About Our Chapter

Our Chapter is the North Shore Chapter (NOSH #20). We are incorporated and hold a not-for-profit status. We are dedicated to serving our membership, geographical area and business community with educational programs, services and career assistance.

Our programs and services are designed to help our customers meet the challenge of professional growth with respect to the Resource Management profession. Every year the Board of Directors surveys the North Shore Chapter membership's needs, and uses this information to develop the Chapter's offerings.

This is the sixth year in a row that we have achieved a Platinum award--the highest level of recognition a Chapter can achieve--through a Chapter Management Awards Program called the Passport Program. The Passport Program encourages innovation and strong organizational management practices, including solid strategic planning, continuity among leadership, and recruiting and retaining members.

About our Chapter's History

In celebration of our 40th anniversary (March 2000), Arch Astolfi, one of our Past Presidents and an Honorary Member of APICS, presented "The Birth of a Chapter." A few highlights of that history follows:

Even as early as 1957, Jack Raymond had been tracking down leads about a national organization called the American Production and Inventory Control Society which was being incorporated in Kokomo, Indiana. He kept his eye on this new society. The field sorely needed the benefits that a professional organization could provide. In the fall of 1959, Jack Raymond, who, by then, had become a member of the Boston Chapter of APICS, was communicating with Norm Bouely about starting a new chapter on the North Shore, where the potential for membership existed. The area was ripe for expansion.

On January 7, 1960, Jack made the first move toward having a chapter in the area when he sent a letter and a questionnaire our to a group of companies on the North Shore. The response was very encouraging, and on February 9, 1960, the first meeting was held to begin organizing a chapter. Thirty-four men attended the meeting and unanimously voted to seek affiliation with the national APICS organization.

The application for a chapter charter was presented to the National Board of Director on February 20. On March 8, 1960, the charter was presented to the Chapter (then referred to as the Salem Chapter) at a meeting at the Colonial in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Isidore Eisner of New Bedford, and national Vice President of Chapter Development presented the charter to Jack Raymond of Beverly, before a group of 37 men from various North Shore companies. There were thirty charter members and the following officers were elected:

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Jack Raymond Herb Ricker Fred Smith Tom Standring

Past Presidents

Since 1960, our Chapter has been, and continues to be, served by many dedicated professionals. Every one was (is) a volunteer. While we list only Past Presidents here, we wish to recognize all those who've served on the Board of Directors over the years. Our thanks and appreciation go to all of them for their dedication and service to APICS.

John Raymond, 1960 Herb Ricker, 1961 Frank Kimball, 1962-63 Arch Astolfi, 1964-65 Alfred King, 1966 John Robicheau, 1967 George Stanton, 1968 David Tarr, 1969 James Holleran, 1970 Marcel Pelletier, 1971 Robert Gaige, 1972 Robert Kohankie, 1973 Peder Herried, 1974 James Dietz, 1975 Thomas Leonard, 1976 Ronald Morneau, 1977

M. Krishnamurthy, 1978 Kenneth Belanger, 1979 Chris Gray, 1980 Virginia Reck, 1981 Richard Hopkins, 1982 David Herrington, 1983 Andrew Doherty, 1984 Thomas Leonard, 1985 Phil Hubis, 1986-87 Preston Holleman, 1988-90 Nancy Preston, 1991-92 Paul Blanchet, 1993-97 Mike Stan, 1998-2001 Paul Blanchet, 2001-02 Kevin Burnell, 2002-

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