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.

Nicoletta A. Bleiel

Nicoletta A. Bleiel

Director at Large

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.

Lori Corbett

Lori Corbett

Director at Large

Lori Corbett has worked in various industries within the technical communication field since 1988. Throughout her professional career, Lori has served in many capacities as a volunteer chapter leader in three geographic chapter communities: Metrolina (now Charlotte Regional), Orlando, and Philadelphia Metro.

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.

W. C. Wiese

W. C. Wiese

Director at Large

W. C. has rejoined the STC Board of Directors in 2010 as a Director at Large. He previously served as Treasurer of STC from 2005-2009. He comes from a strong chapter background and has been a member of STC since 1988.