BCS: Bybell Resignation

[Rodney Thayer]

>Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 11:50:36 -0400
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>To: isig at bcs.org
>From: mcooley at nethorizons.com (Marianne Cooley)
>Subject: BCS: Bybell Resignation
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>I heard about this two days ago, but had not seen anything official.  It was 
>in the newpaper this morning.  I wish Pam every success in the future and 
>hope that the BCS is able to find the skills Pam suggests they need in her 
>successor.
>
>Regards,
>Marianne
>>
>>
>>[Boston Globe][Business]
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>>     Boston Computer Society starts search after director resigns
>>
>>     By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff, 05/09/96
>>
>>     The Boston Computer Society has begun a search for a new executive
>>     director after the surprise resignation this week of Pam Bybell.
>>
>>     At a board meeting Monday, Bybell announced she was stepping down from
>>     her post at BCS, one of the nation's largest organizations of computer
>>     users. Bybell said the BCS needs new leadership to strengthen the
>>     organization.
>>
>>     ``I think the BCS is poised to do really great things, if we can just
>>     find the right person,'' Bybell said. ``We need a turnaround
>>     specialist.''
>>
>>     The BCS has seen its membership decline from a peak of 32,000 in 1989
>>     to about 20,000 today. Since membership fees account for most of the
>>     group's budget, the falling roster has thinned out the organization's
>>     finances. In addition, Bybell said the group's board of directors has
>>     been divided over the mission of the BCS, which offers classes and
>>     lectures to computer users at every level of experience.
>>
>>     ``We need to pick the areas that the BCS can excel in,'' she said.
>>
>>     But Bybell stressed that her departure from the BCS is voluntary and
>>     amicable. BCS board chairman Arthur Nelson said Bybell's resignation
>>     took him by surprise.
>>
>>     ``We are extremely proud of Pam,'' Nelson said. ``We think she's done a
>>     wonderful job.'' Nelson said the BCS board will soon form an interim
>>     committee to choose a new executive director. Bybell will stay on until
>>     her successor is chosen.
>>
>>     Bybell, who holds a master's degree in nonprofit organization
>>     management from Harvard, said she hasn't decided where she'll be
>>     working next.
>>
>>     This story ran on page 52 of the Boston Globe on 05/09/96.
>>
>>
>>
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