The New York Chapter ChapterNews
IN THIS ISSUE Message from the President
Message from the President:.........1
Shaking Hands ..............................2
SLA Snapshots ..............................3
An Odd — and Sad —
Story About Books.....................4
Beyond the Hudson.......................4
CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chapter Meeting ........................6
Job Hotline.................................6
UPCOMING Programs and Events
Chapter Events ..........................7
Chapter Calendar.......................7
ChapterNews Editor’s Note ...........9
New Policy on Awards.................10
Did you Know?
NY Chapter Jobline..................10
An Invitation to Our Readers .......11
2007 EDUCATION PROGRAMS
from Business and Finance .....12
SLA-NYNew Members List..........14
ADVERTISERS
Dialog.............................................9
Donna Conti Career Resources...11
EBSCO...........................................4
EOS International.........................14
Global Securities Information .........8
Heller Information Services............6
InfoCurrent...................................10
Prenax............................................5
Pro Libra ........................................7
Wontawk......................................13
ChapterNews
Volume 79, #1 Spring 2007
Spring is a time
of renewal … so open
a new window
By Kevin Manion,
Director — Information Services Consumer Reports
n a plane to San Diego in late March to attend a Symposium on the Future
O
of Special Libraries hosted by EOS International (www.eosintl.com),
I took some time to think about our role as information professionals.
It has always been my belief that we are uniquely positioned in our
organizations to take a leadership role in the management of knowledge as it
relates to the goals and strategic direction of our organizations.
Traditionally, we have more often than not, been in the role of answering questions
and providing information and data when asked. As such, the very nature of that
“ask” relationship has defined our role and positioned us to be perceived as reac-
tive rather than pro-active. It is no wonder that when the opportunity presents
itself to take a leadership role, many of us are ill prepared for the challenge.
However, you don’t become a CEO or Director or the best damn information
professional overnight and it is through little steps over a period of time that we
can achieve results and reach new professional heights.
So I propose a challenge to us all in this season of renewal. Today, right now
after reading this, step away from your desk, from your workstation and go out-
side, get some air, walk down to Starbucks and get a cup of coffee and take a few
hours (ok you may want to ask your boss….), and think about one thing — only
one thing — that would shift how you are perceived in your department and in
your organization and do it. Take an idea and transform it into an opportunity
for you to be perceived as a leader. And right now…stop saying “I can’t do that”.
Because…yes you can.
You can be a leader. You can change how people think of you and your department.
And even if there are obstacles, like a boss that doesn’t see potential, or a co-work-
er who makes your life miserable, or the threat of a budget cut that would affect
or eliminate your job….stand up and do just one thing. Take the challenge.
Here is what I plan to do. For months in my department, we have talked about
creating “think time” for our researchers. Many forward thinking - and by no
coincidence successful - companies build this time into the work week of their
employees. My boss and I talked about it, we convened a meeting with members
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ChapterNews of our team and promised we would ease their often
New York Chapter overwhelming work load so they could have some time
to “think”. And then what happened? Nothing…. We
Special Libraries Association had several large projects hit and we did not stand our
Volume 79, #1 Spring 2007 ground and build this time into their schedule. It is a
tough thing to do…but on Monday morning, I have
PUBLICATION SCHEDULE decided to re-convene a meeting and to put into their
appraisal criteria that they have to take think time and
ChapterNews, the bulletin of the New York Chapter of the
that I am responsible for helping them manage their
Special Libraries Association, is published four times a year.
work so they can actually take the time. I have asked my
Visit our web site: www.sla-ny.org
boss to put this into my criteria as well — both the man-
agement of our team’s time and think time for me.
Deadlines for submitting materials: So what are you going to do? Want some ideas? Take a
Winter issue: December 15 few minutes and read Inc. Magazine or the latest issue of
Spring issue: March 15 Harvard Business Review or read a recent profile of an
Summer issue: May 14 information professional in Information Outlook or an
e-profile at SMR international (http://www.smr-knowl-
Submit all material to: edge.com/). Go hunting for ideas — there is bound to be
Charles Lowry something out there that will fit your particular context.
ChapterNews Editor Think about the issues that have been raised at your
E-mail: clowry@alm.com recent staff meeting or something you heard a VP talk
about in the elevator — and act on it. Think you can’t do
Submissions: Articles on topics of general interest to infor- it? You are wrong. You can do it. Better yet, tell me
mation professionals and the New York Chapter are welcome. about it — send me an email or call me and I will write
Authors can send submissions via e-mail as text file or MS
about it and you taking a chance. And then show your
Word for Windows attachments, or with article in the body of
the e-mail. Please use single-line spacing, Courier font, with boss that your idea has made the SLA Chapter Newslet-
minimal use of boldface and italics. Include a byline with your ter! Maybe it won’t be successful but maybe it will be and
full name and place of work. maybe just a bit…or maybe a lot….you’ll contribute to
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Shaking Hands SLA President Rebecca Vargha has asked us to share our
“sticky” stories. As a corollary, I’d add to that important
A Personal Reflection on Personal campaign: continue to “consciously shake hands” in your
and Professional Connections organizations. It might sound a bit Machiavellian but
By Steve Kochoff, survival of libraries and information centers is surely
SLA NY Chapter President-elect enhanced by helping all key players in an organization
understand the value and the contributions that special
libraries make to their organizations. Shaking hands, lit-
erally and metaphorically, should be as routine as turning
on your computer. Our task is to continue our stories,
lobbying and reminding our communities what we do for
hile reading Brigitte Hamann and Alan Bance’s

