Heidi Chittim Chairs WALE for 2008–2009.
Heidi Chittim has been elected as the new WALE chair at the 2007 WLA annual conference.
She has been married for 29 years. Her husband
is the owner and director of Lifeline Counseling and Community Services. She is
the mother of three children; two of those children are married and live in Olympia.
Her youngest son just finished his first year in college and plans to attend Western
Washington University next year. She is also the grandmother to two wonderful boys
ages 7 and 1 year.
Recently Heidi was hired in the Cataloging Department at Eastern Washington University. This is a new experience for her after living on the Western side of Washington for many years.
I would like to invite you to the WALE conference, October 1st - 4th in Olympia.
The conference committees have worked hard and have lined up great speakers
and workshops. For more information on the conference please visit the WLA website
at www.wla.org/igs/wale/ and click on “Conferences”.
If you have not become a WALE member please do so. If you have coworkers
who are not part of WALE please encourage them to join our group. Besides
getting a discount on your WALE conference registration, your name will be added to
the WALE list and you will get updates and the newsletter.!
WALE's 2008 Conference is Coming
Capitalize Your Career
(Click on the Conferences link to view the 2008 conference home page)
Mark your calendars the WALE 2008 Conference is approaching.
This years conference is 'Capitalize your Career' and will be held at the Red Lion Hote in Olympia, WA click on the link above to go to the conference home page.
WALE’s 2008 Employee of the Year
Katie Cargill of Eastern Washington University!

Katie receiving her award at the Red Lion in Vancouver