Letter from 2005 Nominating Committee Candidate, Lori Klepfer

by Lori Klepfer

Greetings STC members! I'm Lori Klepfer, and I'm a candidate for the STC Nominating Committee.

STC is on a momentous, exciting journey — akin to 50 plus years ago when two professional societies merged to form STC. Years from now, our members will look upon us pioneers in the organization. STC has and always will adapt to the changes in the industry. That's why I joined STC 15 years ago. We led the taming of the desktop publishing bonanza, defined online help and Web site design, and now are pioneering usability and information architecture.

As a senior member and the Immediate Past President of NEO STC, I believe I can represent you at the national level by helping to identify our future leaders from among our very talented global membership. Over the years, I've held various positions at the local level, including leading NEO STC's re-chartering committee. Under my leadership last year, NEO STC won both a Chapter of Excellence and a Chapter Pacesetter award. You can read more in my candidate bio in Intercom and on the STC Web site.

My only career has been the various aspects of technical communication, and for the last four years, I have built and run my own technical communication company. I've been fortunate enough have assigned projects to other technical communicators. With this experience, I believe I know what it takes to succeed in this profession and the qualities that our future STC leaders should possess to help lead us into our shared future.

You'll be electing two nominating committee members. I humbly ask for your vote.

Lori Klepfer 
STC Nominating Committee Candidate
Immediate Past President, NEO STC
Principal, LJK Consulting