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Congratulations to all the new STC Fellows & Associate Fellows, especially our IDL SIG members, Fellow Timothy Esposito and Associate Fellows Mary Jo David and Viqui Dill. Read the complete story in STC’s Notebook here.
By: Lori Meyer, outgoing co-manager
Where did the time go? At the beginning of 2016, Viqui Dill and I started our terms as assistant co-managers of our SIG, became co-managers in 2017, and have had the honor of leading our SIG for the past two years. Now, it’s time to step down, and as my term ends, I want to give my thanks to the incredible leadership team we’ve worked with.
Mellissa Ruryk, you were the first volunteer to welcome me to the SIG leadership team in 2014, when I stepped into the role of SIG secretary. Your support of me has never diminished. As the creator of our first SIG manager handbook, you have left a valuable guide for future SIG leaders.
Jamye Sagan, you’ve been a role model of taking on multiple roles. You have excelled in everything you have done for the SIG, and your love of cats has brought me much joy. As the inspiration behind the creation of our virtual open houses, you helped us provide a creative and fun way to introduce ourselves to the techcomm community and encourage membership and involvement in our SIG.
Robert Hershenow, you supported me through my leadership journey both in our SIG and in the East Bay Chapter. Your impressive skills with graphics and your excellent work on our newsletter provided a strong foundation on which we are continuing to provide this valuable communication resource.
James Bousquet, your impeccable organization as our former treasurer provided an inspiring model of efficient leadership combined with a friendly and open communication style that makes our SIG the special place that it is.
Beth Bailey, your pristine management of our mailing lists has contributed greatly to our ability to communicate with each other efficiency, and has provided a great example of quiet leadership and engagement.
Sylvia Miller, you have demonstrated that you really care about our students. Thank you for leading our successful initiative to provide them with opportunities to have their work published and recognized.
Preeti Mathur, your solid expertise in instructional design has benefited our SIG over the years and has enabled us to offer a training evaluation program for which we were recognized by the STC.
Sara Buchanan, your attention to our members has helped us assure that each new member was welcomed, and your detailed reports made sure that we always knew our membership growth patterns.
Scott McCoy, you have guided our mentoring program for the last several years, enabling us to continue this valuable educational resource.
Marcia Shannon, you hit the ground running, first as our SIG secretary and now as our incoming co-manager. It has been a joy to see you move forward on a leadership path fueled by a sincere desire to serve. We look forward to your leadership in 2019!
Crista Mohammed, you led the re-emergence of our SIG newsletter, IDeal, and never wavered in your effort to provide the best quality content to our readers.
Kelly Smith, as Crista’s successor, your excellent work is enabling us to continue providing a quarterly online newsletter that informs and teaches.
Cindy Pao, you were a co-manager when I began my volunteer journey with the SIG. Your unstoppable enthusiasm, focus on service, and ongoing desire to learn and grow reminded me that the IDL SIG was a very special community.
Maralee Sautter, your many volunteer activities over the years have helped make our SIG a strong community. Your work as our webmaster this year has made it possible for us to provide an online communication channel that keeps our members current and educates the wider techcomm community about the value we add.
Madison Estabrook, thanks so much for joining the leadership team as our secretary in 2019. We look forward to working with you!
And finally….
Viqui, being your fellow volunteer in two STC communities has been a blessing, but I feel especially fortunate to have been your co-manager over the last two years. Your technical skills, multiple talents, enthusiasm, and genuine spirit of giving have inspired and strengthened us all. You always went above and beyond, taking on the program manager role in addition to being a co-manager. Because of your work, we have had an outstanding lineup of webinar presenters. Thank you for being a leader, teacher, and friend to all.
With sincere gratitude all of you,
Lori
By: Lori Meyer
We’re proud to call for nominees for our new SIG awards program! Although we are continuing to participate in STC awards programs, our awards will provide additional opportunities to celebrate the contributions of our great volunteers, and put recognition within the reach of more SIG members.
Two awards will be given:
Who is eligible:
Any SIG member who has at least two years of SIG membership and volunteer activity by January 1 of the year in which they are nominated.
Description of award:
This award is given to a volunteer who has demonstrated consistent service to the SIG over a period of two or more years, either as a volunteer in a recurring role, or as a volunteer who has served in many ways without having held an elected office or appointed position. The award reflects a recipient’s contributions such as adding value for SIG members, making volunteers’ jobs easier, encouraging continued participation in the SIG, and demonstrating creativity and teamwork.
Who is eligible:
or
Examples of significant volunteer activity include:
Description of award:
This award is given to a SIG member who has volunteered for the first time. This can be someone with a year or less of SIG membership who has offered significant volunteer activity during that time, or someone who has been a SIG member for one or more years but who has offered significant volunteer activity for the first time. This award seeks to recognize newer SIG members who “hit the ground running” as volunteers, or longer-term members who never have volunteered before but stepped up for the first time.
