LSC Membership Minute
by Jeanne Foster, Manager, Membership and SIN SIG
In this column, Jeanne covers:
The Lone Star Community currently has 286 members. Are you one of the 286? If you are and you need advice on claiming membership dues on your federal tax return, check out the Tieline article, “U.S. Members: Deduct Your STC Dues” located at http://www.stc-cdx.org/node/820.
New Member Spotlight
Two of our newest members are Teresa McEwen and Donna Frano.
Teresa graduated from Texas Woman's University with a B.S. in Mass Communications and has worked for Thermadyne for six years. She has been writing and consulting for the past six years in various capacities: marketing, technical, and journalism. Teresa tells me, “I am a huge soccer fan, play on a women's league, and coach for the Denton Soccer Association.” Like many of us, Teresa joined STC to learn about the various facets of technical communication and meet other communicators. Welcome, Teresa!
Donna just took early retirement from EDS, where she had worked for 20 years, first as a technical training developer, then as a jack-of-all-trades, aka project manager. Donna tells me she “was a member of STC way back when, but so far back I think they lost the record!”
Donna hopes to forge ahead into the world of contract work as a technical writer and a training developer. She is eager to brush up old skills and learn new tools to (as she says) “prime the pump.” Donna is currently taking an Information Mapping course and looking for more opportunities to learn. She feels that “obviously, STC is the place to be if you are trying to get back in touch with what is going on in technical communication today, as well as get a picture of the current job market in the field.”
Donna’s hobbies include, what else, reading! She says it is her biggest passion, “mostly science fiction and fantasy, but also nonfiction on an embarrassing range of topics.” She claims, “I am an old Tolkien fan and a new Bujold fan, and I am very passionate about PJ Tips tea, dark chocolate, Starbucks® Mocha Frappuccinos®, and politics.”
Welcome, Donna and Teresa! We’re glad you’ve joined us.SIN SIG (Shy, Inactive, and New)
Looking for new people? Join us! The Shy, Inactive, and New Special Interest Group (SIN SIG) meeting is open to all our members. It is a great way to network before the meeting and learn more about our community. Please consider dropping in before the next meeting begins. Our number and makeup fluctuate wildly. Some months we have only newcomers. Other months, we have a mix of old-timers and newcomers. All are welcome!
What Happens at SIN SIG? Before the February 7th LSC meeting, we will once again meet at 5:45 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas-Addison. This month, our guest of honor is Immediate Past President, Mel Haughton. Mel will share information about volunteer opportunities with the Lone Star Community.
We Miss You!
Please help us find some members listed in the “undeliverable addresses” category of the monthly STC membership report. If you have contact information for any of them, e-mail me at membership@stc-dfw.org:
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Change or Upgrade Your Membership.
Upgrade your STC membership (from "Limited" or "E-membership" to "Classic") or add communities or SIGs to your existing membership.
Mail or fax a completed STC Membership Change/Upgrade Form to the STC office.
Download and print the form: http://www.stc.org/PDF_Files/memberApp2006.pdf