[npoc-voice] NPOC's new reps on the NCSG-PC

[Eduardo Monge <eduardo.monge@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear NPOC Colleagues,

At the NPOC audio conference meeting held on April 10th, 2012, the following 
NPOC Executive Committee members were designated to represent NPOC on the NCSG 
Policy Committee, replacing current interim appointees Amber Sterling and Alain 
Berranger:

- Judy Branzelle, Chair, NPOC Policy Committee

Judy Branzelle is General Counsel for Goodwill Industries International Inc, a 
non-profit membership organization with 165 members in North America, and 14 
other affiliates in 13 countries. Goodwill members share a common mission of 
assisting people with disabilities and other disadvantaging conditions to 
obtain jobs and job-training. Goodwill is a founding member of NPOC, and Judy 
serves on the NPOC Executive Committee.  Judy is a former Attorney-Advisor for 
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is a part of the International 
Trademark Association leadership serving on the Famous Marks Committee this 
year, and the Internet Committee last year. She was a speaker on intellectual 
property for the American Marketing Association, and the Association of Society 
Executives, and is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Non-Profit 
Committee.

- Lori Schulman, Vice Chair, NPOC

Lori is the General Counsel at ASCD and represents the Water Environment 
Research Foundation on NPOC.   In addition to her work at ASCD,  Lori is the 
sole proprietor of Schulman Legal Services, PLLC, where she counsels small 
businesses and nonprofit organizations in trademarks, copyrights, Internet, 
domain names and general business matters.  She is a former board member of the 
International Trademark Association and former advisor to the Public Interest 
Registry.  She also served as counsel for the Water Environment Research 
Foundation, AOL and March of Dimes and is a former attorney-advisor for the 
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  She is currently a member of INTA's newly 
formed Nonprofit Committee and a volunteer for the Pro Bono Partnership.  
ASCD<http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx> is a membership organization that 
develops programs, products, and services essential to the way educators learn, 
teach, and lead. ASCD has 160,000 members in 148 countries:  ASCD also has 
affiliates in Canada, Singapore, Japan and Trinidad/Tobago that work 
collaboratively as part of the ASCD community to foster common values and goals.

Congratulations to Lori and Judy for their designation.



Regards,



Eduardo Monge

NPOC, Communications Committee, Chair





Eduardo Monge

Project Development and

International Relations Officer

Omar Dengo Foundation

San Jose, Costa Rica