As an associate fellow of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), founder of the Santa Barbara STC chapter, and founder of the STC Instructional Design & Learning SIG, I'm a respected leader in the field of technical communication.

Santa Barbara STC Chapter Activities

  • Chapter co-founder (March 1988)
  • Chapter President (1988-1990)
  • Newsletter Editor (1990-1992)
  • Membership Manager (1992-1996)
  • Webmaster (1996-2001)
  • Listserv manager (1996-present)
  • Nominations chair (1998)
  • Program co-chair (1998-1999)

STC Region 8 Activities

  • 1997 Region 8 Conference chair
  • Region 8 Webmaster (1996-1998)
  • Region 8 Technical Art Competition Manager (1994-95)

STC Society-Wide Activities

  • Manager, Instructional Design & Learning SIG (2000-present)
  • Volunteer Placement Coordinator (1998-2000)
  • Member of STC Internet Advisory Committee (1996-1997)
  • Judged STC Web Site Competition (1996)
  • International Technical Video Competition manager (1995-96)
  • Judged STC Chapter Newsletter Competition (1993-94)
  • Attended STC Annual conferences (1988, 1990, 1994, 1996-98, 2000-01)

Presentations

  • "Conditionals in FrameMaker" to client, 2001
  • "Designing Tutorials that Teach", various conferences 1998-2001
  • "Topics in Instructional Design" moderator, 2001
  • "No-Painful-Surprises Accounting for Independent Contractors", 1998, 2000
  • "Running an STC Conference" panelist, 1998
  • "Planning for Tomorrow: Emerging Technologies, Trends, and Skill Sets" panelist, 1998
  • "Reusing Information", 1994
  • Various additional presentations at STC chapter meetings

Awards

  • STC Associate Fellow (2001)
  • Best of Show and Award of Distinguished Technical Communication, Lone Star Web Page Competition, for the Santa Barbara STC chapter web site (1998)
  • Award of Achievement, Lone Star Web Page Competition, for the STC Region 8 web site (1998)
  • Award of Excellence, Orange County Technical Publications Competition, for the AOLpress User's Guide (1998)
  • Award of Achievement, International Online Communications Competition, for the AOLpress online tutorial (1997)
  • Award of Distinguished Technical Communication, STC Chapter Newsletter Competition (1992)
  • Distinguished Chapter Service Award (1991)

Other

  • Member, Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara
  • Member, TECHWR-L list

     

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Last updated: July 5, 2001
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