Greater Seattle Elections OPEN

Annually, each ARMA chapter must elect board members to represent members and assist with educational program development. For 2009-2010, your board of candidates are the following:

• President: Andrea Bettger, City of Seattle
  
• Vice President: Andrew SanAgustin, Foster Pepper
  
• Treasurer: Meaghan Kahlo, PEMCO
  
• Secretary: Kirsten Zielke, Providence Health & Services
  
• Membership Director: Brian Rector, InfoCurrent
  
• Programs Director: Dean Koga, Stoel Rives and Paul White, City of Redmond (2 positions open)
  

Elections will be open until May 21, at 5 p.m.


Presidential Candidate
Andrea Bettger, I have served for the past year as president. Previous to 2008-2009 year, I have served as the Programs Director for four years and secretary one year. In March 2002, I began working for City of Seattle as the Records Analyst. I have over eight years experience working with archives and records management in several different types institutions. I hope to serve as you President next year and continue to grow and develop Greater Seattle into a healthy and active chapter. How one defines healthy and active chapter in ARMA, I believe is changing. I look forward to creating activities that reflect the change in our members and our members needs.

Vice Presidential Candidate
My name is Andrew J. SanAgustin and currently I am the Records and Conflicts Manager with Foster Pepper PLLC, a Seattle based full service law firm. I have been in the RIM field over 15 years, and have worked in different industries including Banking, Real Estate, Accounting, Government, and Legal. I have been involved with ARMA for most of my career, and I have been a Board member of the Greater Seattle Chapter for three years. In 2009-2010, I will be moving into the Vice President role. I am also a member of AIIM and ALA, and I spearhead the Seattle LISG (Legal Industry Specific Group).

Treasurer
I am Meaghan Kahlo and I work as a Document Specialist for PEMCO Insurance Company processing the corporate archives and supporting the Records Analyst. I earned my Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies with an emphasis on collections care and conservation, primarily archival collections and historical photography, from San Francisco State University in 2005. Each week I volunteer at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) library processing a collection of Seattle Post Intelligencer black and white negatives. I have served on board of the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA as the Membership Director for the past year and is looking forward to transitioning into the position of Treasurer.

Secretary
Kirstin Zielke, I am the Records and Library Coordinator with Providence Health & Services. I have worked in various aspects of the records management field for over 25 years. I joined the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA in 1995, and served two terms on the Board of Directors as Secretary.

Membership Director
Brian Rector, I am excited to join the leadership of this body, and look forward to meeting all of our members in the Seattle chapter! I work for InfoCurrent, a company that has been working with ARMA members across the country on records and library positions. We have been doing this for the past 15 years, and we have been here in Seattle since late last year. Over the next year, I plan to grow our business here in the Puget Sound and across the west coast.

Programs Director Select Two Candidates
Dean Koga, works for Stoel Rives LLP as a Records Supervisor for the Seattle, Minneapolis and Anchorage offices. I have been member and volunteer for the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA and ARMA International since 1989. I have served as Chapter President, Region Coordinator, on the Region Conference Committee, and on the ARMA International's Conference and Program committees. I encourage all of you to become an active member of the ARMA chapter, whether you volunteer as speaker, serve on a committee or serve as chapter officer. Your time will be richly rewarded with experience, education and many friendships.

My name is Paul White and I am with Departmental Administrative Coordinator in the City of Redmond Clerk's Office. My duties currently include development of records management and public records disclosure policies. I, also, have experience as a land-use planner and served the Florida Legislature as a Supervising Editor for seven years, where I learned the subtle art of diplomatically correcting the grammar of elected officials. I am relative newcomer to the field of records management, I am eager to contribute to the success of the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA.

If you have not recieved a ballot, please contact the Greater Seattle Chapter at president@armaseattle.org for balloting information.