GMP TEA History

Our Founding Fathers:

After the 211 regulations came out, a group of concerned trainers got together to discuss Good Manufacturing Practices in the fall of 1977.   The founding fathers were Tom Wilkin from Schering Plough, “O’Connor”, Rep from Smith, KIine and French, and Jim Wulfeck from Merrill.  They would meet causally in hotels to begin sharing their ideas about how to teach GMP.   Dick Sands, from Merck joined them just a few months later.  Soon, they decided to enlarge their circle and in 1978, an ad calling for GMP Trainers was placed at the back of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Routine Meetings were then hosted by Member companies:

19XX -                 Smith, Kline & French – Spring Garden Street

1988 –                Ciba Geigy – Summit, NJ

1990 –                Merck – West Point, PA

1992 –                                Roche – Nutley, NJ

Warner Lambert – Morristown, NJ ( several )

199x,     2001 -               Schering Plough – Kennilworth, NJ

1998, April      Miles (Bayer) – New Haven, NJ

Boehringer Ingelheim – Danbury, CT -  (were there 2?)

2001 -                                 DuPont Country Club Wilmington, DE

2002, Spring  -              Pfizer Spring

2002 -                  AT&T Learning Center - Basking Ridge, NJ

2004, Spring -               Clinical Trials Services (Now ALMAC)

2004, Fall  -     American Pharmaceutical Partners - Grand Island, NY

2008, April                      ImClone - NJ

Past Officers:

As the association began to grow, so did the need for leadership. 

1977 – 1980 Tom Wilkin – Leader (President didn’t exist)

1980 -

19xx                     Elaine Lehecka-Pratt – President (first official president)

1988-90             Gloria Cosgrove - President

19XX                   Clarissa Sacco – President

19xx -   President

19xx                     Randy Lumia – President ????

1991-4                 Paul Conlon – President

1995 – 1997 Laura Pence – President

                               Gloria Cosgrove - Vice President ??

Dan Tummillo – Communications Director

Vivian Bringslimark – Communications Director

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1997 – 1998  Don Balogh – President

                               Dan Tummillo – Vice President                       

                               Vivian Bringslimark – Communications Director

Bernadette Beglin – Communications Director

Web Site was launched thanks to Dan Tummillo and Bernadette Beglin

1998 – 1999 Dan Tummillo succeeded Don Balogh and was president in Cambridge ’99.

1999 – 2001 Donna Butcho – President

                                Bob Schwartz – Vice President

                                Terry McGinn and Vicky Tomasko Communications Directors

                                Bernice Marshall - Web Liason – Newly appointed position

2001 – 2003 Mike Starke - President

                                Communications - Terry McGinn

                                Web Liason – Bernice Marshall

2003 – 2004 Peg Bokelman – President

                                Vice President – Bernice Marshall

                                Communications – Deb Browne

                                Web Liason – Bill O’Connor

Due to work conflicts, Bernice Marshall and Bill O’Connor stepped down in the first year.  Replacements were appointed by Peggy.

2004 – current John Lewis

                                Vice President – Bernice Marshall

                                Communications - ?

Our Conferences:

Quarterly meetings weren’t enough.  The idea of having a conference quickly caught on and this greatly opened up the membership to reach Trainers outside of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

1987 – Split Rock, Pa. Dick Sands “instrumental” in arranging the charter conference

1989 – Boston (in conjunction with the ASTD Conference) Gloria Cosgrove presided

1991 – The Chateau in Tannersville, Pa. Chair - Don Balogh

Event: Paul Conlon got Ron Tetzlaf (author of the 96 page Eli-Lilly 483) to speak.

1993 – Long Branch, NJ

Event: Paul Conlon was put on trial. Dick Sands was judge and there were many prosecutors.

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1995 – Hershey, PA 1 Chair – Mariline Tavares –

Event: Pumpkin Carving Contest.

1997 – Wilmington, DE – Chair – Bernadette Beglin

Events: Murder Mystery Dinner, Scavenger Hunt –

John Lewis was named the Rookie – a unique recognition for New Members

Newsletter became “Turning the Kaleidoscope”

1999 – Cambridge, MA – Chairs – John Lewis/ Bernice Marshall

Events: Lobster Bake under the Tent; History scavenger hunt that could be completed without leaving the hotel. 

Francois Lavalle was name the Conference Rookie.

2001 – Montreal – Chair: Francois Lavalle 

Events: Picasso Display at Museum

911 / Bus trip home from Montreal with stops at Newark Airport, Philadelphia Airport, and Virginia

2003 – Hershey, PA 2 – Chair: Peggy Bokelman –

Event: Halloween theme/Pumpkin Carving contest

2005 – Chicago, IL – Chair-Deb Browne –

Event: Murder Mystery & Scavenger Hunt

2007 – Disney Contemporary Resort – Orlando, FL – Chairs- Terry McGinn/ Bernice Marshall

Events: Beach Party, Dessert Party and Illuminations Private Showing. 

Conference Rookies: Nancy Giard, Patrick Spain, Jennifer Gustavus, Zack Chan. 

                “Turning the Kaleidoscope” Newsletter was resurrected

                GMP TEA Chapters Launched

                Overwhelming enthusiasm for Committees

Our Logo:

Thanks to Richie Yura for his submission.  It was voted for and adopted at 1997 Wilmington Biennial Conference.   The logo gave members a brand recognition that has become more than a symbol; it is identifies our unique network of Compliance Trainers.

Contributors:

Dick Sands, Don Balogh, Joe Kudrewicz, Terry McGinn, Vivian Bringslimark, Bernice Marshall, John Lewis, Peg Bokelman, Elaine Lehecka-Pratt