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Episode 9: Tony Landolt Episode 8: Libby Trudell Episode 7: Chris Vestal Episode 6: Janel Kinlaw Episode 5: Stephen Fleming
 
Episode 9: Tony Landolt

Episode 9: Tony Landolt

Tony Landolt, a longtime SLA member and employee at Reprints Desk since 2007, has engaged with fellow members around a common interest via the SLA Baseball Caucus which was founded in 1993. The caucus has taken on a life of its own, uniting members of all professional fields around a vibrant discussion list, trivia, and [...]

Episode 8: Libby Trudell

Episode 8: Libby Trudell

SLA has a lot to offer its members, and its vendors. In episode 8, we hear from a member who has made the most out of both of these facets within SLA–and given even more in return. Libby Trudell, Vice President of Marketing for ProQuest Dialog, gives her take on SLA. How does SLA break [...]

Episode 7: Chris Vestal

Episode 7: Chris Vestal

What is a catalyst for involvement? How is volunteering a gateway to new skills, new opportunities, and new connections? Tune in to episode 7, in which our usual reporter becomes the subject. DC SLA and Public Relations Advisory Council member Chris Vestal offers his take on SLA, the association experience, volunteering, personal branding, and more. [...]

Episode 6: Janel Kinlaw

Episode 6: Janel Kinlaw

What sets SLA’s Annual Conference apart from the others? How are connections (made  throughout the year via social media) cemented in-person, at association events and impromptu meetings? In episode 6, Janel (White) Kinlaw answers these questions and discusses the many levels of SLA involvement–from “lurking” on discussion lists to planning for and speaking at a [...]

Episode 5: Stephen Fleming

Episode 5: Stephen Fleming

Some SLA members have worked at a dozen organizations during the course of their involvement with SLA. In episode 5, Stephen Fleming tells Chris Vestal how he’s encountered significant changes within just one company. Learn how SLA has kept him moving in a positive direction within an industry and economic climate that’s reliably unpredictable. “In [...]