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Staff Migrationsby Frances Spivy-Weber Top among staff departures is Martha Davis, the Committee's Executive Director of the past 13 years. Martha worked part-time through March, wrapping up a number of issues with DWP and the Water Board. Her next Committee assignment is the Mono Lake Committee Board of Directors and we'll be profiling her in the next issue of the Newsletter. Kudos and farewells go to departing Committee staff members Sherri Kalivoda and Tom Siewert. Sherri has single-handedly carried the load of membership services for the past three years in Burbank and, though she's leaving to take on new challenges, we hope she will always be part of our extended family. Tom, our Sales Manager of the past year, is heading back east to spend time with his nephews and nieces; from there he will return to northeast Germany, where he lived before coming to Lee Vining. Informally, Tom will be the Committee's international sales manager, sending us even more European tourists. We welcome three not-so-new staff members who have taken on new roles a the Committee. Kay Ogden, who has been coordinating our special fundraising events over the last year, has become our Marketing and Sales Director. Kay will be working to enhance the Information Center and Bookstore operations and outreach, and she will be representing the Committee in a number of business forums with our local neighbors. Working in concert with Kay is two-year MLC veteran Laura Maltby, who has the new title of Bookstore Manager. Laura will be handling the Committee's retail and mail-order sales--watch for her merchandise selections and new products whenever you visit the store. Information Specialist Greg Reis has shown that tracking accurate, up-to-the-minute information for the policy department and the Committee web site (www.monolake.org) is a job worth keeping, and he has moved from temporary to full time status. Brand-new to the team is Rebecca Dobert, the Committee's new Membership Coordinator. Rebecca has experience with the detail-intensive work needed to keep all our membership records in good order, not to mention two seasons' worth of Mono Lake knowledge from her work at the Forest Service. Rebecca will be based in the Lee Vining office; feel free to contact her with any of your membership questions. New to the intern crew for the spring is Nancy Rehg, a Lee Vining resident of the past few years. Nancy, who is a sculptor, teacher, and Mono Basin enthusiast, is working on final completion of the MLC Teacher's Packet. Frances Spivy-Weber is the Committee's Executive Director. She's new to the organization herself and is interviewed here.
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