Authoria Unveils 2003 Board Of Advisors

Authoria, Inc., the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication, today announced that Helen Drinan, past president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), has joined its Board of Advisors.  With this appointment, Drinan joins Bloom & Wallace Managing Partner Naomi Lee Bloom, International Papers former Vice President of Human Resources Jack Flynn, former Vice Chairman of Price Waterhouse Paul Goodstat, PeopleSoft Fellow Row Henson and former Accenture executive Bob Hunter as an Authoria Advisor. The Board of Advisors is managed by Authoria Executive Vice President Ganne DeSomery.

"Helen is a key HR executive and thought leader in the community," said DeSomery. "We have been fortunate to work with her over the years, and have seen first hand her dedication and true passion for her work in the HR industry. We are delighted to announce that she has joined the other outstanding professionals on Authoria's Board of Advisors."

Drinan has over 20 years of experience in the HR industry. As president and CEO of SHRM, the world's largest association devoted to human resources she developed a new vision, strategy and implementation plan for the successful, member-driven organization. Prior to joining SHRM, Drinan held the position of executive vice president, Human Resources, at BankBoston Corporation. In this position she directed a staff of 200 professionals and was the top human resource executive for the Corporation.

Drinan is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), an organization which recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves through their leadership in the broad field of Human Resources. In 1998, Drinan was the recipient of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and Ad Club of Boston diversity recognition award. She has also been a recipient of the Phyllis Rappaport Alumnae Achievement Award, awarded annually by the Simmons Graduate Program in Management. Drinan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

About the Authoria Board of Advisors
Authoria's Board of Advisors includes highly accomplished professionals whose credentials and extensive industry experience allow them to play a crucial role in Authoria's mission to make the world of work better. The Board of Advisors meets throughout the year to discuss trends and to share experiences with the Authoria senior management team.

About Authoria
Authoria is the world leader in personalized, Web-based human resource communication. Authoria HR is the knowledge application standard in the software industry.  Over one hundred organizations worldwide rely on Authoria to dramatically improve employee communication while streamlining costs. Authoria's knowledge applications manage and communicate human resource information to millions of people at some of the world's largest companies, including Boeing, Motorola and Wells Fargo. Among Authoria's partners are industry-leaders PeopleSoft, Towers Perrin, IBM BCS and Accenture. Based in Waltham, MA, Authoria has been ranked three times by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies and has been recognized by Deloitte & Touche in the New England Fast 50 four times and the National Fast 500 twice. For more information, please visit www.authoria.com.