Welcome to the Washington, DC and Maryland Metro Section's website

Meet the Section Officers for 2009 - 2010 Year

• Chair - Suzanne Roberts
• Chair-Elect - Kerry Higgins
• Treasurer - Herb Richardson
• Secretary - Connie Morris

Read Chair Suzanne Roberts message to the Section membership here.

To learn more about our officers, read their biographies.

Section 509 offers Exam Certification Refresher Courses

The Washington DC and Maryland Metro Section is now offering refresher courses for some of the ASQ certification examinations.  See the Certification and Training Page for the offered courses as well as other training resources.

Web site log-in instructions

The log-in instructions are as follows: Click "Login" link on left side. For username, use your First Initial + Last Name For password, use your ASQ membership number. DO NOT ADD LEADING ZEROS.  Note: ASQ Section 509 gets new member data once a month.  Please wait at least 30 days from joining ASQ before attempting to log into our web site.  If login is not successful 30 days from joining ASQ, contact the webmaster ().

If login is successful, you will see your "My Profile" page with five or six tabs. You may also see the ASQ Newsfeed and links. You will see the newsfeed/links on the "My Profile" page each time you log in. Select the Login/Contact Information Tab to change your Username or password. Password must be at least 7 characters. 

SPQA is Recruiting Examiners

The Senate Productivity & Quality Award for Virginia (SPQA-VA) is recruiting Examiners for the 2010 Award Cycle.  This is a Baldrige-based Award Program open to organizations in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Participating as an Examiner offers an outstanding educational opportunity to learn about the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence (CPE) and its application/implementation in organizations.  The Examiner application is online at http://www.spqa-va.org/examiners.html.  Training in the Baldrige CPE, as well as training in applying the criteria as an Examiner is required.  Training is held in Richmond, Virginia in January.  If you are interested in learning more, visit http://www.spqa-va.org/ and click on Examiners.  You can also contact Mary Turner () for more information.  The deadline to apply to be an Examiner is December 31, 2009.

Volunteers Needed

The Executive Committee is calling for volunteers to serve their section. We are specifically looking for someone to fill the role of Nominations Chair. If you are interested, please contact Suzanne Roberts ().

It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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