President
Brenda Polston, CAP-OM
Brenda Polston became a member of IAAP in 2007. She has served as Committee Chair for Certification, on the Program Committee, as Vice President and currently as President. Brenda works for Fall Creek Farm & Nursery® as Reception/Admin Sales Support. Prior to this she worked for a number of years for Willamette Pass Ski Corp., both in town and on the mountain. Four of those years were in management focused on Guest Services and Employee hiring, training and scheduling. Brenda is passionate about IAAP and the educational opportunities it affords.
Vice President & President Elect
Tana Baker
Treasurer
Sue Nay
In her early career, Sue was a Technical Editor for a Science Journal and then a high-school Physics and Math teacher. In business, she was the Administrator for a printing consultancy group, a Conference Manager in the paper industry, the Resource Manager for an IT consultancy and then Office Manager for a health-products sales office in the US. For the last seven years Sue has been employed at ISTE, based in Eugene, OR, as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy CEO. She has a 4-year degree in Physical Sciences and a Diploma in Management Studies, both from UK universities. Sue joined the McKenzie Chapter of IAAP in November 2009, and is treasurer for the 2010-2011 term.
Secretary
Laura Powell
Laura Powell is a past-president of McKenzie Chapter. She has worked at Boone Insurance Associates for 14 years, as an insurance agent specializing in health and life products. She also works with administrative support tasks, such as data-entry, scanning and front-desk reception. Previously, she worked at Open Adoption Family Services, First Christian Church of Eugene, The Hemlock Society USA and Crawford & Company. She graduated from LCC in 1986 with in the Administrative Assistant’s degree program. Laura lives with her husband Scott, and two sons in Eugene. She enjoys reading fiction, embroidery and teaching pre-school Sunday school.
Communications Officer
Chandra Meyers, CAP-OM
Chandra Meyers has more than 10 years of experience as an Administrative Professional. After working 4 years as a Customer Service Associate and Point of Sale marketing coordinator for the Eugene bus terminal, she felt she needed to get a degree that would showcase her skills and knowledge. In 2003 she graduated from Pioneer Pacific College as a founding member of the school’s Phi Beta Lambda group. Chandra earned an Associates of Applied Sciences Degree in Business with an Emphasis in Administration. After college, she gained additional experience working as a temp for OfficeTeam in a variety of marketing, sales, and administrative positions. In 2004 she was hired as a Sales Administrator in the Sales Department at VersaLogic Corporation, an Embedded Computer Manufacturer specializing in the defense, aerospace, and medical industries. After six+ years, she is currently the Executive Assistant to the President and the COO. Chandra joined IAAP as a Member-at-Large in 2008 and became a Certified Administrative Professional in May of 2011. Although she became an MOS Expert in Excel 2003 in September of 2007, she is now working towards becoming an MOS Expert in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote 2010.