News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Rene Abadie Date: 10/29/02   BALLARD APPOINTED TO INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION BOARD        HAMMOND – Mary Brown Ballard, associate professor in Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Human Development, has been named to the board of directors of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC).       Ballard will serve as an “at-large” member of the board of IAMFC, the largest affiliate division of the American Counseling Association with 8,500 members worldwide and regional and state chapters in more than 30 states and five foreign countries.       A member of the Southeastern faculty since 1995, she has worked as an employee assistance program counselor for Health Management Systems of America and the U.S. Postal Service in Baton Rouge. She is a former school counselor in New Orleans and speech communications teacher in Livingston Parish.       Ballard is a member of the editorial board of the “Louisiana Journal of Counseling,” having served as editor of the publication for four years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in speech communications education from Southeastern and masters and doctorate degrees in counselor education from the University of New Orleans. Return to News Releases