Authoria Unveils 2003 Board of Advisors; Announces Helen Drinan, Past President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, as Newest Member.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2003 Authoria, Inc., the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication, today announced that Helen Drinan, past president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Society for Human Resource Management  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (SHRM SHRM Society for Human Resource Management SHRM Saw Horse Roof Mount (construction) ), has joined its Board of Advisors. With this appointment, Drinan joins Bloom & Wallace Managing Partner Naomi Lee Bloom, International Paper's former Vice President of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Jack Flynn, former Vice Chairman of Price Waterhouse Paul Goodstat, PeopleSoft Fellow Row Henson and former Accenture executive Bob Hunter as an Authoria Advisor. The Board of Advisors is managed by Authoria Executive Vice President Ganne DeSomery. "Helen is a key HR executive and thought leader in the community," said DeSomery. "We have been fortunate to work with her over the years, and have seen first hand her dedication and true passion for her work in the HR industry. We are delighted to announce that she has joined the other outstanding professionals on Authoria's Board of Advisors." Drinan has over 20 years of experience in the HR industry. As president and CEO of SHRM, the world's largest association devoted to human resources, she developed a new vision, strategy and implementation plan for the successful, member-driven organization. Prior to joining SHRM, Drinan held the position of executive vice president, Human Resources, at BankBoston Corporation. In this position she directed a staff of 200 professionals and was the top human resource executive for the Corporation. Drinan is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR NAHR National Academy of Human Resources NAHR National Alliance for Human Rights NAHR non-allelic homologous recombination ), an organization which recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves through their leadership in the broad field of Human Resources. In 1998, Drinan was the recipient of the Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Chamber of Commerce and Ad Club of Boston diversity recognition award. She has also been a recipient of the Phyllis Rappaport Alumnae Achievement Award, awarded annually by the Simmons Graduate Program in Management. Drinan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Massachusetts. About the Authoria Board of Advisors Authoria's Board of Advisors includes highly accomplished professionals whose credentials and extensive industry experience allow them to play a crucial role in Authoria's mission to make the world of work better. The Board of Advisors meets throughout the year to discuss trends and to share experiences with the Authoria senior management team. About Authoria Authoria is the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication. Authoria HR is the knowledge application standard in the software industry. Over one hundred organizations worldwide rely on Authoria to dramatically improve employee communication while streamlining costs. Authoria's knowledge applications manage and communicate human resource information to millions of people at some of the world's largest companies, including Boeing, Motorola and Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. . Among Authoria's partners are industry-leaders PeopleSoft, Towers Perrin, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. and Accenture. Based in Waltham, MA, Authoria has been ranked three times by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies and has been recognized by Deloitte & Touche in the New England Fast 50 four times and the National Fast 500 twice. For more information, please visit www.authoria.com. Note to editors: Authoria, Authoria eSPD, Authoria HR, Authoria Outsourcer, Authoria HR UK Benefits and Authoria HR UK Policies are trademarks or registered trademarks of Authoria, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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