The IADC congratulates its professional staff.

• Author: Hodges, George S.
• Position: International Association of Defense Counsel - President's Page

As with all professional organizations, the IADC relies heavily on its volunteers, those members who donate their time and talents to make the IADC a more meaningful member-oriented group. These include Board members, committee chairs and members, Regional Meeting hosts, CLE panelists, social committee chairs and other contributing positions. Not to be forgotten are the families of those members, whose contributions and talents only serve to make our Midyear and Annual Meetings that much more fulfilling. I thank them all for their efforts on behalf of the IADC.

The IADC is equally reliant on those individuals serving on its office staff as significant building blocks of the foundation on which the IADC is built. The history of this organization is replete with those professionals who have played a major role in the daily activities, the improvement, and the modernization of the IADC over the years. From the decades of service of our former Executive Director, Dick Hayes, (and, of course, Mary Hayes), the fiscal leadership of Jim Cronwall, the writing and editing talents of Dick Allen, the CLE management by Carmela Balice, and the efforts of so many others, the IADC's talented and hard-working professional staff has contributed so much over the years to the daily efforts of the IADC. This dedication to improvement and modernization continues today through the excellent leadership of Oliver Yandle, our Executive Director, whose talents...