Chair's Message

September 2026

As the seasons turn, the section is planning the fall and winter programs. We anticipate members will find the programs interesting and enjoy participating.

The election for the 2027 elected positions (Chair, secretary, and Treasurer) is underway. Members can vote for the Nominating Committee’s slate, since this is an uncontested election. When you receive the ballot, vote following the instructions.

We have a program for each of three planned New Hampshire meetings.

• September is a plant tour of Masimo Semiconductor in Hudson, NH on September 29.
• October is our Joint Meeting with NH MEP. Chiara Pulice is scheduled to present Machine Learning Helps Distinguish Malicious Sessions from Legitimate Traffic.
• November is Your World is Not Red or Green – Best Practices in Data Display by Rip Stauffer.

For Maine, the September topic is Six-Sigma Journeys Through the Cannabis Industry by Francis J. Boero Ph.D., CFS. October and November are still in the planning stage.

The upcoming paid ($30) webinars are:

• Sep 23 – Optimization Using Excel’s Solver
• Oct 20 – Understanding Risk in FDA’s QMSR
• Nov 11 – TBD
• Dec 9 – Conduct an Effective and Efficient Management Review

The upcoming paid ($275) workshop is:

• Nov 19 – Seven Excel Data Analysis Techniques

The quarterly Granite State Reading Group continues. The 2026Q3 article is “Unlocking Improvement” from the April 2026 issue of Quality Progress. Make your comments in the thread on Granite State’s discussion list on myASQ.

There are many opportunities to get involved. We need people to speak at Membership Meetings, present at Educational Events, and write Professional Development articles for the newsletter. To become involved please contact Dan O’Leary, the Section Chair, at doleary@memberleader.asq.org

Dan O’Leary CMDA, CQA, CQE, CRE, CSSBB

Chair, Granite State Section

doleary@memberleader.asq.org