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This is the third in a pilot series of occasional ASHA Executive Director Update postings. Many thanks to those of you who provided feedback regarding the first (2/27/04: overview of the ASHA National Office) and second one (4/6/04: the ASHA Action Center) and suggestions for future ED updates. This update focuses on the ASHA Web Cluster.
The ASHA Web Cluster leads ASHA's web publishing efforts and serves as a consulting and support unit within the office, helping other ASHA clusters to achieve their missions and goals through the use of webbased technology. The Web Cluster has 6 staff who are organized in two teams.
The Content Management Team works with most National Office clusters and teams, as well as the ASHFoundation and NSSLHA staff, to plan and facilitate Web page and section development that is navigable and accessible, provide timesensitive announcements and content to the membership via the Web, and encourage networking and action that are vital to the association's continued growth. They also collaborate and support the efforts of over 30 National Office staff who contribute Web site content as Web Liaisons.
The Knowledge and Community Management Team has two roles: to serve as a bridge between the ASHA member community and the staff community; and to create tools and strategies to enhance our members ability to find information and resources available via their ASHA membership. The range of activities covered by this team include hosting online events, tuning the ASHA search engine and managing the ASHA intranet.
To learn more about the staff in the Web Cluster, ASHA members can visit our staff page on the ASHA web site.
National Office Staff Update The following individuals are new to the ASHA staff since April 2004:
- John Coursen - Self Study Program Associate
- D'Ann Hotten - Departmental Assistant
Several staff have relocated or left ASHA for other opportunities since March 2004:
- Christina Scott - Action Center Specialist
- Tyrone Valentine - Action Center Specialist
- Bethany Walls - Manager for Marketing & Development (ASHFoundation)
2004 ASHA Staff Service Awards:
The following ASHA staff members were recently recognized for their years of service:
- 15 years Joyce Burke, Catherine Fisher, Denise Wynter, Janet McCarty, Pat Maier, Jim Senft, Barbara Schuetz, Diane Paul, Mark Kander, Joyce Mulcahy, Vicki DealWiiliams
- 10 years Paige Wesley, Donna Vernon, Gwen Clyburn, Iola Jones, Ellen Caswell, Gina Olwoch, Arlene Pietranton, Marie Parker, Regina GobsonBurtnick, Mary Lu Weller, Patti Brown, Danielle Eastridge, Lucky Diplan, Arthur Lynch, Marek Kaminski
- 5 years Karen Cohen, Kathy Whitmire, Susan Pilch, Jose Cornejo, Brenda Siler, Charlie Niu, Reed Franklin, Linda Lucas, Barry Dorsey
Recent ASHA National Office/Staff Awards:
- "Keep and Eye on Your Ears" noise awareness campaign Award of Honor from the Dalton Pen Communications Awards program; and, Silver Award from Society of National Association Publications (SNAP)
- "Focus on Marketing" series of articles in the ASHA Leader Bronze Award from SNAP
- American Journal of Audiology (AJA) June 2003 Cover Illustration Bronze Award from SNAP
- "Knock, Knock Door Hanger" marketing piece Gold Award from SNAP
Next Executive Director Updates the ASHA Practices Units: Audiology, Multicultural Affairs, and SpeechLanguage Pathology
Feedback please! Please let me know if such information is of interest to you and what other topics or information you'd like to see included in future Executive Director Updates.
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