President's Message
Oh, Say Can You See?
Looking Ahead to New Challenges
By Taryn Light
First, a hearty "Thank you!"
This past year, Hans Fenstermacher, our immediate past president, hit a grand slam, drove in the winning runs, and brought us victory! Thank you, Hans, for leading us to the worldwide Chapter of Distinction award and raising the standards for the rest of us to follow. Thank you also to the many hard-working officers, council members, committee members, and volunteers who comprised the winning team. Without you, we would not be able to serve our members.
As your incoming chapter president, I feel like a Red Sox batter (and a rookie one at that) who just stepped up to the plate after Hans' grand slam! He's a tough act to follow. Thank goodness, Hans will continue on our Council in an advisory position as the Immediate Past President. The legacy of his leadership will continue.
Who's on First, What's on Second, and I Don't Know's on Third!
It's a good thing that we don't have players with confusing names like these on our team! However, you still need a game program to know "who's who." Please put your e-hands together and welcome our new STC Boston Chapter Officers and Council members.
- Jim Lidington, 2001-2002 Council member, is our first vice president
- Steve Jong, 2001-2002 Council member, is our second vice president
- Anna Pratt, 2001-2002 Council member, is continuing as our secretary
- John Minniti, former Boston Chapter Officer, is our treasurer
- Wendy Boston, 2001-2002 Online SIG Coordinator, is a new Council member
- Georgette Gagne, 2001-2002 Job Bank Coordinator, is a new Council member
- Ellen Lidington, 2001-2002 Competitions Coordinator, is a new Council member
- Anne Louiselle, 2001-2002 Broadside Journalist/Photographer, is a new Council member
- Angela McAlister is a new Council member
- Ilana Sztaimberg is a new Council member
You already know a bit about this talented team from reading their biographies on our recent ballot. In the next issue of the Broadside, I will share more about each officer and council member and, hopefully, show you their photographs.
What's Next?
Looking ahead, we must create a vision that leads to action — one that brings about positive change. With this in mind, I set the following goals for the STC Boston Chapter:
- Provide more services to help unemployed STC members secure employment.
- Establish STC student chapters to enlighten them about our profession.
- Promote STC Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to provide specialized focus groups.
- Stimulate growth in the STC Art Competition to raise the visibility of artists and designers.
- Encourage more STC public relations to enhance the status of technical communications.
- Increase STC corporate sponsorships to offer more services to you.
If you have talents that will help us meet these goals, please let me know.
When I attended the STC Annual Conference in Nashville, TN, in May, I heard the following quote that sums up my goals for this year.
Vision without action is merely a dream
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the world.
—Joel Barker
Together, we can meet the goals of our vision, because the STC Boston Chapter is a chapter of action and together we can make our vision a reality!
Taryn Light is the president of the STC Boston Chapter. She can be reached at taryn.light@verizon.net.
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