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MEP Advisory Board 

June 2020 FACA Board Meeting 
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FACA and the Advisory Board 

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The MEP Advisory Board is authorized under Section 3003(d) of 

the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69), as amended by the 

American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Public Law 114–

329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(m), in 

accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020: MAB Meeting Details

Time Event Title

1 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. Board Meeting Opening/Logistics

1:15 p.m.-1:40 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

• Opening Remarks

• Greetings from Oklahoma MEP Director and Chair of Center Board

• Welcome from NIST and NIST MEP Leadership

• Board and Audience Introductions

1:40 p.m.-2:25 p.m. NIST MEP Senior Management Update 

2:25 p.m.-2:50 p.m. CARES Act Update

• Board Feedback and Discussion

3:10 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MEP National NetworkTM Current & Future Strategic Planning

• Board Feedback and Discussion

3:50 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wrap Up/Public Comments
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Welcome to Tulsa!

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Matthew Newman

MEP Advisory Board Chair

Featuring

• Dave Rowland, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance, President/CEO.

• Scott Ritz, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Director, Customer Service.
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Welcome and Introductions

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• Welcome from NIST and NIST MEP Leadership

• Introduction of the MEP Advisory Board 

• Meeting Host will read the list of Registrants

- Name of attendee

- Company affiliation

Dr. Walt Copan

NIST, Director

Carroll Thomas

NIST MEP, Director
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NIST MEP Senior Management Update

MEP Program Budget Outlook / Spend Plan

MEP National Network Update

NIST MEP Update

MEP National Network Strategic Plan Update

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MEP Program Budget Outlook

(as of 5/19/2020)

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FY 2020 

Appropriation Status

Base funding: $146 million

- $6 million increase over FY 2019

- No cost share requirement

CARES Act

- NIST received $66 million total

- MEP receives $50 million of total 

NIST CARES Act funding

FY 2021 

Appropriation Status

President’s budget proposes to 

eliminate funding for the 

MEP Program.

House and Senate budget 

committees are holding hearings 

on the funding mark. 
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NIST MEP FY 2020 Projected Spend Plan

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Estimated FY 2020 Efficiency Rate = 8.27%; actual FY 2019 Efficiency Rate = 10.74%.

* Funding from DoD for Strategic Competitions, Contracts and Project Support

Available Funding: $ Millions

Full Year Appropriation 146.0

Carryover from FY 2019 4.7

Funding from Other Agencies* 0.9

CARES Act Supplemental Funding 50.0

Total Available Funding $201.6

Planned Expenditures: 

Center Renewals 118.7

Center Supplemental Funding (CARES Act) 49.1

Strategic Competitions 9.4

Contracts 5.4

NIST MEP Labor 10.9

NIST and Program Overhead 8.1

Total Planned Expenditures $201.6
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The ‘‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 

Security Act’’ or the ‘‘CARES Act’’

• The amount provided under this heading in this Act, $50,000,000 

shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to 

assist manufacturers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 

coronavirus”...”Provided further,

• That none of the funds provided under this heading in this Act 

shall be subject to cost share requirements under 15 U.S.C. 

278k(e)(2) or 15 U.S.C. 278s(e)(7)(A): Provided further, 

• That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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“Vital to MEP’s Response Contained in the CARES Act”

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

FY20 appropriated funding cost share 

requirements waived.

It is the sense of Congress that—

• (1) the centers of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

are front-line resources for manufacturers to improve supply chain 

resilience, workforce readiness, and technological expertise; and

• (2) such Centers are positioned to mitigate damage and accelerate 

recovery from the National public health and economic crisis caused 

by COVID–19.

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CARES Act Funding Update

Status

• First application received April 14

• As of June 3, 2020

- 50 received

- 16 packages at GMD

- 20 awarded

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Funding available to MEP Centers to prevent, prepare and respond 

to COVID 19 pandemic.

• Using Request for Application (RFA) process for non-competitive 

awards.

