Nomination for Judges
QTF Regional Program currently has two openings for the Panel of Judges at the current time due to resignations and tenure expirations.
If you are interested in being considered as a member of the Panel of Judges, please fill out the Panel of Judges Nomination Form.
Judges should have been a Team Leader at a minimum and have extensive knowledge of how QTFRP operates regarding the applicant process. It would be helpful if the nominees had served as a process coach but that is not required.
Submit all questions and nominations to Kristi Boyett, Chair of the Panel of Judges at Kristi.Boyett@oncor.com
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Brooks Williams
Current Panel of Judges
Kristi Boyett – Chair of the Panel of Judges
Kristi Boyett is the current Chair of the Panel of Judges. She is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and an excellence consultant for Oncor Electric Delivery, headquartered in Dallas. She works with team members and senior executives to improve processes and reach performance excellence.
Since 2011, she has been involved with the QTFRP in the roles of examiner, senior examiner, team leader, process coach, and trainer. She was appointed as the first junior QTFRP board member in 2016 and in June 2018, she was presented with the Quality Texas Star Award, recognition for “loyal and dedicated support to the QTF Regional Program.”
Kristi has a decade of experience in organizational development and is a Government Division member leader of ASQ, and a Distinguished Toastmaster. She holds a master’s degree in human resource development from The University of Texas at Tyler, a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of North Texas, and an associate’s degree in applied sciences.
Dr. Ryan Lozano – Judge
Dr. Ryan Lozano is a strategic consulting manager for Eventus Solutions Group, a boutique contact center consulting firm of Tech Mahindra; he also works as an adjunct professor for the Alamo Colleges.
Dr. Lozano’s most recent dissertation (Creighton University, 2019) examined Baldrige senior leadership and workforce engagement category items from a phenomenological perspective. He is a Lean Six Sigma black belt, and specializes in workforce and continuous process improvement consulting.
Santos Marino – Judge
Santos Marino has worked for the City of Austin for 10yrs as the Building Manager for City Hall. He directs and is responsible for maintenance, security, and custodial personnel accountable for performing all services at City Hall. He provides customer service to the Citizens of Austin, The Mayor, City Council, and City Manager.
He has conducted several LSS projects for the City of Austin to improve efficiencies and reduce costs to tax-paying citizens. He continually supports and assists The City of Austin’s Performance Excellence journey in deploying a sound management system toward more maturity in building and implementing effective, systematic approaches that lead to positive results and trends essential to the city’s long-term success.
Mr. Marino has served in several roles over a 10-year span with QTF Regional Program and Baldridge Performance Excellence Program as an Examiner, Senior Examiner, Feedback Writer, Team Lead, and Process Coach. He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, Senior Baldridge Examiner, CIC from the University of Texas, El Paso, and completed his business and energy management studies through North Carolina State University.
He is devoted to assisting organizations in their continuous improvement efforts, helping them to build sustainability in their operations, and providing them with beneficial feedback utilizing the Malcolm Baldridge Framework for Performance Excellence.
Dr. Lee Van Dusen – Judge
Dr. Lee Van Dusen is the Vice President of Strategic Performance & Continuous Improvement at Logan University in Saint Louis. In this role, Dr. Van Dusen supports Baldrige-related activities and continuous improvement, planning, external reporting, accreditation, and institutional assessment.
He has worked with numerous organizations helping them implement Baldrige-related programs as well as writing and reviewing state and national applications. In addition to the QTF Regional Program, Dr. Van Dusen has had the pleasure of working with state quality programs in New York, Arizona, and Missouri. He is a senior Baldrige Examiner.
Dr. Van Dusen has been working with the Baldrige Framework for more than two decades and loves helping people and organizations on their quality journey.
Dr. Lynn Walker – Judge
Dr. Lynn Walker has practiced for over 40 years, working exclusively with organizations and their senior leaders. He has a proven experience with board governance, organizational design, management development, and executive selection.
His clients have ranged from small family-owned entities to large multinational corporate and service organizations.