For District V Director: Lisa M. Balbes
By Lisa Balbes
St. Louis Section. Balbes Consultants LLC, Kirkwood, Missouri.
Academic record: Washington University, BA, 1985; University of North Carolina, PhD, 1989.
Honors: AAAS Fellow, 2024; ACS Fellow, 2017; Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, 2013; ACS BMGT Nexus Award, 2024; ACS St. Louis Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year, 2016; ACS Division of Chemistry and the Law, Howard and Sally Peters Award, 2015; ACS E. Ann Nalley Midwest Regional Award for Volunteer Service, 2012; Best Local Section Career Program, ChemLuminary Award, ACS, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014; Salute to Excellence, Outstanding Service as Webmaven, St. Louis Section, ACS, 1996-2004; Silver Antelope, BSA, 2024; Silver Beaver, BSA, 2014; Presidential Outstanding Service Award, St. Louis Section Society for Technical Communication, 2002-03; Service Award, St. Louis Web Developers Organization, 2001.
Professional positions (for past 10 years): Balbes Consultants LLC, Freelance Technical Writer/Editor, 1992-present.
Service in ACS national offices: District V Director, 2022-24; Professional and Member Relations, 2022-present; Strategic Planning Committee, 2022; Corporation Associates liaison, 2022-present; Committee on Committees, 2020-21; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2014-19, Secretary, 2017-19; Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, 2008-13, Chair, 2011-13, Chair-Elect, 2010; Committee Associate, 2007; Council Policy Committee, 2011-13.
Service in ACS offices: St. Louis Section: Councilor, 2010-21; Treasurer, 2005-06; Alternate Councilor, 2004-06; Chair, 2002; Chair-Elect, 2001; Career Resource Coordinator 2003-present; Scout Clinic Chair 2004-present. Business Development & Management Division: Chair, 2017. Joint Midwest/Great Lakes Regional Meeting: Exhibits Co-Chair, 2011, 2023. Chemical Information Division: Chair, Career Committee, 2006-08. Computers in Chemistry Division: WebMaven, 2000-08. Professional Relations Division: Newsletter Editor, 2007-15. Columbus Section: Public Relations Chair, 1993-94; Nominating Committee, Chair, 1994; National Chemistry Week Committee, 1992-95.
Member: Member of ACS since 1986. American Association for the Advancement of Science; Royal Society of Chemistry; American Medical Writers Association; Author’s Guild; BSA. ACS Divisions: Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Business Development & Management, Chemistry and the Law, Professional Relations, Small Chemical Businesses.
Related activities: ACS Career Consultant, 1992-present; Greater St Louis Area Council BSA STEM Committee, 2012-present; National BSA STEM in Scouting Committee, 2014-22; Research Triangle Institute, North Carolina, Research Associate, 1990-92; Postdoc Computational Chemistry, 1989-90; Published book “Nontraditional Careers for Chemists” (Oxford University Press, 2006); authored over 300 articles, presented over 300 invited talks on career development for scientists since 2007 (US, Canada, and Scotland).