W book Winifred Wagner: A Life at the Heart of

Hitler’s Bayreuth, I realized that I was one hand-
shake away from shaking Hitler’s hand. Of course I wasn’t
them so that we can help them overcome the “taking us
for granted syndrome.” Perhaps a “sticky story” will
develop out of your newfound awareness of those whose
hands you shake. So my challenge to all of our SLA NY
too happy about that dare I say, epiphany — I have shaken
Chapter members is: step outside yourselves, analyze and
the hand of Wolfgang Wagner, one of Winifred’s children
map the hands you have shaken and continue to shake,
and the current manager of the annual Wagner Festival
develop and share good elevator stories of how your
in Bayreuth. Yet this example demonstrated again to me
work has helped the person or department, and make
what I would posit are “no-degrees” of separation, never
sure to tell your story to the people in your organization
mind six degrees!
regularly.
My point in sharing this vivid “discovery” is that in the
push-pull of our daily work lives I think we sometimes
don’t distance ourselves enough to consciously recognize Steve Kochoff, SLA NY Chapter President-elect and Regional
Sales Director, Basch Subscriptions, Inc. He can be reached at
whose hands we are “shaking” both literally and figura-
stkockoff@hotmail.com.
tively. My advice would be that in our work lives we
“map” the hands that we shake, either directly or indi-
rectly. We need to consider where we sit in the reporting
SLA-NY SNAP-SHOT
structure of our organizations, both for profit and not-
for-profit. Any number of special libraries and informa-
tion centers might not report directly to top manage-
ment, although some do. Nonetheless all are a “hand-
shake” or two away from their top management and
their boards.
Do we maximize that “closeness?” — Do we study the
organization in which we sit, whose mission is supported
by special libraries? Do we “map” the organization and
characterize various “hands”that is, those who are avid
library supporters, (for example, those the info center
helped close a deal for the firm?) or, the passive support-
ers (“I always get what I need from the info center”);
enemies (“that library is an expense and what does it do
to contribute to the bottom line?” — or, “why do we
need the expense of an info center for we can get all the Summit on the Future of Special Libraries, hosted by
info we need on the Internet?”) EOS International, March 30, 2007, San Diego California.
Right to left, Kevin Manion (SLA New York Chapter Presi-
dent); Rebecca Vargha (President Special Libraries Associa-
tion); Linda Counts (SLA San Diego Chapter President);
Guy St-Clair (Consulting Specialist for Knowledge Services,
SMR International); Karen Kreizman Reczek
(SLA Knowledge Management Division Chair); Georgia
Scura (SLA Connecticut Valley Chapter President); Janice
Lachance (Chief Executive Officer, Special Libraries Associa-
tion); David Cappoli (SLA Southern California Chapter
President-Elect).
ChapterNews 3 Vol. 79, #1 Spring 2007
An Odd — and Sad
— Story About Books
By Staff Correspondent

