2008 Elections Open May 1-7
STC Phoenix will conduct electronic voting for the 2008-2009 Administrative Council from May 1-7, 2008. All member of record as of April 29, 2008 will receive an electronic ballot via e-mail.
For more information, contact Dana Osborne, current chapter president, at president@stc-phoenix.com.
Candidate Bios
President
Karen Zorn – Since joining the STC Phoenix chapter in 2001, Karen has been an active volunteer. Her roles have included mentoring manager, community outreach and food drive coordinator, PAO competition co-manager, Region 5 Conference co-manager, managing editor of the Rough Draft newsletter and, most recently, vice president. Karen has also received the Distinguished Chapter Service Award for her exemplary service and dedication.
Karen is the president of Zorn Technologis, Inc. Her experience includes a broad background in training, instructional design, technical writing, business analysis, and project management.
Secretary
Karen Pasley – Karen has been a member of STC for more than 15 years, having begun her technical communication career in writing for the educational technology industry. Karen has also worked in Phoenix’s semiconductor products, telecommunications, and financial industries. Her ability to connect with end users naturally drew her professional focus to technical training and instructional design.
Karen’s participation in STC has grown over the last 5 years. By networking with active members and officers of the Phoenix Chapter, she has successfully moved from the corporate environment to independent consulting. Because she recognizes the valuable opportunities for learning and networking that the chapter provides, Karen continues to volunteer at the chapter level. Karen is currently chapter secretary and is running for another term.
Membership Manager
Norm Haskett – Norm has lived in Chandler since 1985, when he, his wife, and their two children moved from Orange County, California, where he was an active member in the local STC chapter. For the past year, Norm served as Membership Manager and prior to that served two years as Phoenix Chapter Hospitality Manager. Norm is running for a second term as Memberhip Manager.
Norm has worked as a technical writer at Honeywell, Lucent, and all the major semiconductor companies in the Valley. He currently is a technical writer at Microchip Technology in Chandler.
Program Manager
Maggie Haenel – Maggie is a consultant in project management, instructional design and performance improvement. She has held a variety of development and management positions in training and instructional design during the past 13 years. Employed by Michaels & Associates, Maggie began her career as a public school teacher working with severely language impaired learning disabled children. Her background in education combined with her Master’s studies in instructional design and media provide an invaluable knowledge base and skill set for clients in a broad range of industries.
Maggie is in her fifth year of STC membership and has served her local chapter as education manager for four years and program manager for two years.