Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Flo Selfman
Entertainment/literary/arts public relations consultant and copy editor/proofreader, Flo Selfman was IWOSC president from 2003-2006 and 2007-2012; currently serving her eighth term. She has been an IWOSC member since 1990, and has served on the Board since 1991, holding many board positions including Vice President, Director of Membership, and Director of Marketing. She is a resident of Los Angeles's Westside.
You can learn more about her at her website, wordsalamode.com.
Contact:
(323) 653-4555
Write to Flo
VICE PRESIDENT
Roberta Edgar
Author/ghostwriter/editor/screenwriter, Roberta Edgar is CEO of SixtyisSexyNow, targeting baby boomers and beyond. Previously, Roberta served as Secretary, Director of Membership, and most recently as Vice President (2003-2008). She is also IWOSC's annual LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books chair. She resides on Los Angeles’s Westside. You can learn more about Roberta at wordsalamode.com.
Contact:
(310) 552-4905
Write to Roberta
SECRETARY
Lisa de Vincent
Lisa de Vincent recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of working and writing in the entertainment industry. She believes IWOSC has been instrumental in advancing her career and connections. Besides writing freelance articles, she is fine-tuning a treatment for a television series, finishing a horror screenplay and a murder mystery, and setting up her own webpage. Lisa resides in Brentwood.
New to the board in 2008-2009
Contact:
Write to Lisa
TREASURER
Pamela S. Leven
Pam Leven has handled IWOSC money for more than a decade and is always pleased to report on the organization’s fine fiscal health. She is a business writer who contributes to corporate and custom publications and offers her services to corporations and professionals. Pam lives in Culver City. Pam's website is WordsWillFly.com.
Contact:
Write to Pam
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Position open
DIR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Gary Young
Author/actor/playwright; member since 1999, current Director of Professional Development. President of the Publishers Assn. of LA, book co-author of "Loss and Found," coordinator for the National Very Special Arts Festival at the Kennedy Center in DC, Executive Director of the Lifetime Achievement Foundation and Vice Chair of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights. Gary lives in Calabasas.
Contact:
(818) 222-5554
Write to Gary
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
James F. Mills
James F. Mills is a North Carolina native who relocated to Southern California after receiving his MA in Communications Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He writes manuscripts and screenplays in between freelance journalism assignments for various local magazines and websites. He resides in West Hollywood.
New to the board in 2008-2009
Contact:
Write to James
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Position open
