ISSIP

Ambassadors

Connecting People and Organizations

ISSIP Ambassadors

Advancing Service Innovation

ISSIP is the professional membership association for people committed to advancing service innovation. In 2014, we established an ‘Ambassador Program,’ to provide a channel for ISSIP members involved in other organizations or peer entities to effectively liaise and collaborate on behalf of ISSIP with those groups.  

Over the years, dozens of ISSIP members have stepped forward to build these collaborations with peer membership organizations, conferences that center service innovation, government, national or community entities, journals, research institutions and foundations. We are volunteer managed and limited only by ISSIP member vision for mutual benefit in collaboration with another peer entity.    

What do Ambassadors do? 

  • Propose ISSIP sponsored workshops, panels, Student or General ‘Best Paper’ awards in the top service-related sessions or conferences of the professional association that they represent.
  • Ensure that ISSIP members are aware of and have an opportunity to contribute to the other professional associations’ conferences, publications, and other service-related activities.
  • Help members develop as T-shaped service innovation professionals, with both depth in their home professional association and breadth across sister professional associations.

Meet ISSIP Ambassadors Lead:
Dr. Christine Ouyang

Dr. Christine Ouyang

In 2022, ISSIP appointed Dr. Christine Ouyang to lead Ambassador relationship development for the organization. Christine continues as ISSIP Ambassador to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), to which she was appointed in 2021.

A Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor at IBM, Dr. Ouyang coordinates ambassador efforts and resources to support the development of mutual benefit to ISSIP and partner entity members.

“Dr. Ouyang’s experience as a Master Inventor is perfect for this new ISSIP role. She will frame and support continued growth across the powerful network of relationships ISSIP has with its partner organizations. I’m looking forward to the synergies throughout our growing global community,” said 2022 ISSIP President Terri Griffith.

Interested in Serving as an ISSIP Ambassador?