Board of Directors

STC is governed on a Society level by an elected board of directors. In addition to the Society leaders, each of STC's more than 110 local chapters elects a set of officers.

Alan Houser

Alan Houser

President

Alan Houser has had a key role in planning the past five STC Summits, including serving as Program Manager for 2009/Atlanta and Conference Chair for 2010/Dallas and 2011/Sacramento. As a technical communication consultant, he deals with many different companies and business requirements, and as a popular conference speaker, he has had the opportunity to engage technical communicators from around the globe. Alan joined the the Society in 1993, is a past president of the Pittsburgh Chapter, and is an STC Fellow.
Nicoletta A. Bleiel

Nicoletta A. Bleiel

Vice President

Nicky Bleiel is an STC Senior Member with 17 years of experience in technical communication; writing and developing information for software products in the documentation, media, industrial automation, simulation, and pharmaceutical industries. A popular conference speaker, she has presented talks at the STC Summit, WritersUA, tcworld, CIDM, and LavaCon on many topics, including embedded help, tools and technologies, user assistance design, single sourcing, wikis, social media, agile, and convergence technical communication.

Dr. Hillary Hart

Dr. Hillary Hart

Immediate Past President

Hillary Hart is a Fellow of STC and has long served at the community and international levels. Her STC awards include Distinguished Technical Communication from·Technical Communication, Distinguished SIG Service, and the President’s Award.·

Aiessa M. Moyna

Aiessa M. Moyna

Treasurer

As treasurer, Aiessa chairs the Finance and Investment Committee, which is responsible for the annual budget, financial reserves, and financial processes of the Society. An Associate Fellow, she joined STC in 1984.

Alyssa Fox

Alyssa Fox

Secretary

Alyssa Fox is a senior manager of information development at NetIQ Corporation, an enterprise software company based in Houston, Texas. She has been involved in technical communication for over 15 years.

Bernard Aschwanden

Bernard Aschwanden

Director at Large

Bernard Aschwanden has worked with STC communities online and in person for over 15 years. During this time he has talked to countless members, presented webinars, hosted events with partners, and attended and spoken at conferences on a local, regional, and national level. He has worked with many of the STC partners as well to help develop software and service solutions for people in technical communications. Bernard joined STC in 1997 and is a past president of a community and an STC Associate Fellow.
Ray Gallon

Ray Gallon

Director at Large

Ray Gallon is the owner of Culturecom, a consultancy specializing in the marriage of user experience and user assistance. Culturecom offers clients a unified service that blends aspects of content strategy, information architecture, user experience and interface design, business analysis, and user assistance.

Rich Maggiani

Rich Maggiani

Director at Large

Rich Maggiani attained the honor of STC Fellow in 2008. He is a Communication Consultant who has been involved in STC leadership for the entire length of his 16-year membership. He currently leads the Membership Committee. Previously, he has led two committees that reported directly to the STC Board: Public Relations and Competitions.

Tricia Spayer

Tricia Spayer

Director at Large

Tricia Spayer is a senior member of STC and has served the Northeast Ohio Chapter (NEO STC) for the past 10 years. She served in many positions including President, Vice President, Secretary, Immediate Past President, as well as Membership and Bylaws Committee chair.