ost librarians and information professionals of

M middle age or older got into the business, the

library business or the publishing business or the
academic business, because we loved books. We loved
the way they looked, the way they smelled, the way they
felt, the way their spines cracked when they bent. Only
the most perspicacious of us older than fifty could have
imagined that our precious books would have been, in
our lifetimes, under assault as the leading providers of
scholarly, technical or imaginative information. Yet
we see it around us, day after day, and the trend only
continues to accelerate.
Even with that background, it is nevertheless sad to
read a story (in compliance with Title 17 of the United
States Code, the link is provided below, not the actual
AP/CNN story) about a bonfire of unused and unwanted
books. Part of this, surely, is a visceral reaction to the
concept of “book burning” so abhorrent to us, as prac-
ticed by repressive political systems, usually carried out
in accompaniment with the murder of journalists and Beyond The Hudson
the imprisonment of authors. The rest of our reaction, By Staff Correspondent
though, surely involves a cultural change, regretted by
some of us, embraced by others of us, a cultural change
that sees electronic representation and archiving replac- While it is undeniably true that New York is the capital
ing print in vast areas of information presentation and city of the free world, not only are there other cities
retention. beyond New York, there are even SLA chapters outside
This story is merely offered as an opportunity to “take of New York. A recent initiative of the SLA staff has
your temperature” about this cultural change, an oppor- involved bringing together, in an on-line forum, the edi-
tunity to gauge the chasm between our professional tors of the several SLA chapter newsletters. Your staff
milieu and our personal feelings. correspondent thought that it would be of interest to
some of our members to look at recent newsletters from
other SLA chapters.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/book.burning.ap/index.ht
ml?eref=rss_latest
The Military Librarian:
http://units.sla.org/division/dmil/Spr07.pdf

The Florida/Caribbean Chapter:

http://units.sla.org/chapter/cfc/bulletins/2007/BH-2007-02.htm

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter:

http://units.sla.org/chapter/ccpa/KeyNotes/keynotes.htm

The Minnesota Chapter:

http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmn/comm/Spring07.html.

The Wisconsin Chapter:

http://units.sla.org/chapter/cwi/slant.htm

ChapterNews 4 Vol. 79, #1 Spring 2007

ChapterNews 5 Vol. 79, #1 Spring 2007
 CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 18 Chapter Meeting
There is exciting news about the next SLA-NY Chapter
Meeting. The program title itself is an attention-grabber:

"Illustrata - Improving Precision in Research"

Did You Know? Date: Monday, June 18
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
New York Chapter JOBLINE Place: New York Public Library.

Illustrata aims to be the most profound development in

The New York Chapter, for the convenience of its members
and their employers, offers an on-line job marketplace on
the Chapter web site:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/Jobline.htm
The job marketplace offers current opportunities for
information professionals. While the large majority are
naturally in New York City, the current offerings include
positions in Boston, Washington, Princeton/Philadelphia,
Dallas and the West Coast.
librarianship in thirty years. The specific topic to be
addressed by the panel will be Leadership in Deep Index-
ing: How Researchers’ Needs Shaped ProQuestCSA’s
Illustrata. Attendees will be invited to join a discussion
with a group of experts on how this new resource can
affect every library dealing with research or whose clients
or staff members are researchers. Hands-on demonstra-
tions will be available.
Wine and Cheese reception will follow the program.
Please be sure to see the SLA-NY Chapter web site
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/ for additional details.

