LSC Membership Minute
by Jeanne Foster, Manager, Membership and SIN SIG
In this column, Jeanne covers:
This past month, the LSC admin council members had the pleasure of meeting Chicago Membership Chair Kelly Oja. Kelly contacted us to find out if there were any LSC activities planned during his stay in Dallas for training. As it turned out, he was just in time to attend the monthly admin council meeting. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas and get to know a little about our northern colleagues’ chapter. Kelly followed up his visit with an e-mail in which he said:
“On behalf of STC Chicago, if any Lone Star chapter member is going to be in Chicago, please have them contact us, and I am sure at least one CAC member can get together with them.” – Kelly Oja, Membership Chair, STC Chicago chapter
You can visit the STC Chicago chapter Web site at http://www.stc-chicago.org. 
New Member Spotlight
This month we have ten new members and one transfer-in. One of our new members is actually a returning member, Joni Taylor. Joni currently works at Zale Corporation, but her last day there was April 30th, so she is actively looking for her next technical communication opportunity.
Joni tells me she was an active member in LSC from 1998–2001, and she let her membership lapse during all the turmoil in 2001. Joni says, “I enjoyed being in STC because I met a lot of really nice, absolutely brilliant people, and I learned a lot about technical writing, software tools, and life in general. I'm sure the same will be true of my experience with Lone Star STC this time as well!”
Linda Klein is another of our new members. She currently works at the corporate office of Eljer, Inc. (a major manufacturer and distributor of plumbing fixtures), located in Addison. Linda originally came to STC as a student member by way of Richland Community College. That’s where she completed a Technical Writing Certificate in 2002. Linda says, “The knowledge and certificate I attained from Richland assisted me in getting a promotion to Product Manager that same year.” Now she uses her technical communication skills in her day-to-day work writing product bulletins, installation instructions, and training materials. Linda uses QuarkXpress, Illustrator, and Photoshop to create product specification, repair parts documents and price books for Eljer. You might have seen Linda at our monthly LSC meetings this year. She began attending again in the fall, and recently rejoined. Congratulations, Linda, on winning the April meeting’s door prize for the 55th STC Annual Technical Summit! I know you are looking forward to attending the conference in June along with many other LSC members.
Besides Joni and Linda, please also welcome the following new and
returning members:
- Amy Koetter
- Clarence Lott
- Eric Lyke
- Paul OKelly
- Stephan Sondregger
- Diana Thomas
- Jennifer Turner
- Thuy Vu
- Rachel Warner
Welcome to LSC!
SIN SIG (Shy, Inactive, and New)
Join us! The Shy, Inactive, and New Special Interest Group (SIN SIG) meeting is open to all our members. This informal gathering is a great way to network before the meeting and learn more about our community. All are welcome! At the April meeting, Kathryn Poe met with us to share a little about her experiences at the annual STC conferences.
Plan Ahead. On the evening of our final LSC meeting of the program year
(May 8th), SIN SIG will gather at 5:45 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas-Addison. This month, we extend a special invitation to all who have attended SIN SIG this year. Please come and help us plan for the 2008–2009 program year. We’ll also have time to get to know each other and talk about topics of general interest.
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
We Miss You!
Please help us find Rebecca Carr, who is listed in the “undeliverable addresses” category of the monthly STC membership report. If you have contact information for this member, e-mail me at membership@stc-dfw.org.