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ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter - June 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 3 days ago
Here is the link to the ASQ Phoenix Section Sun Dial Newsletter for June 2025: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - July 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 4 days ago
ASQ Phoenix Message from the Chair - July 2025 Greetings All - Thanks to all who attended the June Program “ Food Safety Culture as a Strategic Asset: Driving Excellence Beyond Audits ” with Jennifer DuCree, Sr. Manager, Crisis and Risk Management at RQA, Inc. We had 53 attending the Program with the Presentation receiving positive feedback. This and past Program recordings can be found in the “Library” on the Phoenix Section page of myASQ. This month’s Program on July 10 th @ 6pm MST (PDT) is “ Demystifying Internal Audits ” with Jennifer Stepniowski, an ASQ Fellow with nearly three decades of experience providing quality solutions to a number of ...

June 2025 Program Recording

By Robert Mitchell posted 27 days ago
In the June 12, 2025, ASQ Phoenix Section monthly Program meeting, Jennifer DuCree discusses quality culture in food safety. Click here to view the recording.

ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter - May 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 06/08/25
Here is the link for the ASQ Phoenix Section Sun Dial Newsletter for May 2025: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - June 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 06/08/25
ASQ Phoenix Message from the Chair June 2025 Greetings All - Thanks to all who attended the May Program “ Quality 4.0 and AI: Unlocking New Levels of Product Excellence and Customer Satisfaction ” with John Choate, Founder & Chief Project Officer, GlobalAI Supply Chain Solutions. We had 61 attending the Program with the Presentation receiving positive feedback. This and past Program recordings can be found in the “Library” on the Phoenix Section page of myASQ. This month’s Program on June 12 th @ 6pm MST (PDT) is “ Food Safety Culture as a Strategic Asset: Driving Excellence Beyond Audits ” with Jennifer DuCree, Sr. Manager, Crisis and Risk ...

ASQ Phoenix One Page Lessons, New Lesson is Process Maps Vol. 2025 Issue 3

By Barbara Banek posted 06/08/25
The next lesson in this One Page Lesson series is Process Maps, Vol. 2025, Issue 3. It is actually two pages, which can be printed back-to-back on both sides of one sheet of paper, or on two sheets of paper. The title is "Value Stream Maps." Here is the link: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

July 10 Monthly Program - Demystifying Internal Audits

By Robert Mitchell posted 05/20/25
AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 PM – Welcome 6:05 PM – Brief Announcements 6:15 PM – Guest Speaker Presentation 7:15 PM – Q&A and Networking 7:45 PM – Phoenix Section Business 8:00 PM – Adjourn SPEAKER: Jennifer Stepniowski TOPIC: Demystifying Internal Audits BIO: Jennifer Stepniowski is an ASQ Fellow with nearly three decades of experience providing quality solutions to a number of industries. As a CMQ/OE, Jennifer has built and executed quality systems for several organizations including a global implementation for Milwaukee Tool and more recently for Modine's Advanced ...

June 12 Monthly Program - Food Safety

By Robert Mitchell posted 05/20/25
TOPIC: Food Safety Culture as a Strategic Asset: Driving Excellence Beyond Audits Speaker: BIO: Jennifer DuCree Jennifer is Senior Manager, Crisis and Risk Management at RQA, Inc. With over 20 years of experience, her background spans various food sectors including bakery and snack foods, fruit and vegetable processing and repacking, nuts and confections, food ingredient manufacturing, recipe meals and meal kits, cereal grain processing, nutraceuticals, and spirits. Before joining RQA, Jennifer led QuickQuestion LLC, a consultancy focused on food safety and quality compliance within the food and ...

The May 2025 Program recording is Now Available

By Robert Mitchell posted 05/20/25
John Choate, Founder & Chief Project Officer, GlobalAI Supply Chain Solutions , explores how Quality 4.0 and AI are transforming quality management practices across industries. John will share practical insights on implementing AI-powered quality solutions to achieve measurable business outcomes. Key Topics: Understanding Quality 4.0 in the context of Industry 4.0 How AI and generative AI are revolutionizing quality management Real-world case studies from leading organizations Practical implementation strategies and best practices Emerging trends and future directions for 2025 and beyond Click here or navigate to the ASQ Phoenix ...

The April 2025 Program Recording is Now Available

By Robert Mitchell posted 05/20/25
Roderick Munro, Senior Management System Auditor at LRQA, discusses potential customer requirements that may be coming as the result of the changes to the ISO Management System Standards (MSS) How to Answer Your Auditor Potential Impacts of New Requirements What to Do to Prepare What’s Next Click here or navigate to the ASQ Phoenix Section myASQ Library > Videos.

May 2025 Program Handout - Arizona Industry Excellence Through Quality 4.0 and AI

By Barbara Banek posted 05/08/25
Here is the link to the May 2025 Program Handout - Arizona Industry Excellence Through Quality 4.0 and AI: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix Section Sun Dial Newsletter - April 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 05/07/25
Here is the link for the ASQ Phoenix Section Sun Dial Newsletter for April 2025: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix Section Sun Dial Newsletter March 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 04/03/25
Below is the link to the ASQ Phoenix Section Newsletter for March 2025: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - April 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 04/03/25
Message from the ASQ Phoenix Section Chair for April 2025 Greetings All - Thanks to all who attended the March Program “Effects of Recall in the Food Industry Due to Poor Employee Training” with Rosemarie Christopher, President of Food SMART Strategies International (FSSI). We had 62 attending the program with the presentation receiving positive feedback. This month’s program on April 10 th @ 6pm MST is “ Climate Change - ISO 9001 & Management System Standards (MSS) - What Comes Next? ” with Roderick A. Munro discussing ISO 9001:2015 Amd 1:2024 . His consulting focus is on the strategic deployment and execution of organizational SHEQ continual improvement ...

Recording of March 13 Program Meeting is Now Available for Viewing

By Robert Mitchell posted 03/16/25
Click here or navigate to Library > Video Recordings Rosemarie Chirstopher discusses Food Recalls and Employee Training To receive ASQ RU credit, send an email to the ASQ Phoenix Voice of Customer Chair, Jason Siebert , with the title and date of the recording, the date of viewing, and at least one takeaway from watching the guest speaker's presentation.

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - March 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 03/07/25
March 2025 Greetings All - Thanks to all who attended the February Program “Enhancing People Skills: Communicating with Younger Co-Workers and Embracing Quality Beyond the Task” with Sandra Menzies, MS, ICF-ACC, ASQ-CQA, ASQ-CQM/OE, PMI-PMP at Menzies Coaching & Consulting. More than 30 attended the entire Program with the Presentation receiving positive feedback. We apologize that quite a number of participants had issues with accessing the Zoom meeting, and were not able to attend the entire Program. Please ensure that you use the formal registration to ensure you have the appropriate meeting link. This month’s Program on March 13 th @ 6pm MST is ...

ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter - February 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 03/06/25
Here is the link for the ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter for February 2025: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

Handout from February 2025 Program Now Available

By Robert Mitchell posted 02/19/25
Click on the link , or navigate to the "Library" tab > Handouts folder.

Recording Now Available - Feb 2025 Program Meeting

By Robert Mitchell posted 02/19/25
Sandra Menzies discusses the generations in today's workforce and shares thoughts on how to structure communications to improve effectiveness depending on each generation's preferences. Click on the link , or navigate to "Library" tab > Videos.

ASQ Phoenix SunDial Newsletter - January 2025

By Robert Mitchell posted 02/03/25
Click on the link below, or navigate to the Library tab > Newsletters folder. January 2025 Sun Dial