern the profession
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and its ability to work within the state of Illinois. Further, benefits of having an active section has allowed us to establish and fund student scholarships, underwrite student attendance on field trips and meeting attendance, provide publications and other activities in the section.
After six years a serving as section President and my experience with the national conference, I wanted to serve on the National Advisory Board and eventually serve on the Executive Committee. I was elected in 2014 by the national delegates to serve on the National Advisory Board and again in 2015. In addition, in 2015, I received the Section Leadership Award in recognition of the work and accomplishments within the Illinois/Indiana Section.
In 2016, I was honored to be elected and I am currently serving as National Vice-President. In this position, I have chaired the National Honor and Awards Selection Committee, served as AIPG’s liaison to GSA (including past three years), and am serving as Executive committee chairman to develop and conduct strategic planning and assessment of AIPG’s challenges and areas of growth, including both short and long term goal setting and self-evaluation of AIPG. This strategic planning is designed to be an on-going platform to remain contemporary as a professional organization and the related services desired by its members and our profession. If elected, I would like to continue to work on longer term planning and direction for AIPG as a National organization. I also feel that my contribution would be beneficial with the transition to a new Executive Director, when hired.
In addition to working this year with the strategic planning, I have many goals that I wish to pursue if elected, including improvement of the communication and interaction with stu- dent chapters; with a focused goal to improve the retention/ conversion of students into active AIPG membership after graduation. I would like to enlist new graduates for their participation as new and active members. The success and future of AIPG, and our profession, rests upon the collective efforts of so many dedicated AIPG members who understand that contributing to our profession is important and reward- ing. My efforts in volunteering to serve AIPG is a rewarding contribution of my time and talents to assure the profession is recognized for its significance in society both now and for future generations to follow.
I seek your support in electing me President Elect for 2017. Respectfully, David G. Pyles, CPG 7364.
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