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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 17:27:10 -0500
From: Dan York 
Organization: Linuxcare
To: linux-cert-announce@linuxcare.com
Subject: Kara Pritchard Joins LPI Staff

From: scott@ithink.org
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 15:42:08 -0600 (CST)
To: linux-cert-announce@linuxcare.com
Subject: Kara Pritchard Joins LPI Staff


The Linux Professional Institute (http://www.lpi.org/) proudly announces
that Kara Pritchard (kara@lpi.org) has joined its Exam Development
Department as Assistant Director for Program.

In her position, Kara will be responsible for overseeing program
development for LPI's Linux certification program. This includes such
functions as planning the content of exams, conducting research into
activities performed by Linux system administrators, and developing
objectives for the exams.

Kara has a long history of contributing to the Linux community. She has
served in leadership positions in Linux user groups (LUGs). In late 1999,
she authored a book aimed at preparing candidates for the Red Hat Certified
Engineer (RHCE) exams. In addition to her duties with LPI, Kara serves as
LUG Project Manager for Linux.com, a popular portal site operated by VA
Linux.

Tom Peters, who led LPI's program development activities during 1999,
has stepped down from this role but will remain active as a member of
the LPI Board of Directors. Tom will also serve as an Exam Development
Specialist and will continue to contribute to LPI's development efforts
in that capacity.

Kara's first major task in her new position will be to launch a discussion
about what content should be covered in the second level of LPI's
certification program. Knowledgeable Linux professionals interested in
participating in this discussion are urged to subscribe to LPI's program
mail list by sending a message to majordomo@linuxcare.com with the line
"subscribe linux-cert-program".

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Scott Murray, Director of Exam Development              scott@lpi.org
Linux Professional Institute, Inc.                 http://www.lpi.org
Developing quality professional certification for the Linux community