Name: Andrew Ysasi, CRM
Position/Title: VP, Advocacy
Company or Organization: VRC
Board Position: President-Elect(2021-2023)
Education:
BA, Information Technology, University of Phoenix, 2007
MS, Administration, Central Michigan University, 2010
Certificate, Data Analytics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2020
Professional Affiliation:
• ICRM. CRM 2012-Present
EDC, 2012-2016
Mentor, 2016-present
Regent, 2017
Grader, 2018-present
Nominee, Alan Andolsen Mentor of the Year, 2016
• ARMA. IGP 2013-Present
Member 2007-present
Chapter President, Western Michigan ARMA, 2019-Present
Member of Western Michigan, Mid-Michigan, and Detroit Chapters
• AIIM. CIP 2019-Present
• IAPP. CIPP 2008-Present, CIPM 2016-Present, FIP 2017-Present
Member 2008-Present
• IIM. FIIM 2019-Present
Member 2019-Present
FIIM (Fellow) 2019-Present
• PMI. PMP, 2008-Present
Member 2008-Present
• CompTIA. A+, Project+, CDIA+, CySA+, and Security+
• ISACA. CISM 2017-Present
Member 2017-Present
• I-SIGMA.
Board Member 2016-2019
• Infragard.
Member 2013-Present
• St. Anthony of Padua School, Grand Rapids, MI.
School Board Member 2016-Present
Experience:
Andrew Ysasi (EE-SA-SEE), MS, FIP, FIIM, CIPM, CIPP, CISM, PMP, CRM, IGP, CIP, CSAP has 25 years of experience in executive leadership, technology, privacy, security, and information governance. As Vice President of Advocacy for VRC, Andrew is tasked with mentoring, educating, volunteering, and advocating for all matters related to information governance (IG). Andrew is the President of IG GURU®, an IG news organization and a resume expert with Admovio® where his work is published on CIO.com. Andrew is a frequent guest on the Inside the Records Room podcast, a contributor to ARMA's IGBOK, a contributor to Wiley's Information Governance 2nd Edition, a former Regent for the ICRM, a former board member for i-SIGMA, and a former adjunct professor at Davenport University. Andrew has a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, a bachelor of science in information technology, and a certificate in data analytics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.