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ChapterNews 6 Vol. 79, #1 Spring 2007

UPCOMING PROGRAMS and EVENTS
2007 SLA-NY Chapter SLA NY Chapter Calendar,
June 2007 to December 2007:
Programs and Events
MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007, 6:00 to 8:00 pm:
Illustrata –
o help our SLA-NY Chapter members with their Improving Precision in Research

T meeting planning calendars, the Program Com-

mittee offers the dates for Chapter meetings
through December 2007. Please note that dates and
times are subject to change; a detailed announcement
(with locations, etc) will be emailed to our members
prior to each separate event. Please share this informa-
tion with any SLA members. We welcome your ideas
and suggestions for any future program topics and also
encourage suggestions for venues, especially for our
“networking event/happy hours.” Please email your
suggestions to: stkochoff@hotmail.com
Location: NYPL
Topic: Illustrata – which aims to be the most profound
development in librarianship in 30 years! Leadership in
Deep Indexing: How Researchers’ Needs Shaped Pro-
QuestCSA’s Illustrata. Join a discussion with a panel of
experts on how this new resource will affect every library
dealing with researchers. Hands-on demonstrations will
be available.
Wine and Cheese reception will follow the program.
Additional details will be provided.

JULY and AUGUST, 2007:

Happy Hours
Details to be announced.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, 2:00 to 6:00 pm:

Career Day.
Location: Credit Suisse.
Additional details will be announced.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007: 5:30 to 8:00 pm:

SLA NY Chapter Annual Meeting.
Speaker: Janice Lachance, CEO, SLA
Location: Skadden Arps.
Sponsor: BST America

NOVEMBER 2007:
Happy Hour
Details to be announced.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007:

SLA NY Chapter Holiday Party
Sponsor: Standard and Poors
Additional details will be announced.

ChapterNews 7 Vol. 78, #2 Autumn 2006

Spring 2007
SLA NY Chapter
Newsletter
Editor’s Note

he editor apologizes for getting this number of

T the newsletter out to the membership later than

planned. In particular, this has delayed the ability
of the members to read of the ambitious plans of the
Business and Finance group at the annual conference
in Denver, beginning as your receive the notification of
the availability of the newsletter.
This is my last number as editor of the newsletter, after
eighteen months and six numbers. The selection and
qualification of my successor is in the hands of the board,
though I am sure that any suggestions you have, either
about the editorship specifically or the newsletter gener-
ally, would be cheerfully received and thoughtfully con-
sidered.
I encourage all of you to think about the newsletter when
things come up in your professional lives that cause you
to say, “People should know about this!” Whether it is a
new resource or a new process, or simply new uses for
already-common resources and processes, a new wrinkle
on information management, an extraordinary personali-
ty or project, good news or bad news, speak up. This
newsletter is your chance to get to more than a thousand
of your fellow information professionals. So feel free to
contact the new editor, when announced, or, until then,
Steve Kochoff, the incoming Chapter President. Steve’s
e-mail is stkockoff@hotmail.com.

Chuck Lowry, the retiring editor of ChapterNews, is director of

Client Relations at ALM Research. He may be reached at
clowry@alm.com.

Remember the New York Chapter

web site address!
www.sla-ny.org
Check it out!

