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Carolina Communiqué asked Anjela Dukes, who was elected Vice President of the Carolina Chapter for the 2003-2004 STC year, to introduce herself to members. Here's what she wrote.
This is my first year as a professional member of STC; I was a member of the East Carolina University (ECU) student chapter since 1996. After attending a professional conference as a student member, I had grand desires of contributing to STC.
However, I used moving to Raleigh (three years ago!) and working full-time as an excuse for not participating. When I was asked to run for Vice President of the Carolina Chapter, I almost hid behind my wall again. After careful consideration I decided there is never a perfect time to get involved and I had to jump right in!
My career as a technical communicator began a little over four years ago. Although my career has not been especially long, during that time I have held direct-hire and contract positions, been through layoffs and long periods of unemployment, and experienced the stress of balancing work, family, and school. I feel that I can understand and relate to many of the issues our membership faces, and believe that a professional support group is vital to the success and sanity of technical communicators.
I am honored and excited that I have the opportunity to contribute to a professional organization with such a strong membership. I look forward to building relationships with our sponsors and acting as a liaison for the SIGs.
This is my first year as a professional member of STC; I was a member of the East Carolina University (ECU) student chapter since 1996. After attending a professional conference as a student member, I had grand desires of contributing to STC.
However, I used moving to Raleigh (three years ago!) and working full-time as an excuse for not participating. When I was asked to run for Vice President of the Carolina Chapter, I almost hid behind my wall again. After careful consideration I decided there is never a perfect time to get involved and I had to jump right in!
My career as a technical communicator began a little over four years ago. Although my career has not been especially long, during that time I have held direct-hire and contract positions, been through layoffs and long periods of unemployment, and experienced the stress of balancing work, family, and school. I feel that I can understand and relate to many of the issues our membership faces, and believe that a professional support group is vital to the success and sanity of technical communicators.
I am honored and excited that I have the opportunity to contribute to a professional organization with such a strong membership. I look forward to building relationships with our sponsors and acting as a liaison for the SIGs.
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