The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) named its 2024 Board of Directors, who will be sworn in at the Annual Meeting, to be held Dec. 11-13, 2023, in New York City. The executive officers and area directors represent the interests of more than 5,000 individual cosmetics and personal care industry members globally.
Executive Officers
President: Anthony J. O’Lenick, Surfatech Corp.; Dacula, GA; SCC Southeast Chapter
Vice President: Akshay Talati, R.Ph., Goop; Santa Monica, CA; SCC Long Island Chapter
Vice President-Elect: Marisa Plescia, Bell International Laboratories; Eagan, MN; SCC Twin Cities Chapter
Secretary: Giorgio Dell’Acqua, Ph.D., Nutrafol; New York, NY; SCC New York Chapter
Treasurer: Yulia A. Park, Ph.D., Amway Corp.; Ada, MI; SCC Michigan Chapter
Area Directors
Area I: Senior Area Director Volodymyr Onyshchak, The Estée Lauder Cos., SCC Long Island Chapter; and Area Director Amy Marshall, ECKART America; SCC New York Chapter
Area II: Senior Area Director Sophie Bonham, Cosmos Corp., SCC St. Louis Chapter; and Area Director Caryn Weiss, Amway; SCC Michigan Chapter
Area III: Senior Area Director Aaron Peterson, Barnet Products, SCC Intermountain West Chapter; and Area Director Valerie George, Simply Formulas, Inc., SCC California Chapter
Area IV: Senior Area Director Cubie Lamb, J. Strickland & Company, SCC Southeast Chapter; and Area Director Cynthia Johnson, Cindy J Cosmetic Labs, LLC, SCC Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Area V: Senior Area Director Lionel Ripoll, Ph.D., Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, SCC Québec Chapter; and Area Director Dorothy Maraprossians, Azelis Canada, Inc., SCC Ontario Chapter
The elected leaders are complemented by Immediate Past President Mark Chandler (ACT Solutions Corp.) and IFSCC Representative Peter Tsolis (The Estée Lauder Cos.), both of whom serve on the board in an ex-officio capacity.
“I am looking forward to working with this passionate and seasoned group of SCC leaders in 2024,” said Erica L. O’Grady, SCC’s Chief Executive Officer. “Their industry knowledge and diverse perspectives will be an asset to every member they represent in charting the course for the organization’s future,” she added.