ChapterNews 9 Vol. 78, #3 Winter 2007

Board Approves
New Policy on Awards
By Leigh Hallingby, Awards Chair
wards are a wonderful way to give special recogni-
A
tion and thanks to members of the New York
Chapter of SLA who make outstanding contribu-
tions to the work of the chapter in particular and/or the
Association in general. In the past there has been a “one
size fits all” award, the Distinguished Service Award, to
recognize Chapter members for outstanding work over
a long career or on a specific project. Now, thanks to a
new Awards policy passed by the Board of the New York
Chapter of SLA on February 28, 2007, there will be
three awards:
The Distinguished Service Award will continue and
will serve to recognize members of the New York Chapter
who have a track record of long service to the Chapter in
particular and perhaps also to the Association in general.
The Distinguished Service Award can be given to more
than one individual in the same year. An individual can
receive the Distinguished Service Award only one time
over the course of a career.
The Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented
to members of the New York Chapter to recognize recent
outstanding work on specific projects and activities (within
approximately the last two years). The Outstanding
Achievement Award can be given to one person or to a
group of people who worked together on a project. An
individual can receive The Outstanding Achievement
Award more than once over the course of a career.
The President’s Award will provide an opportunity to
recognize members of the New York Chapter for out-
standing contributions to SLA and/or for professional
excellence. The President’s Award is intentionally some-
what less well-defined than the other two in order to
give the Board more flexibility in selecting individuals
to receive it. The President’s Award can be given to
more than one individual in the same year.
Also, in the past year, an Awards & Honors page has
been added to the New York Chapter’s Web site. Please
go to http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/AwardsPage.htm
to read about the accomplishments of Lisa Ryan, the
2006 winner of the Distinguished Service Award. There
is also a list of past Distinguished Service Award winners,
starting from 1991.
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for any of the above awards, please contact me by email
or phone (lhallingby@sorosny.org or 212-548-0181).
I will forward your nominations to the Board, which
makes the final decisions on awards. The awards will be
presented at the Chapter’s annual business meeting in
September 2007.
Ms. Leigh Hallingby is head librarian at the Open Society
Institute/Soros Foundations and serves as the Awards Chair
for the SLA’s New York chapter. She may be contacted at:
lhallingby@sorosny.org.
Did You Know?
New York Chapter JOBLINE
The New York Chapter, for the convenience of its members
and their employers, offers an on-line job marketplace on
the Chapter web site:
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/Jobline.htm
The job marketplace offers current opportunities for
information professionals. While the large majority are
naturally in New York City, the current offerings include
positions in Boston, Washington, Princeton/Philadelphia,
Dallas and the West Coast.
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An Invitation
to Our Readers
Career Resources, Inc.
DC On-Line, Inc.
huck Lowry, the retiring editor of the newsletter

C reminds all members of the New York Chapter of

SLA that the pages of ChapterNews are open to all.
The editor would be very pleased to discuss and accept
submissions in any of the following areas:
▲ Comings, goings, new jobs, new titles, retirements.
▲ Articles about day-to-day life in member libraries.
▲ Articles about SLA programs or social events you
might have attended.
▲ Reflections on the profession: salaries, responsibilities,
education, career path.
▲ Announcements of scholarships, awards, honors,
whether those announcements are invitations to pro-
pose candidates or are announcements of winners.
▲ Library initiatives: acquisitions, marketing/awareness
campaigns, organizational changes, etc.

The ChapterNews is a wonderful way to maximize the

value of the SLA experience, and a wonderful way to
share your experiences and successes with your fellow
librarians.

Chuck Lowry is the retiring editor of ChapterNews. He may be

reached at clowry@alm.com.

Remember the New York Chapter

web site address!
www.sla-ny.org
Check it out!

