Janice R. Lachance, Esq.

Chief Executive Officer, Special Libraries Association

The Honorable Janice R. Lachance is the 13th CEO of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). A seasoned leader and communicator with more than 20 years’ experience in public service and governance, Lachance is a collegial executive and team player with a concertmaster leadership style that inspires both allegiance and hard work. From 1997 to 2001, Lachance was the director (CEO) of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal government’s independent human resources agency. Appointed to this position by President Bill Clinton and unanimously confirmed by a bi-partisan U.S. Senate, Lachance provided policy and program leadership for 1.8 million federal employees.

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