My vision for technical communicators worldwide continues to be respect, visibility, and recognition of our profession. I envision STC bringing this vision into reality through hard work, better business practices, and strong belief in one another. I know that technical communication, when done well, permeates and clarifies the exchange of complex ideas into usable information. I also know that as STC President, I have the opportunity to help lead the Board of Directors, the members, and the profession a few giant leaps closer to that realization.
Linda is an STC Fellow and the President of STC for 2007-08. She has been a member of STC since 1979 when she joined the San Diego Chapter. After filling several offices on the council of that chapter, including 2 years as president, Linda transferred to the Houston Chapter in 1990. Linda was active in the Houston Chapter as director, seminar manager, presenter, and competition judge. She was also Co-manager of Programs for the 2001 Region 5 Conference. In 2004, Linda returned to the San Diego area and resumed her membership in the San Diego Chapter. In addition to her membership in those two chapters, Linda belongs to the Technical Editing, International, and Management SIGs.
Linda's Society-level STC positions include Program Manager for 1995 Annual Conference (2300 attendees), Assistant to the President for External Relations (1996); elected member of Nominating Committee (1996-98); co-manager of the Chapter and Regional Conferences Committee (1998-99); and manager of the Honorary Fellows Nominating Committee (1999-2002). She was Director-Sponsor for Region 5 from 2002-2005. She also received STC's Distinguished Chapter Service Award in 1995. Over the years, she has received several awards from the International Technical Publication Competition both in San Diego and Houston local competitions. In 1990, she won an STC Award of Excellence at the international level for editing the Scientific and Technical Information Handbook. In 1992, she received the Bronze Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicators (Houston Chapter) for BMC Software's Employee Handbook.
Linda has spent more than 15 years of her 30-year career as a manager of technical communication groups. She is currently Manager, Technical Publications, for the Service Management Center software products for Hewlett Packard in San Diego, CA. Linda has also worked as technical writer and editor in various areas of industry including software development, oil and gas, science and engineering, R&D, and property management. She enjoys teaching technical communication as adjunct faculty and has a lifetime teaching credential from the California Community College System. Linda holds a BA in English from UC San Diego and has a certificate in Project Management from Rice University.