ChapterNews 11 Vol. 79, #1 Spring 2007

EDUCATION PROGRAMS
2007 Programs from
Business and Finance
at the Annual Meeting
By Terry Kirchner
he Business and Finance Division is pleased to
T offer eight continuing education courses this year
at the annual conference. Whether you are inter-
ested in search strategies, management skills, or informa-
tion, you will find something to help you make the most
of your learning experience in Denver.
Two new courses deserve special attention — Amelia
Kassel’s “Elusive U.S. Private Company Information:
Sources and Search Secrets Revealed” and Peggy Garvin
and Rita Vine’s “Under-the-Hood Evaluation of Elec-
tronic Information Products.”
Several local B & F members will be presenting in Den-
ver, including Cliff Perry (Private Equity Research: Tools
of the Trade), Roberta Brody (Back-to-Basics Business
Research), and Judy Silverman (Mergers & Acquisitions
Research). All of this year’s instructors have planned
excellent sessions that help put topics in context and pro-
vide practical, proven advice for navigating the most
challenging topics in the profession.
Whether you are a new or experienced professional, we
hope you will find a course to enhance your experience at
this year’s annual conference.
Under-the-Hood Evaluation
of Electronic Information Products
Peggy Garvin, Garvin Information Consulting,
and Rita Vine, Search Portfolio Inc.
Saturday June 2, 8AM-12PM
The rising cost, in-your-face marketing, and ever-chang-
ing functionality of electronic resources have forced pro-
fessionals to develop critical evaluation skills for these
unique and essential information products. This timely
course teaches professionals to put the latest products
through their paces and gain confidence in selecting and
recommending electronic information products that are
truly worth their cost and hype.
ChapterNews
Researching Listed
and Private Companies Globally
Sylvia James, Sylvia James Consultancy
Saturday June 2, 1PM-5PM
This course will address the latest challenges and issues
in global listed and private company research. Coverage
includes the introduction of IFRS (International Finan-
cial Reporting Standards), the EU Transparency and
Prospectus Directives, the European Statute and the set-
ting up of the CESR (Committee of European Securities
Regulators) in Europe. The availability of private compa-
ny information in the US from State sources and source
routes for researching companies in Asia, Latin America
and Central America will also be covered.
Back-to-Basics Business Research:
Strategies, Tactics, and Sources
Roberta Brody, Queens College
Sunday June 3, 8AM-12PM
Business information seems to be everywhere, but is it
the information we really need and does it answer our
clients’ questions? This course is designed to help special
librarians find, evaluate, and structure the business infor-
mation that is needed in their work. In addition to dis-
cussing the basic business sources and practical research
tactics and strategies, it offers a framework of decisions,
processes, and methods for developing answers without
being overwhelmed by multiple information products
and sources.
Making a Business Case
for the Information Center
Lesley Robinson, Lesley Robinson Consultancy Svc.
Sunday June 3, 8AM-12PM
This course will provide practical tools and strategies to
help business and financial information professionals
prepare a business case for their library/information cen-
tre. With diminishing or static budgets and a growing
organisational focus on return on investment, there has
never been a greater need for the library/information
professional to articulate and justify their purpose to the
organisation. Participants will learn key methodologies
to develop a plan and will construct plans for their own
organisations, deriving immediate practical benefit.
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(Programs listing continued from page 12)
Elusive U.S. Private Company Information:
Sources and Search Secrets Revealed
Amelia Kassel, Marketing Base
Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM
Researching company information is vitally important to
business information professionals. Unlike public compa-
nies that are highly regulated, US private companies are
not required to file financial or other information and are
not regulated, leaving fewer sources for uncovering
information about them. This course is unique in that it
identifies an extensive collection of sources and provides
search techniques critical for piecing together informa-
tion about private US companies.
ChapterNews
Industry Research Using
U.S. Government Sources
Jennifer Boettcher, Georgetown University
Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM
Learn about finding industry norms and creating specific
ratios for comparing your company with the industry at a
national or local level. This short course will put you in
command of pulling the data out of Census Bureau and
other government and commercial sources. Exercises will
strengthen your data presentation and interpretation skills.
Discover the ins and outs of the formats available. A
DVD of current Economic Census data will be included.
Mergers & Acquisitions Research:
Behind the Scenes
Kathleen Nichols and Judy Silverman, KPMG, LLP
Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are on the rise.
Whether you are working for a buyer, seller, lender,
investor, or advisor, M&A research questions are most
likely crossing your desk. Are you fully prepared? This
course will give you background on the industry and
expose you to the key resources and research strategies
you need to research a myriad of M&A-related topics
with confidence.
Private Equity Research: Tools of the Trade
Cliff Perry, Warburg Pincus
Sunday June 3, 1PM-5PM
Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) play a
fundamental role in providing capital to companies
throughout their various stages of development. Finding
information on PE and VC firms along with their invest-
ments is quite difficult given the lack of public disclosure
requirements. This course will explore the inner workings
and key terms of the industry along with an examination
of the various data sources used to gather information
on this sector on a global basis.
Terry Kirchner, Ph.D. is Director of Access Services at the
Columbia University Libraries.
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SLA-NY
New Members List

The “new members” list that follows is provided by

Terry Kirchner, chair of the New York Chapter’s
Membership Committee.

A G
Maureen Ahearn Aliqae Geraci
Julia L. Altieri Alicia M. Gibb
Edward Robert Alvarado Johanna E. Goldberg
Kathryn Jessica Alverson Janet Greene
Chanida T. Angkanarak
Rebecca Arzola H
Gina Halkias-Seugling
B Erin Harper
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