Newswise — With an eye toward future growth, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has restructured its executive department through the creation of two new staff positions.
James J. Robinson has been promoted from chief operating executive to the newly created position of deputy executive director. Robinson, who has been with TMS for 25 years, now manages all staff and society resources for the execution of the society’s daily operations and also assists Warren Hunt, Jr., TMS executive director, with his support for the board of directors.
Adrianne Carolla has joined TMS as the director of the new Finance and Operations Department. Her duties include volunteer leader support, financial strategy, long-range budgeting, disaster preparedness, and operational efficiencies. Carolla previously served as executive director of the Air & Waste Management Association in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hunt said the staff changes mark an exciting step forward for TMS and its planned growth.
“Providing excellent staff support to meet our members’ needs is an important priority. Realigning to enhance our service delivery, along with setting the stage of growth of the society, are the primary motivations for these changes. Both Adrianne and Jim, as Certified Association Executives (CAEs), are skilled professionals who are well equipped and positioned to meet these objectives,” he said.
Robinson and Carolla are among an elite group of less than five percent of association professionals granted CAE designation by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and The Center for Association Leadership.
About TMSTMS is the professional organization encompassing the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.
For more information on TMS, visit our Web site at: http://www.tms.org
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