Chair’s Message: Spring 2026

Volume 53, Issue 2 —— Spring 2026
Brian Quigley

Happy Spring! I hope you are all enjoying the returning warmth after a long winter. Just as the landscape shifts around us, PAM is entering its own season of transition – moving past a period of uncertainty and stepping into a spring defined by new beginnings.

At our most recent meeting, the PAM Executive Board approved the charge and membership for the PAM Transition Team, which will be exploring our options for continuing as a community within the ASIS&T organization. The team’s goal is to recommend the path that will best honor our legacy, preserve our unique PAM character, and maintain our strong vendor relationships while taking into account the ways in which members’ roles and capacity are changing. The team consists of the Executive Board plus three additional PAM members: Brian Quigley (chair), Kayleigh Bohémier, Nicholas Dehler, Jerrel Horn, Nastasha Johnson, John Kromer, and Henrik Spoon. We hope to have a recommendation ready by late April and plan to host a town hall in May to discuss it.

I am also pleased to announce that I have finished appointing our PAM committees for the year. Even during this transitional year, we continue to support each other through awards, professional development, mentoring, watercoolers, newsletters, and more.

Archives

• Lance Utley

Awards

• Jeff Bond (chair)
• John Kromer
• NuRee Lee

Bulletin

• John Kromer (editor)
• Ruth Kneale (assistant editor)
• Jerrel Horn (past editor)

Hospitality

• Jenny Mueller-Alexander (chair)

Industry Partner Relations

• Jerrel Horn (chair)
• Megan Powell

Outreach

• Jenny Hart (chair)
• Nicholas Dehler
• Khue Duong
• Danny Dotson (watercoolers host)
• Lance Utley (PAMnet listserv manager)

Professional Development

• Kayleigh Bohémier
• Sydney Burke
• Phillip Jaffe
• Alex Threlkeld

A huge thank you to our new and returning committee members! And to everyone who considered serving – we appreciate your dedication to PAM’s mission. It’s the collective energy of this entire group that makes our work possible. Here’s to a productive and rewarding year ahead.

Brian Quigley
PAM President 2026