Council of Chapters Board Representative 2011

Duane Steffey

Steffey

As observed in the ASA strategic plan, “The field of statistics suffers from lack of visibility and identity in spite of ever-increasing demands for statistical analysis in areas of science, government, and business that rely on massive databases and information technology. A weakness of the ASA is that it is not the ‘face of statistics.’ The ASA should become a primary source for the media on events that involve statistical issues, and for management in business and government on the role and value of statisticians.”

Chapters can and should play a unique and valuable role in advancing this objective. Local outreach initiatives to public schools and elected officials are examples of how chapters can serve to promote the profession and the value statistical science brings to addressing contemporary issues.

Chapters are a vital part of the ASA, enriching our professional lives and contributing in important and diverse ways to the growth of the profession. I would welcome the opportunity to represent the interests of chapters to the ASA Board of Directors and to seek ways in which chapters can work effectively with the national organization to achieve our common goals.

Present Position: Director, Statistical and Data Sciences, Exponent Inc.

Former Positions: Managing Scientist, Data and Risk Analysis, Exponent Inc. (2004–2006); Professor (2003–2006), Associate Professor (1993–2003), and Assistant Professor (1988–1993), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University; Visiting Scholar, Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis (1998); Study Director, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council (1992–1995); Associate Scientist, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1981–1983)

Degrees: PhD in statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988; MS in statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1984; BS in history and mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1981

Fields of Major Statistical Activity: Statistical consulting, reliability and risk assessment, product development and manufacturing, statistics in law and public policy, hierarchical Bayesian inference, transportation statistics, defense testing and evaluation, census methodology

Publications: “Approximate Bayesian Inference in Conditionally Independent Hierarchical Models (Parametric Empirical Bayes Models)” (1989); “Counting People in the Information Age” (1994); “Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition: New Approaches and Methodological Improvements” (1998); others in the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Science, Communications in Statistics—Theory and Methods, Statistics in Medicine, Biometrical Journal, Jurimetrics, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, Transportation Research Record, Public Works Management and Policy, Journal of Ground Water, Journal of Family History, Recent Advances in Reliability Theory: Methodology, Practice, and Inference, and Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Assessment

ASA Activities and Offices Held: Council of Chapters Governing Board District 6 Vice Chair; Working Group on Visibility and Impact in Policymaking; CHANCE Editorial Board; Section on Risk Analysis Program Chair; San Diego Chapter President; Council of Chapters Governing Board Nominations Committee; Advisory Committee on Continuing Education Evaluation Subcommittee

Related Professional Activities: Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Society for Risk Analysis; National Science Foundation; numerous professional journals

Council of Chapters Board Representative 2011

Bonnie LaFleur

LaFleur

I would like to continue serving the ASA community by aiding chapters in disseminating information about association activities, providing continuing education opportunities, and promoting statistics as a career.

Present Position: Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona

Former Positions: Associate Professor, University of Utah (2007–2008); Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University (2001–2007); Assistant Research Professor, The George Washington University (1999–2001); Post-Doctoral Fellow, CDC/National Center for Health Statistics (1997–1999)

Degrees: PhD in biometrics, University of Colorado, Denver; MPH in biometry, San Diego State University; BA in sociology, University of California, San Diego

Fields of Major Statistical Activity: Application of statistical methods to cancer biology and novel biologic technologies (-omics), permutation methods, generalized linear and mixed models, methods and design of studies used in biomarker research

Publications: Sixty-eight publications in mainly biomarker development, incorporation of biologic correlates in clinical trials, and assay development

ASA Activities and Offices Held: Strategic Initiatives Subcommittee Chair; Biometrics Section Vice Chair; Council of Chapters District 5; Mid-Tennessee Chapter President; Southern California Chapter; Colorado-Wyoming Chapter; Women’s Caucus

Related Professional Activities: Information Technology Oversight Committee Chair