Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : July/August 2004

A Working Partnership—Dialog and SLA

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Dialog booth and the Dialog customer appreciation party at the SLA conference in Nashville in June. It was a great opportunity to share our excitement about the many new Dialog offerings.

In addition to participating in the Dialog exhibit booth and the various Dialog-sponsored events during the conference, Dialog staff members are engaged in SLA on a collegial basis. Ongoing interaction helps Dialog stay connected with our user community to understand your changing needs. More than 40 Dialog staff members are active in SLA and many are on committees, holding leadership positions as a way to support the professional community. Dialog staff members serving in SLA leadership roles for 2004-2005 include:

• Liz Blankson-Hemans, President, European Chapter; Member, SLA Diversity Leadership Committee
  
  
• Holly Chong-Williams, Chair Elect, ITE Division
  
  
• Allison Evatt, President Elect, Georgia Chapter
  
  
• Betty Jo Hibberd, Chair, SLA Marketing Committee
  
  
• Christine Nay, Advertising Chair, SF Chapter
  
  
• Heidi Porth, Student Liaison Chair, Pacific Northwest Chapter
  
  
• Tesse Santoro, Treasurer, Advertising & Marketing Division
  
  
• Joan Strickler, Past President, Minnesota Chapter
  
  
• Libby Trudell, Past President, San Andreas Chapter; Member, Corporate Partners Council

We are also proud of Tesse Santoro, who received the SLA Advertising Marketing Division Award of Merit 2004. The purpose of the Award of Merit is to recognize a member for his/her contribution to the Division. Tesse ran the New York chapter of Ad Marketing for two years, chaired the national division at San Antonio in 2001, has been Treasurer from 2001 forward and has been involved with the last three SLA Advertising and Marketing chairs in organizing the conferences, programs and more.

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