IOA Names First Conference Ombuds

The International Ombudsman Association has selected Elaine Shaw, CO-OP, as its first conference Ombuds. She will pilot a new program of providing services to participants at IOA's annual conference, March 30-April 1, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Shaw will be available at the conference and for a limited time following the conference.

Shaw is a former IOA Board Member and recently retired from Pfizer, where she served as an Ombuds the last six years. She also is the conference Ombuds for the Society for American Archaeology. (IOA Conf Ombuds.)

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