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The January 2010 release of ARMAWORKS is now available! 

Newsletter Spotlight!

On behalf of the Board of Directors, we hope that each of you had a wonderful Holiday season! With that being said, it’s time to start the New Year (and decade) on the right foot. As each of you may well know, the Theme for the 2009-2010 program years is entitled:

“The Increasing Value of RIM”.  More


SpacesaverInfolinx has earned the finest reputation by implementing high quality storage solutions and records management services for our business and government clients since 1973. Our shelving and high density mobile systems are proudly made in the USA. We are committed to environmental responsibility and have well-established “green” manufacturing processes to minimize the impact on the environment. We have partnered with Hamilton Sorter to provide modular casework to our clients to enhance productivity in copy, break and mail rooms.

Our Infolinx division is a leading provider of enterprise physical records management software, professional business services and information management consulting to a broad range of commercial and government clients worldwide. Our services include file moves and conversions, color label print software and supplies.



Officers and Directors






Abdur-Rahim Briggs
 President,
 
Abdur-Rahim Briggs - GWDC ARMA Chapter President 2009-2010

Abdur-Rahim Briggs is currently entering his 10th year as a member of both ARMA International and Greater Washington DC ARMA Chapter. He previously has served on the Chapter’s Board of Directors over the past two years as Director of Marketing and Vice-President of Programs and received the Rita Holt Chapter Member of the Year Award during the 2008-2009 program year. He has 15 cumulative years of experience within the Records & Information Management industry which includes working in both private and public sector arenas. He currently serves in the capacity of Records Management Officer for the District Government’s Office of Contract and Procurement.

Abdur-Rahim Briggs’ was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from California State University at Bakersfield. He was also a Track & Field All-America while running track during his college years. His hobbies are volunteering for community service activities, weight training, reading, meditation and listening to Smooth Jazz. He currently serves as president of a non-profit organization geared towards HIV/AIDS awareness.
Phone:  202-276-5791
Fax:  703-272-9341

rahimbriggs@yahoo.com
 
Darren Bruening

Darren Bruening
Vice President, Membership






Business Development Associate
Trak Records and Library
1776 Eye Street, NW Suite 575
Washington, DC 20006
  Phone:  202-261-7200


Darren.bruening@trakrecordsand libary.com
Doug Smith

Douglas S. Smith
Vice President Programs






Records Manager
Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
 

Doug has been managing records both as the Records Manager and as a Senior Legal Assistant for Wiley Rein for over 20 years.  He has worked extensively with the senior legal and administrative staff to develop systems to ensure the efficient, effective and compliant handling of the Firm’s records.  He has spoken locally about the importance of integration with IT and developing a lead role in compliance management as a records manager.

Phone:  202-719-4455
Fax:  202-719-7049

dsmith@wileyrein.com
 
Shawn Gerlach
Treasurer, Webmaster





Information, Training and Special Projects Manager
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
1775 I Street NW, Suite 600
 
  Phone:  202-721-4653
Fax:  202-721-4646

gerlachs@hugheshubbard.com
 
James Thomas
Secretary




Records and Client Information Manager
Sutherland Asbil & Brennan
1275 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20004
 
  Phone:  202-383-0100
Fax:  202-637-3593

james.thomas@sablaw.com
 


Roberta J. Nicolella
Director



Records Manager
503 Robert Grant Avenue, Building 500
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

  1996 - Current --

                  Ms. Nicolella was hired by WRAIR’s Deputy Director and promoted to the Information Management Division (IMD), then a promotion to Records Management Specialist in 2003 WRAIR’s first. Ms. Nicolella implemented the Institute’s records program through the Army Records Information Management System (ARIMS), AR 25-400-2. This Army-wide 17,000+ page electronic database is maintained at Fort Belvoir by the Administrative Assistant to The Secretary of the Army. She and a committee to improve WRAIR records management established policy and SOPs. Ms. Nicolella teaches ARIMS to 75 record coordinators and has taught at Army bases in the U.S. and Germany. Under her tutelage, WRAIR passed records inspections by Medical Command. She was awarded the Army’s highest honor  the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service. Ms. Nicolella turned over records to National Archives (NARA) saved from destruction that NARA deemed quite important for U.S. war history. She prepares to implement electronic recordkeeping at WRAIR.
Ms. Nicolella is a certified Records Manager from NARA; certificate is signed by The Archivist of the U. S., and is trained by the Records Manager to The Secretary of the Army.

                Ms. Nicolella is a certified Records Manager from NARA; certificate is signed by The Archivist of the U. S., and is trained by the Records Manager to The Secretary of the Army
Phone:  301-319-9697
Fax:  301-319-9575

Roberta.nicolella@amedd.army.mil
 
Ashera Stanton

Ashera Stanton
Director







Records Manager
White & Case LLP
701 13th Street
Washington, DC  20005
 

Ashera has worked at White & Case LLP since 1981. Her department manages the entire life cycle of documents. She has been a DC Notary Public since 1985.
Ashera serves on the GWDC ARMA Board of Directors. She is the Taskforce Chair for the Washington area booth for the 2011 ARMA International Conference - Washington, DC. She is currently planning the Washington, DC area promotional booth for the 2010 San Francisco Conference.
Phone:  202-626-6473
Fax:  202-639-9355

astanton@whitecase.com
 


Susan F. Brown, CRM
Director
sbrowni@comcast.net
Leigh Isaacs
Director




Firmwide Records Manager
Orrick, Herrington &Sutcliffe, LLP
Columbia Center
1152 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

Leigh Isaacs has over 10 years of records and information management experience and over 25 years of experience in the legal field.   Leigh has experience in policy/procedure development, business process improvements, risk management and other records functions. 

Before joining Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, she was the Firm wide Records Manager for Heller Ehrman LLP where she implemented various global initiatives including an imaging program.  Leigh has previously spoken for OpenText and Omtool, has written for ILTA and recently contributed to ARMA's RIM for IT publication.

Phone:  202-912-2131
Fax:  202-912-2020


 


Lorraine Crawford
Director 





Records Manager
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
601 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
  Phone:  202-661-2220
Fax:  202-661-2299

CrawfordL@Ballardspahr.com
 


Angela Minturn
Director  








Account Manager
GRM Washington, DC


Main Phone: 301-324-0777 ext. 106
Main Fax: 301-324-0775 
aminturn@grmims.com 


   
Jesse Lake

Jesse Lake
Director









Director of Marketing
ECOMPEX, Inc.
As ECOMPEX's Director of Marketing, Mr. Jesse Lake develops creative marketing strategies and materials to build and maintain ECOMPEX's image and identity - which represents a commitment to quality services and innovative technologies. Mr. Lake has many years experience in the design, communications, and marketing field including graphic design, web design, multimedia design, and identity design. He also has extensive digital video and movie production capabilities. His experience communicating ideas and messages through the use of typography, advertisements, posters, brochures, web sites, booklets, mailers, and photography has made him become the creative force which pushes ECOMPEX's success to the limit. Mr. Lake's communication designs have been recognized by having winning designs in Multimedia Festivals in 2003, 2004 and 2006. 7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 560
McLean, VA 22102
Tel: (703) 288-3382 x1214
Fax: (703) 288-4436
www.ecompex.com