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LOCAL SCC EVENTS
Holistic SymposiumMarch 17, 2015
2015 MWSCC Dinnerand Education Meetings
March 10April 14September 8November 10
S C C o o pMidwest Chapter - Society of Cosmetic Chemists Vol. XLVII No. 3
March 2015
Next Meeting: March 10thVenuti’s Banquets
Please RSVP by phone at 312-633-1477 or email [email protected] Meeting is Free; Dinner is $35 for Members, $45 forNon-Members,$20 for Emeritus and Retired Members
ContentsNews, Notes, and Inspiration......2
Chapter News .........................3-7
Holistic Symposium....................8
IFSCC........................................ 9
Community Outreach.......... 10-11
Employment ........................12-13
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MWSCC CHAPTER EDUCATIONAL DINNER MEETING
“Show Up & Shine: Simple Steps to Boost Your Confidence and Charisma”
by Catherine Johns
AbstractWhether you are a scientist or a seller you have critical communication withcustomers, colleagues, and even competitors. You deliver information that can makea difference in the office, in the lab, and in the bottom line. That means that you needto be clear, concise, and compelling. It’s tough enough when your goal is to inform.And even more challenging when your aim is persuasion. Here’s the thing: if youwant influence, you must have impact. That means being able to talk about yourwork in a way that captures attention, commands respect and connects with your
listener. In this conversation, you’ll discover how to moveyour audience from “Ho hum” to “Oh Wow!”
BiographyCatherine Johns coaches executives and Entrepreneurswhose business depends on sales presentations, internalmeetings and other artful communciation. And of course,everybody’s business depends on artful communication.
You may remember Catherine from Chicago radio - as anews anchor and reporter, talk show host, and morningshow side-chick at WLS and WJMK-fm. She learned to
tell a story, engage an audience, and dance with the unexpected... working alongsidelegends like Larry Lujack, Fred Winston, and John Landecker.
Moving from the boys’ club of broadcasting into the business world, Catherinebecame a communication skills coach and consultant. She helped professionalscapture attention and increase their influence. When you say things well, you’re morelikely to get what you want.
Catherine’s book, Show up and Shine: Simple Steps to Boost your Confidence andCharisma shows readers how to enhance their personal presence, change the waythey come across in business situations (and in life!)... and change the results they get.
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Happy Almost Spring! I am looking forward to dusting off our bicyclesand enjoying our nightly bike rides to the park with my hubby and kids. For me, thefresh springtime air and blooming flowers and trees are reminders to beenvironmentally responsible. Even as Cosmetic Chemists, we are increasinglychallenged to create environmentally friendly formulations. At our last meeting PerryRomanowski educated us on the challenge that we face as formulators when taskedto create a formula that is natural or organic when there is no legal definition for thesetypes of formulations. His presentation, “A Cosmetic Chemists Guide to NaturalFormulating Standards” discussed some of the key nongovernmental organizationsthat have published standards that companies can use for guidance. Since thedefinition varies between organizations such as COSMOS, Whole Foods and NaturalProducts Association, it was extremely helpful to understand the key differencesbetween them. Perry also discussed the pros and cons of formulating according toone of the standards for natural formulations. Maybe one of these standards appealedto you for your natural formulations?
It was such an honor to present Melissa Tolla with the Midwest Chapter Merit Award, aNational Award that is awarded to a Chapter Member for outstanding service,dedication, and voluntary services. Melissa served as Chair in 2012 where one of hermajor contributions as Chair was the introduction to “Skype” monthly meetings withChapters close to us. She continues to be an active and contributing member to theMidwest SCC working with the Teamworks, Scholarship and Technical Symposiumcommittees. Melissa also secures our yearly scholarship winners and invites them toour meeting to receive their awards. She is also a key person that our Chapter turns towith questions and advice. Melissa is a key asset to our Chapter and very deservingof this award. Congratulations Melissa!
We were also feeling the love at the February meeting with Valentine’s Day themedtrivia. I hope that you had fun and congratulations to the winning table that walkedaway with Google Play gift cards.
