AOAC announces Darryl Sullivan as president of the Association for 2008-2009. Sullivan, director of scientific affairs at Covance Laboratories, based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, has been involved with methods validation for almost 30 years. “Becoming president of AOAC is an accomplishment of a lifetime, bringing together my career with Covance, the Association, and the scientific community,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan sets an ambitious agenda for his presidency, saying he would like to see AOAC expand upon its current activities. “I’d like to continue the momentum of what AOAC is already doing such as in the areas of homeland security, dietary supplements, veterinary drugs, and infant formula,” he said. “And we’ve scratched the surface of seafood and food safety. We’re touching upon some great opportunities, let’s get them up and running, and see them thrive.”

Sullivan has been a highly active member of AOAC ever since he joined in 1980. A Fellow of AOAC, Sullivan has been on the Board of Directors since 2004 and served as secretary in 2007. He was also chair of the Official Methods Board (OMB), a director on the AOAC Research Institute Board, a founding member and past-chair of the Presidential Task Force on Dietary Supplements, a member of the Task Force on Bacillus anthracis, a founding member of the AOAC Technical Division on Reference Materials (TDRM), and a member of the TDRM’s Executive Board. Sullivan is currently an Official Methods^SM validation expert on the Stakeholders Panel on Agent Detection Assays (SPADA).

Full coverage of Sullivan’s goals and initiatives for the upcoming year, as well as an in-depth interview, is included in the November/December issue of Inside Laboratory Management.

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