Explain any relevant committee or leadership experience you have that will benefit the ICRM in the advancement of its vision and mission.
In my current role of Regent, Applications and Exam Preparation, I worked to increase the efficiency of candidate application review process.  I have oversight over the creation of a learning module to streamline the examination preparation.  With a partnership with the Mentoring Committee, we have increased communication with mentors and mentees to ensure candidates receive the assistance they need. 

What is your leadership background in terms of managing organizational growth and related challenges and opportunities?
Every board brings unique challenges and opportunities.  There isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ approach to committee work.  We need to work together as a team and listen to various viewpoints.  I work side-by-side with committee members from the brainstorming processes through drafts to implementation.  There is no bad idea.

What experience do you have in building high-functioning work teams and stakeholder relationships at your workplace and/or with association boards?
In my consultant role in the Information Management space, it is my job to listen to my client’s needs (even those things they don’t know they are saying).  As a project management professional, I understand the importance of bringing all viewpoints and ideas to the table to guide the discussion and final product.

What would you do to advance the future of the ICRM?
•    Continue work on the learning management solution to provide consistent, real-time access to CRA/CRM exam preparation materials.
•    Ongoing collaboration with the EDC to ensure candidates/members have access to industry best practices for the advancement of records and information management.
•    Ongoing collaboration with the Mentoring Committee to provide ongoing support to our candidates.
 

Education
Masters of Science (Culture, Change, and Leadership) Cleary University, Howell, Michigan, 2021
Bachelor’s of Science (Major: Psychology/Linguistics Minor: Political Science) Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1997
Paralegal Certification - ABA-approved program, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 2001

Professional Affiliation
ARMA International
ARMA Palmetto (SC) – Vice President
Project Management Institute (PMP) – Palmetto PMI – Vice President
National Society of Leadership and Success
Certified Information Management Officer Association
NALA – The Paralegal Association

Experience
As a subject matter expert in records and information governance, I am committed to helping clients understand the importance of proper data and information governance. Along with the development of strategic records and information governance programs, I collaborate with clients to ensure her work will not only meet but exceed her client’s needs and expectations. As part of the policy development process, I utilized stakeholder interviews to understand the business and technical requirements to implement appropriate risk and legal avoidance strategies. I also onboarded and managed the implementation of a third-party application to ensure the corporate retention schedule had real-time, attorney reviewed citations for legal and regulatory requirements. From working with stakeholders to understand technical and business requirements to participation in the request for proposal and final vendor selection phases, I use my Project Management Professional (PMP) certification to assist with the implementation of legal matter management, legal hold, and document management systems.