Society-level Service

  • Director, December 2007-present
    Manager, Strategic Planning committee, 2006-present
    Leading the development of a new set of strategic objectives for the Society
  • Member of Strategic Planning committee, 1998-2001
  • Member of Executive Director search committee, 2005-2006
  • Manager, Associate Fellows Nominating committee, 2002-2005
  • International Technical Publications Competition:
    Judge and best-of-show judge, 2003
    Judge, 2000
  • Assistant to the President for Professional Development, 1994-1998
    Developed current STC ethical standards
    Led research into certification/credentialing
  • Director-Sponsor - Region 2, 1992-1994
    Represented about 15 chapters as a member of the board of directors

Community-level Service

  • Carolina chapter president, 1987-1989 and 2006-2007
    The chapter was an STC Community of Excellence for 2006-2007
  • Vice president, 1986-1987 and 2005-2006
  • Local technical pubs and online competitions:
    Judge, numerous times
  • Active in developing chapter strategic plans
    Helped organize the first Vision Day, an annual chapter strategic-planning event that we’ve held continuously for more than 10 years

Honors and Awards

  • Elected STC Fellow, 2001
  • Elected Associate Fellow, 1996
  • Award of Excellence, Carolina chapter technical pubs competition, 1997
  • Distinguished Chapter Service Award, 1991