MILTON M. BUSH, JD, CAE (RET.)

IAAR Executive Director Milton M. Bush provides strategic direction and manages the day-to-day activities of the association.
Since 1994, he has been the principal and owner of The M Companies, a government affairs consulting and association management company heavily focused in conformity assessment (inspection, testing, certification, accreditation, quality systems registration and personnel certification). Mr. Bush has represented clients before Congress, Federal agencies and international bodies, and served as the Executive Director and CEO of other national and international trade associations. Mr. Bush earned a law degree from George Mason University, is a magna cum laude undergraduate, registered lobbyist and retired Certified Association Executive (CAE).

JEANETTE PRESTON

Jeanette Preston is the Global President for Smithers Quality Assessments with offices in Akron, OH and in both Shanghai and Suzhou China. She has worked in 3rd party certification for over 25 years. She is the current President of Independent Association for Accredited Registrars and held various board positions. She was the former board chair, of the International Automotive Certification Body Association, until her term limits were reached. She is currently the International Aerospace Quality Group, Other Party Management Committee Certification Body Focal for the Americas and is a member of both the AS 9101 and AS 9104/3 teams. She is a lead auditor for IATF 16949, ISO 9001:2015 and an aerospace auditor.

EMILY DELISLE

Emily Delisle has been working within the accredited management systems third party industry since the early 2000s. For the majority of this time she operated and grew her family owned Certification Body. In June 2022, Emily joined DNV through the acquisition of her organization. She now holds the position of Director of Business Assurance in North America with overall responsibility of all operations. Emily has been a member of the IAAR since 2013 and previously served the board as the communications chair from 2018-2022. Emily currently sits on the ANAB Management Systems Accreditation Committee.

RANDY DAUGHARTY, PRI

Randy Daugharthy has been an executive in the testing, inspection, and certification industry for more than 25 years and is currently Vice President of Performance Review Institute in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Over his career, Randy has been actively involved in the development and launch of international standards related to quality, environment, health & safety, sustainability, information security and social accountability.

TOM HARRIS

Tom is the President and Owner of Management Certification of North America. He has been in 3rd party certification for 30 years and a member of IAAR since 1997. Tom has chaired the Membership and Bylaws Committee for over 10 years.

LISA BRANDON

Lisa Brandon has worked in the third-party certification industry for over 35 years and is the current Vice President – Business Development at DQS Inc. She has been a member of IAAR since 2017 and joined the board as the Director & Chair of the communications committee in April of 2022.

ARLEN CHAPMAN

Arlen Chapman has been the Quality Systems Director at NQA USA and a member of IAAR for over 25 years. He is a very active member of IAAR and has been Programs Committee Chairman since 2012.

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