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Melinda Farris
Executive Vice President
Melinda was promoted to
the position of executive vice president in October 2007, after serving
as interim executive vice president since June 2007. She is responsible
for implementing board policies, managing the association's overall
operations and staff, as well as IAOM’s in-house publications, which
include the International Miller, membership directory and
website. Melinda joined IAOM in November 2004 as director of
communications, and played a key role in several projects, including
formation of the Eurasia District and upgrades to IAOM communications.
Prior to joining IAOM, she was communications manager for the American
Chamber of Commerce in Russia. Melinda and her husband Bart reside in
Olathe, Kansas.
 Sherri
Ford
Director
of Meetings and Exhibits
Sherri joined IAOM in
August 2007 as director of meetings and exhibits. She is responsible for
the full scope of event and conference management, and the coordination
and logistics responsibilities for IAOM’s major annual conferences,
committee and board meetings, and educational courses. Prior to joining
IAOM, Sherri worked as an independent event planner and marketing
consultant. Sherri has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural journalism
from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Mo. She serves on the
board of the University of Missouri Alumni Association’s Kansas City
chapter, and she is a member of the American Marketing Association and
Kansas City Independent Planners Exchange.
 Carole Smith
Office Manager
Since 1999, Carole has been coordinating general office operations for
IAOM. Her key responsibilities include facilitating the correspondence
courses, maintaining member records, order fulfillment and bookkeeping.
Carole is also the point person for conference and short course
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