Community leaders will be glad to hear that the STC Community Affairs Committee (CAC) is alive and well in 2013-2014. If you need help, feel stuck, or just want ideas, look to the CAC as your connection to STC resources, Board of Directors, and staff.
Let’s introduce this year’s team so you can start connecting.
Ben Woelk
Chair, Community Affairs Committee
Director, Society for Technical Communication
Ben Woelk is both the CAC team lead and on the STC Board of Directors. He is the architect of the Outreach Team that supports community leaders worldwide.
Reach out to Ben to be connected with the right person. Ben has connections on the STC board, on the STC staff, and on the CAC team. When you’re not sure where to turn, Ben can get you started on the right path using the wide variety of resources within STC.
Read more about Ben at https://www.stc.org/about-stc/leadership/board/item/ben-woelk-2
Elaine Gilliam
Staff Liaison
Elaine Gilliam is our STC staff insider and brings her years of experience to help us understand all about how the STC society works.
Contact Elaine when you need a direct channel to the STC staff or need to check up on the status of an STC initiative.
Read more about Elaine and the STC staff at https://www.stc.org/about-stc/leadership/staff-directory
Rachel Houghton
Community Growth Lead
Rachel Houghton works with Membership to ensure that community leaders understand membership offerings and to develop membership recruitment/retention training packets for community leaders.
Contact Rachel for help with recruiting, engaging, and retaining members.
Read more about Rachel at http://about.me/rjhoughton
Cindy Pao
Leadership Resources (Web content and webinars)
Cindy Pao manages the Leadership Resource materials on STC.org and sets up Leadership Webinars. Cindy hopes that, by serving on the Community Affairs Committee, she can help other leaders stay enthusiastic about STC and how it helps technical communicators around the world.
Contact Cindy when you want to attend a webinar or add something to the Leadership Resources page on STC.org.
Read more about Cindy at http://www.stc-houston.org/2012-2013-stc-houston-president/
Carolyn Klinger
Outreach Team Lead
Carolyn Klinger is the shepherd for the Outreach Team. The Outreach Team reps are assigned to specific communities in a liaison role to ensure communication is flowing clearly and to help troubleshoot issues. They can provide one-on-one support, be a sounding board for ideas, or act as coach and cheerleader for community leaders and volunteers.
Contact Carolyn to connect directly with your representative on the Outreach Team.
Read more about Carolyn at http://wdcb.stcwdc.org/about-us/chapter-bios/klinger-bio/
Ann Wiley
CAC SIG Lead
Ann L. Wiley works directly with Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to access resources and solve problems. Ann founded one SIG, has managed four others, and is a member of all the SIGs. She is a 30-year member and a Fellow of STC.
Contact Ann for any issue relating to a SIG including organization, websites, focus and membership.
Rhyne Armstrong
Community Technical Solutions
Rhyne Armstrong administers the STC AdobeConnect subscription among communities.
Contact Rhyne for training and support on our Adobe Connect account. Rhyne will sherpa you through the first few journeys and then set you up so that you can connect on your own.
Read more about Rhyne at http://lavacon.org/2013/rhyne-armstrong/
Viqui Dill
Communications Lead
Viqui Dill spreads the good news about CAC and STC initiatives by tweeting, retweeting, posting, reposting, emailing, and circulating the information for maximum coverage.
Contact Viqui for help setting up a social media plan for your community or if you need an additional channel for getting information out to communities.
Read more about Viqui at http://wdcb.stcwdc.org/about-us/chapter-bios/dill-bio/
If you need help, or have a question or suggestion, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Mission: https://www.stc.org//about-stc/leadership/committees/item/community-affairs-cac
Email: cac@stc.org
Twitter: @stccac / https://twitter.com/stccac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stccac
MySTC: https://www.stc.org/mystc/resources/leadership-resources