About the Internet Society 

Board of Trustees

2000 Board Election

Candidates

Christine Maxwell

<maxwell@aix.pacwan.net>

Nominated by: Current Board member willing to run for re-election
Country: France

Christine Maxwell - Biographical Information

A 25-year veteran of the publishing and research industries. Christine is focusing her extensive research, publishing and Internet expertise on creating a new information retrieval and publishing vehicle for high value intellectual property. Her new enterprise is called Chiliad of which she is President and Publisher.

As a co-founder of the Magellan online directory, one of the most visited directory sites on the Internet, Ms Maxwell has been the publisher and creative visionary behind the McKinley Group, owners of the Magellan directory, which was recently sold to Excite another major directory service.

Recognizing early on the need for a clear, concise guide to the Internet, Maxwell co-authored the original "New Riders Official Internet Yellow Pages" in 1994. She has since brought out the third edition of this work under the revised title of "McKinley Internet Yellow Pages." A best seller through three editions, the work has achieved critical acclaim as an essential Internet reference tool.

Maxwell also has a wealth of first-hand experience in the educational arena, both as an elementary school teacher and as the developer of educational material for grades K-12. A sought after and accomplished speaker, she has lectured extensively at major conferences in the US and Europe on educational, publishing and Internet related topics.

Prior to launching The McKinley Group, Maxwell held senior marketing, strategic business and development positions with Pergamon Press Publishers, Science Research Associates (SRA) and Macmillan Publishing Company. She holds a teaching credential from Lady Spencer Churchill College of Education, Oxford, England, and BA degrees in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Pitzer College, Claremont, California, USA.

Ms. Maxwell serves as a trustee on the board of directors of the Santa Fe Institute, a private, independent multi-disciplinary research and education center,founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1986 by Professor Murray Gellmann and Professor George Cowan. She also serves as a Trustee on the Board of the international Internet Society.