A 2025 Tribute - Honoring the Legacy of Peter Merrill
Today and throughout 2025, we honor Peter Merrill, a visionary leader in ASQ Innovation, whose dedication to quality, innovation, and mentorship has left an enduring impact on our community. His passion for bridging creativity with execution and his commitment to empowering others to drive meaningful change transformed industries and inspired countless professionals. Peter’s leadership and insights have shaped the way we approach innovation, adaptability, and excellence, setting a standard for future generations. Though he is no longer with us, his legacy of knowledge, mentorship, and visionary thinking will continue to guide us forward. Let us carry his mission forward, embracing innovation as a force for progress and lasting impact.
ASQ Innovation
Purpose: The purpose of Innovation is to create novel things and ideas that make people happy. The purpose of Innovation Management is to structure and organize our collaboration, leading to ideation, inspiration, and creativity. The purpose of ASQ Innovation is to leverage the disciplines of excellence in quality to realize the purpose of Innovation Management.
Vision: To lead the development of innovation thought and practice in our ASQ community, and to share these things in ways that benefit our professional quality world at large.
Mission: To realize the Innovation Vision by working:
1. To socialize the ASQ Innovation Body of Knowledge (IBOK), to guide education and credentialing for Innovation expertise.
2. To deliver Innovation thought and practice through consistent presence online and in-person. This means speaking engagements, collaborative workshops, and ASQ conferences.
3. To welcome and engage collaborative partnership with ASQ member units to advance the Innovation Vision.
4. To welcome and engage collaborative partnership with organizations that associate with ASQ.
2025 Innovation Team – Officers
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Chair
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Mr. Tracy Owens
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Chair-Elect
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Ms. Jackie Jolly
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Secretary
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Ms. Sanja Monteiro
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Treasurer/ Financial Manager
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Mr. Larry Miller
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Immediate Past Chair & Nominations
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Ms. Rebecca Mott
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2025 Innovation Team – Executive Advisors & Founding Leaders
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Dr. Rhonda Farrell
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Executive Advisor
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Jane Keithley
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Executive Advisor
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Ron Makar
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Executive Advisor
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Peter Merrill
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Co-Chair iBok
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Rebecca Mott
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Executive Advisor
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Jim Nelson
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Co-Chair iBok
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2025 Innovation Team – Committee Leaders and Micro-Volunteers***
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Mark Alarik
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Executive Programs
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Dr. Rhonda Farrell
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E-Blasts, myASQ, Social Media, Webinars
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Akhilesh Gulati
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Conferences
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Kimberly Johnson
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Section Liaison
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Jacqueline Jolly
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iBoK Committee
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Larry Miller
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Conferences
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***Currently recruiting for the following Volunteer roles: Appointments, Innovation Tools, Membership, Marketing, E-Blasts/ Newsletter, NextGen / Students, Process Improvement, Social Media, Volunteer Liaison
2025 Innovation Team – TCC DCI Segment Leaders