The STC election is scheduled to begin 9 March and end at 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on 30 March. In March, voting instructions and ballots will be mailed to members who selected this option on their 2012 applications and renewal forms. All other members will be emailed instructions for accessing the online ballot.
Please note, STC bylaws specify that the Vice President automatically becomes President the following year. Alan Houser automatically succeeds to the office of President from his previous office of Vice President. Therefore, he does not appear on the ballot this year.
NOTE: All STC members must have paid their dues by 29 February 2012 to vote in the election.
A full copy of the revised bylaws is posted on the STC website at www.stc.org/PDF_Files/bylaws.pdf.
Candidates for 2012
The candidate information page for STC’s 2012 election is now live on the STC website at www.stc.org/election. From this page, you can access candidate biographies, read their answers to questions asked by the nominating committee and by other members, and ask questions directly of candidates. There are also audio podcast interviews with participating candidates.
See the link in the “Biography & Candidate Statement” section for full information on each specific candidate.
There is one position to be elected for Vice President; one position to be elected for Secretary; two positions to be elected for Director; and two positions to be elected for Nominating Committee.
Vice President
Nicky Bleiel
Member Status: Senior Member
Current Community: Pittsburgh Chapter, Instructional Design & Learning SIG, Single Sourcing SIG, Usability and User Experience SIG
Current Professional Title: Senior Information Developer
Company: ComponentOne
Company Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/nicky-bleiel?category_id=67
Vice President
Robert Dianetti
Member Status: Associate Fellow
Current Community: Northeast Ohio, Management SIG
Current Professional Title: President
Company: Radcom, Inc.
Company Location: Hudson, Ohio, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/robert-dianetti?category_id=67
Secretary
Alyssa Fox
Member Status: Senior Member
Current Community: Houston Chapter, Management SIG
Current Professional Title: Information Development Manager
Company: NetIQ Corporation
Company Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/alyssa-fox?category_id=68
Secretary
Michael Opsteegh
Member Status: Senior Member
Current Community: Orange County Chapter
Current Professional Title: Senior Technical Writer
Company: Eyefinity
Company Location: Irvine, California, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/michael-opsteegh?category_id=68
Director
Bernard Aschwanden
Member Status: Senior Member
Current Professional Title: President
Company: Publishing Smarter
Company Location: Canada
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/bernard-aschwanden?category_id=69
Director
Li-At Ruttenberg
Member Status: Senior Member
Current Community: Los Angeles Chapter, Santa Barbara Chapter, Technical Editing SIG
Current Professional Title: Technical Editor
Company: Yardi Systems
Company Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/li-at-ruttenberg?category_id=69
Director
Ray Gallon
Member Status: Senior Member
Current Community: France Chapter, Europe SIG, UX SIG, Content Strategy SIG
Current Professional Title: Owner/Consultant
Company: Culturecom
Company Location: St. Etienne, Estréchoux, France
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/ray-gallon?category_id=69
Nominating Committee
DJ Cline
Member Status: Associate Fellow
Current Community: Silicon Valley Chapter
Current Professional Title: Photojournalist
Company: DJCline.com
Company Location: Union City, California, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/dj-cline?category_id=70
Nominating Committee
Judy Glick-Smith
Member Status: Fellow
Current Community: Atlanta Chapter, Management SIG
Current Professional Title: President/CEO
Company: MentorFactor, Inc.
Company Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/judy-glick-smith?category_id=70
Nominating Committee
Bonni Graham Gonzales
Member Status: Associate Fellow
Current Community: San Diego Chapter
Current Professional Title: Senior Manager, User Experience & Documentation
Company: Scantron Corporation
Company Location: San Diego, California, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/bonni-graham-gonzales?category_id=70
Nominating Committee
John Hedtke
Member Status: Fellow
Current Community: Willamette Valley Chapter, Consulting & Independent Contracting SIG
Current Professional Title: Disaster Recovery Consultant
Company: JVH Communications
Company Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Biography & Candidate Statement: www.stc.org/election/item/john-hedtke?category_id=70