The Terracycle Cosmetic Recycling Program collection has officially begun. As areminder, please make sure to bring your empty cosmetic bottles (don’t even worryabout rinsing) and place in the bin at the registration table. It’s that easy! For everyunit that we collect and send to TerraCycle, they will credit us with points that we willredeem to help support the Girls 4 Science Program. We are also setting such a greatexample to be environmentally responsible. Thank you to the members that broughttheir empty cosmetic bottles to last months meeting. Cindy is keeping track of thenumber of bottles that we have collected and will post in the Community Outreachcolumn. Let’s try to double it next month!
That’s all for this month’s news, notes and inspiration. If you have any ideas or wouldlike to volunteer for a committee, please free to contact me at [email protected].
See you at the next meeting!
Sincerely,Gina Cosby
Chapter News, Notes, & Inspiration with GinaS C CMidwest Chapter2015 Board MembersChairpersonGina [email protected]
Chair - ElectUma [email protected]
SecretaryCindy [email protected]
TreasurerMichael Mack [email protected]
Treasurer - ElectNick Georges [email protected]
Area II DirectorsPerry [email protected]
Bart [email protected]
House ChairAbby [email protected]
Program Co-ChairsDebbie ZartlerLisa [email protected]
Newsletter EditorJanelle [email protected]
Advertising ManagerAmit [email protected]
National SCC OfficesFor member address changes:www.scconline.org (212) 668-1500
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March 10th MWSCC Chapter MeetingSchedule: Location:4:00 Board Meeting Venuti’s Banquets
(Napa Room) 2251 West Lake Street5:00 Cocktails Addison, IL 601015:45 Speaker (630) 376 - 15006:00 Dinner
Menu
Cream of Broccoli Soup
Venuti Salad
Chicken Breast Medaglione
Spinach Lasagna (Veggie Option)
Green Bean Almandine
Oven Roasted Potatoes
Chocolate Mousse with Berries
Chapter NewsMWSCC
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MWSCC
Chapter News
Thank you to all the members of our wonderfulMidwest SCC organization for electing me asSecretary for 2015. I look forward to getting to knowboth our current members as well as the futuremembers of our society! I have been an activemember of the Midwest SCC organization since 2009and excited to be able to contribute back to thiswonderful organization. I would like to take thismoment to introduce myself.
I am originally from southern China and moved to Chicago when I was about fiveyears old. Chicago is what I call home and where I’ve spent most of my entire life.A proud product of the Chicago Public School system, I’ve always enjoyedlearning and science was always my favorite subject. An early summer internshipexperience at Argonne National Laboratory inspired me to pursue a more scientificfield.
I graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was only during my junior year summer internship that I beganexploring the dynamic world of personal care. I spent that summer interning atStepan Company in their Personal Care R&D department and gained valuable laband work experience while learning about the wonderful “workhorses” of ourindustry – surfactants! It was at Stepan where my supervisor handed me shampooprototypes from what would soon be my current company, Corn ProductsInternational. After graduation, I began my professional career working as aPersonal Care Application Specialist for Corn Products International which wouldlater become Ingredion Incorporated. The more I was immersed in cosmeticscience, the more I wanted to learn about the art of formulating which is why Icompleted the Complete Cosmetic Chemist Training Program. By May 2012, Itransitioned into business development for Personal Care, Fabric and Home Care.Transitioning from the laboratory to business development role has been anexciting experience because I was able to gain more insight with customers whileleveraging the hands-on technical knowledge gained in my previous role.
I love traveling and learning about other cultures and desire to experience howpeople live in other parts of the world. My curiosity for other cultures has taken meto different parts of South America, Europe, China and India. I currently live in theIrving Park neighborhood of Chicago and love exploring all the diverse and uniqueneighborhoods that this city has to offer. I enjoy trying out different restaurants andlove vintage and local artisan shops. The past few years, I have gained a newappreciation for all things handmade and currently passionate in makinghandmade products.
I look forward to an exciting year as your Secretary and would love to meet you atfuture SCC meetings and events!
