Meet the AIIP Board of Directors

Janel Kinlaw

Refining Workflow

Janel Kinlaw launched Refining Workflow in March 2019, where she provides project management and business analysis to her clients. She has a BS in Information Systems from Susquehanna University and an MLS from Drexel University. In addition to her leadership role in AIIP, she volunteers on multiple boards for local non-profit organizations.

As a member of AIIP, Janel has served as the Director-at-Large for Outreach and chaired the Email Marketing and Referral committee. She is also a member of the Special Libraries Association (SLA), recently serving on the Annual Conference Advisory Council.

President-Elect

Jim Miller

Connect Public Affairs

Jim Miller is the Principal of Connect Public Affairs. The company provides strategic competitive intelligence and strategic foresight to business, industry associations, and not-for-profit organizations to help them with their public affairs challenges.

For more than 20 years, Jim served as a strategic advisor to numerous cabinet ministers at the federal and provincial levels of government in Canada. At the provincial government, Jim served as Communications Assistant to the Ontario Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services and as Media and Stakeholder Relations Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. At the federal level, Jim has served as Director of Policy to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and as Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Jim has a BA in Political Science, an MA in Public Policy from the University of Guelph, and a Master of Information Studies from the University of Toronto. He has recently completed coursework towards a PhD in Information Studies at McGill University. He recently served on the Board of Directors of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and in October 2023 was inducted as a fellow of the Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows.

Treasurer

roger magnus

Roger magnus research

Roger Magnus provided news, business, and demographics research for several libraries and information centers for nearly 20 years before opening Roger Magnus Research in 2017. 

Roger Magnus Research provides research and analysis for nonprofits to locate donor and foundation funding. In addition, they help businesses and other types of organizations to find information on news, trends, companies, industries and demographics (U.S. Census Bureau). Roger Magnus Research also provides Zoom support for meetings, workshops and events.

Roger has a Bachelor’s degree in English from Tulane University and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of several local and regional nonprofit-related professional groups.

Director, Membership

Eric Magill

EDM INFO PRO

Before launching officially as an independent information professional, Eric researched, reported, wrote, edited, published, created, analyzed, managed, handled, stored, and secured information in a 40-year career in the private and public sectors. From being a sports writer covering the Philadelphia 76ers, to owning a weekly newspaper, print shop, and his managed IT services business, FlexITechs, to starting a tourism website, to serving on the town council and planning and zoning commission in his hometown, Eric has handled information for his clients or constituents from collection to creation to organization and protection.

Eric offers research and information services for small to medium-sized businesses that need assistance finding information tailored to the specific questions and problems they need answered and solved. Eric specializes in Software as a Service (SaaS) vendor risk assessments for clients seeking new line of business software. In the process, he conducts due diligence checks for software compatibility, security risks, and financial stability with potential critical business partners.

Director, Outreach

MArgaret harrison

Harrison Data and Information Services

Margaret Harrison launched Harrison Data and Information Services in 2021, where she uses the whole data process—collection, management, analysis, and reporting—to drive operations and strategy, enabling clients to move their businesses into their next phase of growth.

Margaret began her information career at the Columbia (Missouri) Public Library while earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of Missouri. She then joined the risk management department of a national law firm, providing research and analysis for client acquisition. As the firm grew to become international in scope, Margaret grew with the organization,  pursuing an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and affiliating with the Special Libraries Association (SLA). She later moved into work with professional associations in the health care field and a focus on the managing and licensing of healthcare data.

Margaret has served on the Board of Directors for the Park Ridge Public Library in Park Ridge, Illinois, where she assisted the library in many areas, including marketing, communications, community relations, and celebrating the library's 100th anniversary. She looks forward to assisting AIIP members in building their businesses.