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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.
 Shannon
Henson
Director of Meetings and
Exhibits
Shannon joined IAOM in June 2009, as the director of meetings and
exhibits.
Originally from Independence, Mo., Shannon has extensive event planning
experience from her previous positions at Cerner Corporation, American
Business Women’s Association, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. She has a
bachelor’s degree in fashion: textiles and clothing in business, from
the University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg, Mo. She is a member
of the Heartland chapter of Professional Convention Management
Association (PCMA), where she received the PCMA Heartland Chapter “Makes
it Happen” award in 2002. She currently serves as a volunteer
coordinator for the Missouri-Kansas chapter of Greyhound Pets of
America.
 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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