• Posted April 10, 2020.
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Competitive Award Funding Update

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services – Deploys advanced manufacturing 

technology services, emphasizing technology-based needs of small U.S. manufacturers: 

• Purdue MEP – I-SMART

• TMAC – Applied AMT

• CMTC – Industry 4.0 Technical Assistance

• MMTC – D3+

MEP Disaster Award Program (MDAP) – Funding Opportunity released in 

March 2020

• Identify obstacles keeping affected manufacturers from returning to normal 

operations

• Develop plans to support recovery 

• Connect SMMs to local, state and federal resources 

(Rolling) Competitive Award Application in Review Process

• Packages in review process: 

• Mix of Cyber, Workforce, Advanced Manufacturing 15
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MEP National Network 

Center Leadership Team (CLT)

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Mark Schmit (NIST MEP)

Chuck Spangler (SC)

Bill Donohue (VA)

Carroll Thomas (NIST MEP)

Jim Watson (CA)

Buckley Brinkman (WI)

Tom Bugnitz (CO)

Mike Coast (MI)

Bonnie Del Conte (CT)

Carrie Hines (ASMC/FORME)

Ethan Karp (OH) 

Kathie Mahoney (MA)
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MEP National Network 

Center Leadership Team (CLT) continued

Communication and Cooperation Structure

• CLT designing a framework to speed the transition from a broadcast to a network 

communication and cooperation structure.

Key Role in Current Pandemic Recovery

• National Network playing a key role in supporting U.S. manufacturing during the pandemic.

– Facilitating the creation of alternative supply chains and manufacturing capability 

pivots to support increased production of PPE within and between states.

– Assisting manufacturers to find sources of financing and other support.

– Creating support structures for manufacturers.

– Sharing best practices in employee safety production guidelines.

• Providing support services to facilitate manufacturing recovery efforts.
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In Support of the MEP National Network

NIST MEP Extension Services 

• MEP National Network Supplier Scouting

– Re-established / mobilized in March 2020 to help MEPNN respond to National crisis 

and identify U.S. manufacturers with capabilities, capacities to produce short supply 

and critical need items for national and state-based needs.

– 51 Center Participation.

– Leveraging online collaboration platforms, MEP Connect and MEPU, for MEP Centers 

to organically communicate about/respond to national, state-based needs.

• MEP-Assisted Technology and Technical Resource (MATTR)

– High current interest to connect small mfg clients of MEP Centers w/NIST Labs. 

– MEPNN recognized as conduit to help NIST scientists, engineers offer assistance to 

U.S. mfg clients of MEP Centers in response to National crisis; following process 

similar to MEPNN Supplier Scouting.

– MEPNN MATTR WG continuing to develop MATTR as MEP Center service.

– NIST MEP facilitating CRADAs between MEP Center clients and NIST Labs; also 

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Advanced Manufacturing 

Industry 4.0 for End-to-End 

Cyber-Physical Connectivity

Activities 

Across the Network

Advanced Manufacturing Technology 

Services Funding: awards made by NIST 

MEP in May for multi-Center projects to 

accelerate MEP Center service delivery in 

Industry 4.0 to Centers in CA, IN, MI, TX.

CAP project led by OMEP, involving multiple 

MEP Centers, sharing useful foundational info 

across MEPNN; also working closely w/CLT. 

MEPNN Industry 4.0 WG operating to share 

best practices and highlight Center work 

underway; facilitated by NIST MEP; dozens of 

Centers participating.

MEP Centers utilizing user/demonstration 

facilities and continuing to collaborate with 

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Cybersecurity Practice 

Developing Across the Network

MEP National Network Cyber Working Group 

sharing best practices among Centers. 

(50 Centers currently participating)

Cyber for Defense Mfg

Special Project Award from 

NIST MEP to MMTC (MI MEP 

Center) focused on 

awareness, assistance for 

>1,000 defense contractors; 

participation from >30 MEP 

Centers, 2 NIST Labs; 

currently experiencing 

tasking interruptions.

