SPOTLIGHT ON SLA MEMBERS: An Interview with Kaycee Hale, Executive Director, Resource & Research Center, The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Information Outlook, March, 2000

How has the association helped you advance your career? Where do you think SLA should be heading in the future?

SLA has been instrumental in providing me with professional training, chapter/division/national forums for discussion and debate, leadership preparation, access to esteemed colleagues, international networking opportunities, and growth support in achieving my personal goals.

Albert Einstein said, "Our imagination is our preview of coming attractions". SLA not only serves as a professional and global vehicle for those with vision and imagination; it, also, provides a strong and powerful framework for our informational future, the skills to conquer the challenges, and universal guides to help us all get there.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. With SLA's active members, elected leadership, and association staff collaborating about our future, I'm convinced that we, all, have been met with insurmountable opportunities.

It is not the Special Libraries Association's responsibility to lead us into the future. Indeed, it is our individual energy, enthusiasm, effort and vision that will get us there. Our future is ours to invent!