Getting to Know Your Secretary
Cindy Yu will be collecting cosmetic containers again for the TerraCycle program at our upcomingmeeting. Please bring your empty containers and
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Chapter News
February Meeting
Congratulations!Melissa Tolla
MWSCC Merit Award
MWSCC
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Chapter News MWSCC
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ADDRESS CHANGE
Throughout the year many of our members change jobs orrelocate and forget to notify the National Office. Withoutnotification, these members may not receive important mailingsand eventually are made inactive. We have created a form that isnow available on the SCC website which allows members to makechanges to their information and it is sent to the National office.Please visit the following website to make your changes; http://www.scconline.org
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Holistic Cosmetic Symposium MWSCC
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We have some upcoming Outreach opportunities thatwe would love volunteers for. Please let me know if youare interested in participating in the following events.
Thank you!Gina
Museum of Science and Industry Jr. Science Cafes:“Jr. Science Café’s are small, focused sessions that offeryouth the exciting opportunity to interact directly withworking STEM professionals while exploring scientific topicsand discoveries in the world around us. This fall series of Jr.Science Cafes will be offered to school groups coming tothe Museum for field trips and the capacity per session is 35students. Each session lasts 30 minutes and you arewelcome to lead one or both sessions if you choose toparticipate.”
If you are interested in leading a Jr. Science Café this year,please let me know and I will provide more details. -Gina
Girls 4 Science:“Please come out and support Girls 4 Science Women’sHistory fundraiser on March 11th. It is a great opportunity tosupport a wonderful cause. The flyer on the opposite pagecontains all of the details. Hope to see you there!”-Elaine Harris
Volunteer Opportunities
MWSCCCommunity Outreach
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MWSCCEmployment Opportunity
Account ManagerSeppic Inc. - Midwest
SEPPIC, a leading Global Specialty Ingredients supplier has an opportunityfor an Account Manager to cover the Midwest territory.
Responsibilities
Managing existing territory sales and the promotion of specialty ingredientsto the Personal Care industry.Works closely with the Beauty Care Team, developing and maintainingcustomer relationships including R&D and purchasing and providing allaspects of technical support to new and existing customers.Develop customer specific and territory sales strategies to maximize growthopportunities with customer base.Generate monthly sales reports, enter all call reports in CRM, and contributeto budgeting and forecasting.Coordinate and participate in local and national industry shows
RequirementsBS in chemistry, biology or related field. 3-5 years of Personal Care industryrelated sales experience, or related personal care technical experience.
The successful candidate will be dynamic, motivated and independent withthe ability to self manage their time as well as the ability to be aninternational team player. Applicant must have the ability to juggle multiplepriorities simultaneously with excellent communication and negotiation skills.Applicant must be proficient on excel, PowerPoint and word. Positionprovides competitive wages/ bonus and benefits package, backing of our NJSales Office, support and training from our Delaware Customer TechnicalService Center laboratory. Understanding of French is a plus.
Please email your resume to [email protected] to be considered forthis opportunity.
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Scientist Steris Corporation - St. Louis, MO
Responsibilities
This position will primarily involve the formulation of consumable products, including hard surfacecleaners and skin care products. This will include the understanding of various excipients, how tocombine them to achieve desired product characteristics and how to evaluate performance versusproduct requirements.
Requirements
5-10 years experience with Bachelors, 0-5 years experience with Masters.Have Scientific degree in areas of chemistry, biology or related scientific field;Have 5 to 10 years experience of formulation of hard surface cleaners or skin care products;Ability to read and follow protocols/SOP’s/methods;Ability to work in a methodical and organized fashion within established timelines;Ability to utilize computer programs to analyze data;Good observational skills
If you are interested, please apply at www.steris.com.
MWSCC Employment Opportunity
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S C C o o pMidwest Chapter - Society of Cosmetic Chemists
Nicholas Giebel, Newsletter EditorMidwest SCC Chapter4740 N. Cumberland Ave. #364Chicago, IL 60656