~84,000

NIST Handbook 162 

downloads since 

2017 publication; 

~173,000 

NISTIR 7621 

downloads since 

2016 publication

~226 

Awareness / 

training 

events 

>3,400 

SMMs 

served

>900

projects 

conducted 

since 2015

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FY 19 MEP Impacts Economic Analysis

In May 2020, Summit Consulting and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 

published a study that found the MEP Program generated a substantial return on 

investment of nearly 13.4:1 for the $140 million invested in FY 2019 by the 

federal government.

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217,000 142,381 $22.9 

Billion

13.4:1

RETURN ON 

INVESTMENT
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NIST MEP Updates
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Welcome Mojdeh Bahar

New Associate Director for Innovation and 

Industry Services

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Mojdeh Bahar

Ms. Bahar comes to NIST from the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research 

Service, where she has served as the assistant 

administrator for technology transfer. There, she 

had broad responsibility for managing intellectual 

property and technology transfer across the USDA. 

She led the service’s external interactions with 

industry, academia and government dealing with 

intellectual property and technology transfer.
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NIST MEP Org Chart FY20

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NIST Campus Locations Status

• All NIST staff including NIST MEP staff have been on 

mandatory telework since mid-March.

• NIST phased re-opening will emphasize employee safety 

and will focus on Laboratory staff having access to labs. 

NIST MEP staff will remain on maximum telework for an 

extended period returning in later phases.

• NIST MOVE Back In Committee suspended until office 

construction resumes.

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Strategic Plan Update
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MEP National Network 2017-2022 Strategic Goals 

EMPOWER 

MANUFACTURERS

CHAMPION 

MANUFACTURING

TRANSFORM THE 

NETWORK

LEVERAGE 

PARTNERSHIPS

Objective

Assist U.S. manufacturers in 

embracing productivityenhancing innovative 

manufacturing technologies, 

navigate advanced technology 

solutions and recruit and retain 

a skilled and diverse workforce.

Objective 

Actively promote the importance of 

a strong manufacturing base as 

key to a robust U.S. economy and 

for the protection of national 

security interests; create 

awareness of innovations in 

manufacturing; create workforce 

development partnerships to build 

a stronger and diverse workforce 

pipeline; and maximize market 

awareness of the MEP National 

Network.

Objective

Leverage national, regional, 

state and local partnerships to 

gain substantial increase in 

market penetration; identify 

mission-complementary 

advocates to help MEP become 

a recognized manufacturing 

resource brand; build an 

expanded service delivery model 

to support manufacturing 

technology advances.

Objective

Maximize National Network 

knowledge and experience to 

operate as an integrated national 

network; increase efficiency and 

effectiveness by employing a 

Learning Organization platform; 

and create a resilient and 

adaptive MEP National Network 

to support a resilient and 

adaptive U.S. manufacturing 

base.

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Latest 

18-Month 

Goals 

9/2019-3/2021

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1. Consensus Within Integrated National Network

Reach Network consensus on definition of Project and 

CME (client manufacturing establishment) interaction.

2. Center and Program Office Operational Excellence

Operationally improve reporting via measurement of 

on-time and accurate reporting.

3. Increase Projects and New Clients

Increase reported projects by 10% and reported new 

clients by 5%.

4. Increased Visibility

Amplify and measure Network brand awareness 

by at least 10%. 
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Quarterly Center Survey Requests

• NIST MEP postponed the Q1 2020 MEP Client Impact Survey. 

• The Q2 2020 survey, scheduled for fielding from mid-July 2020 to mid-August, will 

begin as scheduled. This survey will combine clients from the postponed Q1 survey 

with those that would be surveyed in Q2.

• Centers will have the ability to update records for selected clients included in survey 

confirmation.

• During survey confirmation, Centers will have the opportunity to indicate which 

manufacturers have closed and will be permanently excluded from survey. 

• Clients unable to be surveyed in this period can be pushed into future quarters.

• Survey response rate will be removed from the ten metrics used to measure Center 

performance until late 2021. NIST MEP will give more weight to the two measures of 

market penetration in measuring Center performance to accommodate the expected 

increase in clients served from the CARES Act funding.

