Dr. Edwin J. Andrews – APS Treasurer Candidate Statement

As someone who has collected stamps since age 8, I value the leadership that APS provides to the hobby. I would be honored to serve as APS Treasurer providing my many years of experience in a wide variety of financial business disciplines to the organization. When consulting for not-for-profit organizations I always emphasize that board members should chart the future course and provide the necessary resources, so the organization can achieve its strategic goals. Boards should not micromanage organizations, rather, provide executive oversight and direction. I ask for your vote so I can bring to APS my many skills, to help them in achieving future success.

I am a seasoned executive with leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson (VP R&D, and Director of Global Marketing) and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Senior VP [Global] for Science & Technology). My academic career included Director of a diagnostic laboratory at Cornell University and Professor and Dean at the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently I was global Director of Academic and Educational Programs & Services for the Project Management Institute, the largest membership organization representing project managers worldwide. In all of these leadership positions I had responsibility for large numbers of staff, and budgets often exceeding 50 million dollars. I am grounded in financial management, budgeting and the management of complex organizations.

Since retiring in 2011, I have been the Principle of Andrews Consulting Enterprises LLC, specializing in support of academic and not-for-profit organizations, providing financial planning, budgeting, strategic planning, marketing, international relations, project management and general management consulting. My clients have ranged from Tongji University in Shanghai China to the University of West Indies in Trinidad, where I created a long range (five-year) strategic plan and accompanying financial plan for a medical education program. I have been a board member of many national and international not-for-profit organizations over the years and am very familiar with board responsibilities and oversight.

Presently I am a member of APS CANEJ, an accredited Chief Philatelic Judge, Editor of the forthcoming 7th Edition of the APS Manual for Philatelic Judging and Exhibiting, and a former member of the APS Membership Committee. Also, I am Treasurer of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, and am a Board member of the POLONUS Philatelic Society. Formerly, I was a Director of the Greater Philadelphia Stamp and Collectors Club and a Director of the Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition. I am currently a member of the APS, AAPE, ARA, ATA, USPCS, MPHS, The Collectors Club (NY), GPS and the POLONUS Philatelic Society.

Your vote would be appreciated. For direct contact please email me at afacinc@yahoo.com