Newsletter of the East Bay Chapter of STC
March/April 2004

Beau Cain: Candidate for Region 8 Director-Sponsor

by Beau Cain
Silicon Valley Chapter

During the next three years our Society will attempt radical changes in order to serve members better in our more competitive professional climate. I want to be the “man in the middle” for the next three years, helping Region 8’s chapters voice their needs to STC’s Board of Directors as we tackle ambitious transformations. I ask that you vote for me for Region 8 Director-Sponsor in the upcoming Society election.

What qualifies me to undertake this challenge is my professional experience in managing clients’ communication needs—whether they are planned and organized or unforeseen and chaotic—plus my continuing experience as a volunteer and as an elected chapter official. As well, I spent my young life moving from school to school, client to client, state to state, and sometimes even country to country, so I can state confidently that I flourish in situations that require quick adaptation to unknown situations.

I’ve provided information about my other qualifications to STC, and they’re posted on the Society election page.

What I want to do during the next three years is to visit each chapter’s elected council in the far-flung and culturally diverse Region 8, listen to their concerns and their ideas, and work with each chapter to address those concerns as effectively as possible. As well, I’m excited about the prospect of working with the Society’s Board of Directors, and of having a voice—your voice—in developing Society policy that best addresses the challenges our profession faces.

I’ve accepted Andrea Ames’s offer to serve on the Board’s Communication Support Sub-committee, and I have experience serving chapters other than my beloved Silicon Valley chapter. I’m proud of the role I played in producing two leadership events that helped each of the six Northern California chapters address their common challenges. In particular, I’m very pleased that my efforts helped stop membership attrition and increase the Silicon Valley Chapter’s membership to over 1,000 members, after a two-year struggle.

As a member of the World Future Society, I avidly study the trends and predictions of acknowledged experts and try to apply their foresight to the changing fortunes of our profession. I’ve presented more than a half dozen lectures and I’ve moderated panel discussions about the future of our profession, even before the dot-com bust.
As a teacher in the Business and Technical Communication Certificate Program at San Jose State University Professional Development Center, I created and taught two new courses that address the changing demands of local companies who hire our colleagues. As well, I’ve addressed SJSU’s Community of Writers twice about career management.

I’m prepared to continue serving in all these capacities, because I care about our profession and for my colleagues. By nature, I approach all projects with a desire to assist others, and I’m driven to serve my colleagues as they strive to achieve their professional goals. I ask that you vote for me to fulfill the exciting, challenging, changing duties of Region 8 Director-Sponsor for 2004–2007.

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