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18 Month Measures of Success

Goal:

Improve on Time Reporting

Four Elements Measured:

• Progress plan

• Progress data

• Success story

• Survey confirmation

Baseline (Q2 2019):

• 40 Centers reported on time with first 

3 elements

• 24 Centers reported on time across all 

4 elements

Progress to Date (Q1 2020):

• Q1 survey postponed; data incomplete

Goal: 

Definitional Consensus

Define:

• Client/project

• Client manufacturing establishment 

interaction

• Working Group of Center Directors 

established

Center Working Group has been convened 

and is on hold. Will resume when emergency 

operations are completed.

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18 Month Measures of Success

Goal: Amplify and Measure Network Brand Awareness by at Least 10%.

*Progress to date for Jan. 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020.

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Brand Measure Goal Baseline Progress 

To Date*

Backlinks 114 104 97

Brand Mentions 138 125 127

Manufacturing Innovation Blog 

Subscribers 27,412 24,920 28,853

Social Media Followers 17,864 16,240 16,488

#MEPNationalNetwork Hashtag 

Occurrences 367 334 234

Note that we are helping MEP Centers understand the importance of branding 

during this time, as reflected in MEP National Network: Meeting the Challenge pdf. 
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CARES Act Update
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CARES Act Update

Rob Ivester, Ph.D., NIST MEP, Deputy Director

• CARES Act providing cost share relief to All Centers in 

need.

• CARES Act appropriations process moving quickly and 

effectively.

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CARES Act Cost Share Relief 

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Cost Share Relief - Fulfill Congressional Intent, Maintain Legal Compliance.

• Congress intended the relief to be effective for one year, starting immediately.

• CARES Act language relief tied to FY 2020 Appropriations Act.

• CARES Act language enables Centers to forego relief to preserve contingent 

State funds.

• NIST challenged to execute quickly, maintain legal compliance.

MEP Centers’ annual renewals staggered across Quarterly intervals.

• Renewals effective on October 1, January 1, April 1 or July 1.

• In 2020, January and April renewals received FY 2020 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act funds.

• July and October renewals operate on FY 2019 appropriated funding.

• Most Centers did not have FY2020 funding, presenting a barrier to cost share 

relief.
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CARES Act Cost Share Relief .

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NIST MEP Director memo to Center Directors April 13, 17 days after CARES Act 

signed into law.

• Centers electing for relief must update documents for Cooperative 

Agreement modification.

• Immediate relief for January and April renewals, update documents later.

• Nearly immediate relief for July and October renewals, must request

emergency bridge funding, notify NIST in advance, and carefully account for 

these expenses separately.

• NIST Grants Management Division follow-up memo sent May 13.

All Centers are getting the cost share relief that they need.
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CARES Act Appropriations

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$50M for Centers to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID19 pandemic: 

• identify companies capable to respond to regional and national critical needs, 

• connect to resources needed to support companies that can transition, 

• technical assistance for companies to transition production to meet critical needs, and 

• outreach to assess broadly the needs of manufacturing clients. 

Non-competitive awards through Request for Application (RFA) posted April 10, 2020.

• RFA posted 14 days after CARES Act signed into law.

• MEP can help guide Centers with proposal refinement, unlike in a competition. 

• Merit reviews by MEP staff, including Resource Manager and Federal Program Officer.

• Program Official recommends to Selection Official or identifies need for changes.

• Grants Management Division processes applications packages, creates award.

• NIST Goal: all awards made by June 25!

Status:

• First application received April 14, 4 days after RFA posted!

• 50 received and 20 awarded as of June 3.
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MEP National Network Current 

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Carroll Thomas

NIST MEP, Director
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NIST 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

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MEP National 

Network 

Next Strategic Plan

Why have a strategic plan?

Purpose: to provide long-term, 

program direction for the MEP 

National Network and to unite 

and align stakeholders, 

partners, management and staff 

with this direction. 

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*Provide guidance on what to do as 

well as what NOT to do.
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MEP National Network 2017-2022 Strategic Goals .

