Join us for this FREE event and hear from three students who will share their STC volunteer and tech comm internship journeys. September 21 Chapter Meeting: Student Experiences Panel STC student members have a wealth of experiences to share. Join us for this FREE event and hear from three students who will share their volunteer … Continue reading STC Student Volunteers Journey
Women in Leadership
by Lara Tellis, STC South-Central President I first joined STC as a graduate student when the Clemson Master of Arts in Professional Communication (MAPC) program started a student chapter. That was back in 2009, and I went to my first Summit in Atlanta that year. Ever since, I have made sure to renew my membership. … Continue reading Women in Leadership
STC Houston wins Silver Community Achievement Award!
From Nathaniel Lim, Community Achievement Award Evaluation Committee (CAAEC) As a member of the Community Achievement Award Evaluation Committee, it is my honor to inform you that the Houston community has earned the Silver Community Award for your community’s activities in 2018: For strengthening relationships with the merged Austin chapter and with local organizations and … Continue reading STC Houston wins Silver Community Achievement Award!
STC Member Spotlight – Julie Garrison
By Lucha Morales Like many writers in the field, Julie Garrison didn’t plan on becoming a technical writer. Her passion for software and the medical field drove her to earn a degree in Biomedical engineering from Texas A&M. But a lack of job growth and opportunity left Garrison looking to software development. In the late … Continue reading STC Member Spotlight – Julie Garrison
STC Member Spotlight: Erika Frensley
by MSTC student, Jennifer Sudkamp Curiosity may have killed the cat, but Erika Frensley attributes her professional successes to her curiosity. Her innate interest in and motivation to dig into and understand the business at hand in a variety of industries have helped her succeed for more than 25 years in technical communication. “My curiosity compels me … Continue reading STC Member Spotlight: Erika Frensley
Cindy Pao – Candidate for Director of the Society for Technical Communication
STC Elections are coming up, and our own Cindy Pao is an STC election candidate this year! She is running for the position of Director at Large of the STC. Here she in, in her own words:Mission Statement for Cindy Pao, Candidate for Director of the Society for Technical CommunicationI have held many positions in … Continue reading Cindy Pao – Candidate for Director of the Society for Technical Communication
Member Spotlight – Alyssa Fox
By Meenakshi VenkatAlyssa Fox, Director of Information Development and Program Manager at the Houston-based enterprise software company NetIQ, unexpectedly found her calling in technical writing while she was an undergraduate majoring in History at Texas A&M. Contemplating a career in teaching at a time when the Internet and websites were just starting to become popular, … Continue reading Member Spotlight – Alyssa Fox
Member Spotlight – Evalyn Shea
by Manuela Domingos STC Houston is proud to feature the first of many upcoming "Member Spotlight" articles. The Member Spotlight program connects an area student with a Senior Member of STC Houston. The student interviews and writes a feature article on the STC member. We hope this helps students in the area meet valuable contacts … Continue reading Member Spotlight – Evalyn Shea
Admin Council Bios – Stephanie Donovan
STC Houston President, Stephanie Donovan, has worked as a technical communicator for more than 20 years in the software industry—most recently as a Staff Technical Writer at Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions in Houston. Stephanie’s work at Intergraph includes technical writing and editing, mentoring other writers, and serving as Agile Scrum Master for CAESAR II, … Continue reading Admin Council Bios – Stephanie Donovan
Admin Council Bios – Julie Garrison
Julie Garrison has served as STC Houston Treasurer for the past two years and is a senior member of STC. She is currently a Documentation manager at Datacert, working on documentation for Passport software products. The software industry has employed her as a developer, tester, writer, and manager. Julie is a graduate of Texas A&M … Continue reading Admin Council Bios – Julie Garrison