Members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association recently held their annual business meeting at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, and voted to elect Valerie Ryder to the post of Chapter President in 2013. Valerie Ryder is Director of Information Strategy at Wolper Subscription Services.
She will serve as President-Elect in 2012. Ryder announced her intention to seek the position in September, following a year of service on the Chapter's Board of Directors and appointments as Chair of their Employment Committee and Vendor Relations Committee.
Ryder has more than three decades of experience in the information services industry. Prior to joining Wolper's management team, she led a staff of information professionals at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. for more than 12 years and has also worked as an academic librarian and as a solo librarian.
Founded in 1919, SLA Philadelphia Chapter has more than 300 members who serve industry, business, research, educational and technical institutions in the tri-state area from the Delaware Valley to Central Pennsylvania.
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