EMPOWER 

MANUFACTURERS

CHAMPION 

MANUFACTURING

TRANSFORM THE 

NETWORK

LEVERAGE 

PARTNERSHIPS

Objective

Assist U.S. manufacturers in 

embracing productivityenhancing innovative 

manufacturing technologies, 

navigate advanced technology 

solutions and recruit and retain 

a skilled and diverse workforce.

Objective 

Actively promote the importance of 

a strong manufacturing base as 

key to a robust U.S. economy and 

for the protection of national 

security interests; create 

awareness of innovations in 

manufacturing; create workforce 

development partnerships to build 

a stronger and diverse workforce 

pipeline; and maximize market 

awareness of the MEP National 

Network.

Objective

Leverage national, regional, 

state and local partnerships to 

gain substantial increase in 

market penetration; identify 

mission-complementary 

advocates to help MEP become 

a recognized manufacturing 

resource brand; build an 

expanded service delivery model 

to support manufacturing 

technology advances.

Objective

Maximize National Network 

knowledge and experience to 

operate as an integrated national 

network; increase efficiency and 

effectiveness by employing a 

Learning Organization platform; 

and create a resilient and 

adaptive MEP National Network 

to support a resilient and 

adaptive U.S. manufacturing 

base.

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Our Current 

Operating 

Environment
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• Committee Members

– Board Leadership

• Bernadine Hawes, Chair of MEP Advisory Board

• Matt Newman, Vice-Chair of MEP Advisory Board

– Board Members

• Mitch Magee

• George Spottswood

• Pat Moulton

– NIST MEP Support

• Carroll Thomas, Cheryl Gendron, Phill Wadsworth, Wiza Lequin

• Deliverable

– Provide guidance on future MEP Advisory Board leadership and 

membership recruitment, provide insights into cultivating strong Board 

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Executive Committee Working Group
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The Development of the 2023-2028 Plan

MEP Advisory Board Strategic Planning Working Group

• Board working group members.

– Matt Newman, Board Chair

– Mary Isbister, Board Vice Chair

– Kevin Heller, Board member

– Kathay Rennels, Board member

– Jim Wright, Board member

– Willie May, Board member

– Rob Ivester and Carroll Thomas, NIST MEP Senior Management

– Adelwiza “Wiza” Lequin, NIST MEP Network Learning and Strategic Competition Staff

• Working Group meetings start to work on update July 2020.

• Begin with feedback sessions with several groups of stakeholders. (CD, Ctr Boards, 

practitioners, NIST MEP staff and RFI).
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Implementation Plan Timeline

• Gather input from the 

MAB, Center Directors, 

Center Boards, staff and 

partners. 

• Initial draft 

implementation 

plan.

• MAB Working Group review 

draft implementation plan 

progress – March 2021.

• Revise and complete review 

of implementation plan, NLT 

March 2022.

• Finalize implementation 

plan.

• Obtain full MAB 

concurrence, and 

partner and stakeholder 

feedback; Sept.

• Execute 

implementation 

plan.

• Review and update 

throughout life of 

the plan.

Mar. - Sept. 

2022 Feb. 2021

Aug. 2020 -

Jan. 2021

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Mar. 2021 -

Mar. 2022

2023 - 2028
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Meeting 

Wrap Up

Attendees May Send Final Questions/Comments for the Chair’s Consideration

Using the DIRECT MESSAGE Feature
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Changes to MEP Advisory Board Officers

New Board Chair and Vice Chair

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Matthew Newman

Chair: June 1, 2020

ONEOK, Inc.

Oklahoma

Mary Isbister

Vice Chair: June 1, 2020

GenMet Corporation

Wisconsin

Thank you and Goodbye to 

Bernadine Hawes

Six years of Service

Community Marketing Concepts

Pennsylvania
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Board Wrap Up
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2020 - 2021

Fall 2020

Formerly September 2020; Phoenix, AZ

Moving to a Virtual Meeting Platform

Details Coming Soon

2021

Planning is Underway

Details Coming Soon

Early March

• Washington, D.C.

Middle of June

• Location TBD

Middle of September

• In conjunction with the MEP National Network Update 

Meeting and FORME Best Practice Conference.

Future Meeting 

Schedule
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