We’re looking for nominees for these awards. If you would like to nominate a fellow SIG member, please contact us at manager@stcidlsig.org and tell us:
Please submit your nominations by December 31, 2018.
By Lori Meyer
Communities like ours are about YOU — about learning and growing in a way that fosters teamwork, friendship, and fun. Every new volunteer, no matter what role they play, has an opportunity to touch our community in a positive way.
We have several volunteer opportunities that are waiting for just the right person to fill them. For each of these roles, our friendly leaders will give you the training you need to succeed — and you will be working with a team of skilled, professional, caring people who are committed to the community’s, and YOUR, success. Being involved with our community is a win-win — you can grow professionally, have fun, and give back to our SIG and to the profession.
Read on and let us know what interests you!
We are delighted to announce that Marcia Shannon has agreed to be an assistant co-manager. Marcia has served as our SIG secretary, filling that role admirably and making many additional contributions. We now need a second assistant co-manager to serve with Marcia.
We have many other opportunities for your helping hands. If you are interested in being more involved but don’t have time to commit to an elected or appointed committee leader role, contact us at manager@stcidlsig.org and let us know your ideas! Or, plan to attend one of our monthly leadership meetings, where you can get to know us and find out more about everything we do. We meet via GoToMeeting on the fourth Wednesday of every month.
Making a bold and courageous move, Marcia Shannon, our SIG secretary, is stepping up to be the next co-manager. You already know and love her as the vivacious volunteer and get-it-done servant leader on our team. Now, she’ll be serving as our assistant co-manager for the rest of 2018 and will be taking on the co-manager role in the new year. We welcome Marcia into the new role with an enthusiastic cheer and promise to provide her with support as she takes on new duties and empowerment as she makes improvements and puts her own special superpowers to work.
We are delighted to announce that Jamye Sagan, our social media and survey manager, is now our new SIG treasurer. Jamye is a long-time SIG member and an accomplished volunteer. She has served on the Community Affairs Committee, and most recently served as the Community Achievement Awards (CAA) evaluation committee. Thank you for stepping up for this important role, Jamye!
After more than two years of faithful and committed service, our beloved membership manager, Sara Buchanan, is stepping down. Sara has worked behind the scenes, greeting new members and keeping up with current membership, and we will miss her terribly. Her service to the SIG and to STC is exemplary. Sara is an active member of the Northeast Ohio chapter and currently serves as their newsletter editor. She has been instrumental in building a bridge between her chapter and our SIG and contributed a number of member spotlight articles published in both newsletters.
We’re proud to announce a new IDL SIG awards program to recognize the service of our dedicated leaders and volunteers! This program serves as an additional way to express our gratitude for those who give their time and talent to our SIG, to STC, and to the profession.
Two awards will be given:
SIG members in good standing, regardless of their STC membership grade or previous STC recognition, can be nominated for either of these awards. The awards will be given once a year. Recipients will be announced through our SIG communication channels, and will be given special recognition at our annual business meeting during the STC Summit conference.
Watch for information about submitting nominees for our first SIG awards!
Lori Meyer, an STC Fellow, has been a member of the IDL SIG for more than five years, and has served as co-manager (with Viqui Dill) since 2017. Lori is a member and volunteer in several other STC communities, including the Rochester, San Diego, East Bay, Washington DC, Puget Sound, and Carolina chapters, as well as the Technical Editing SIG.
Hey IDL friends!
I made this silly video to help get the word out that we need co-managers for the next fiscal year. Lori and I will be stepping aside and we need some fresh volunteers to participate. Please consider this need and then step up. Send an email to manager@stcidlsig.org to get involved.
Here is the text of my Labor Day cards below. See the real video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KtVKu9CfDA
SHH! SAY IT’S LABOR DAY SINGERS
WITH ANY LUCK BY NEXT YEAR OUR SIG WILL HAVE NEW CO-MANAGERS
BUT FOR NOW, LET ME SAY WITHOUT HOPE OR AGENDA, JUST BECAUSE IT’S LABOR DAY, (AND ON LABOR DAY YOU TELL THE TRUTH) TO ME YOU ARE PERFECT AND MY WASTED HEART WILL THANK YOU IF YOU’LL STEP UP AND BE OUR SIG CO-MANAGER
IT’S A SUPER FUN JOB THAT ONLY TAKES A FEW HOURS A MONTH TO RUN OUR LEADERSHIP MEETING, APPROVE OUR EXPENSES, AND ENCOURAGE OUR MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS
WE HAVE MANY GREAT VOLUNTEERS
IT LOOKS GREAT ON A RESUME, COUNTS BIG ON STC FELLOW APPLICATIONS, AND LETS YOU FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF TECH COMM’S FINEST
AND LORI AND I WILL BE HERE TO HELP YOU SO WILL BETH, JAMYE, KELLY, MARCIA, MARALEE, SARA, SCOTT, AND SYLVIA
SO PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING OUR NEW CO-MANAGER
HAPPY LABOR DAY!