Chapter Elections 2010-2011

Vote for the 2010-2011 Greater Seattle board.
Each ARMA chapter must elect board members to represent members and assist with educational program development. For 2010-2011, your board of candidates are the following:

· President: Andrew SanAgustin, Foster Pepper
· Vice President: Rachel Heade, Microsoft
· Treasurer: Meaghan Kahlo, PEMCO
· Secretary: Kathy Beck, Casey Family
· Membership: Linda Muller, Dendredon and Jerry Rugh, Davis Wright Tremaine
· Programs Director: Sara Reid, Starbucks and Paul White, City of Redmond
· Member-at-large: Anton Schneider, Garvey Schubert Barer

Elections will be open until May 7, at 5 p.m. You may need to copy and paste link to browser.


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).

Vice President
I am Rachael Heade and have been part of the Corporate Records Management team at Microsoft for a little more than 10 years. As the Sr. Program Manager responsible for Document Retention I manage both the policy and operational aspects of Microsoft’s Document Retention Program. This includes the provision of both domestic and international guidance; maintaining the retention schedule and policy as well as the day-to-day operational activities. In addition, I have formalized and implements the document and information asset transition for all mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.Prior to Microsoft, I worked with the Federal Grant Administrator for the City of Everett, a small municipality 35 miles north of Seattle and spent numerous years as a consultant to local, state and federal agencies in the area of transportation funding, planning, and regulatory compliance.When not working I enjoy dog sledding in Northern British Columbia, reading, knitting, and the addictive Sudoku.


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
I am Kathy Beck joined Casey Family Programs in 1999, from the desire to align my professional career with my extensive volunteer work in the adoption community. I had previously worked in a law firm setting, assisting injured employees who were trying to navigate the worker's compensation system. A company reorganization involving office closures drove records management to the top of the "to do" list at Casey and I was asked to do a project related to the new Records Retention Policy. Ultimately, I found myself in the position of “accidental” records manager – something that is not uncommon in this industry. As Records Custodian for Casey Family Programs, I am responsible for responding to all third party records requests in addition to implementation and compliance activities. I am grateful to ARMA and ARMA members for the support I’ve received to transition into this role over the past few years. I believe we all have something to share, and I look forward to learning more about our community as well as how to support our community.

Membership Director (Two positions)
My name is Jerry Rugh and I have served as the Records Manager for Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a large international law firm, since 2008. Prior to that I worked as a record manager for Microsoft Corporation for six years, with specific responsibility for the management of records for the legal department. Having joined the Bellevue Eastside Chapter of ARMA in 2003, I served for several years as the Webmaster, and in 2005 was honored as the Chapter Member of the Year. I enjoy spending time with his grandchildren, eating breakfast on Saturday at Isadora's in Snoqualmie and writing stories.

I am Linda Muller, CRM, and have recently relocated back to the Seattle area joining Dendreon Corporation as Corporate Records Manager. I took an 18-month international assignment to the UK. I have years experience with companies such as Pitney Bowes (International), PricewaterhouseCoopers, Perkins Coie, and Morrison & Foerster. I have been instrumental in consulting, launching and establishing records management across businesses, development of procedure and storage models, development of retention schedules, evaluation and negotiating off-site storage provisions, development of communication plans to launch new programs, and moving programs into a full service organization. I have been an active member of ARMA, International including Seattle Chapter President 1994-1995.

Programs Director (Two Positions)
I am Sara (Nau) Reid and I am currently the Records Specialist Sr. for the Law and Corporate Affairs Department at Starbucks Coffee Company. Prior to joining Starbucks in 2007, I was the Archivist/Records Manager for the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. I have also worked in a variety of records management, information specialist jobs and worked in creating an archives for the Alpha Phi International Fraternity and Foundation. I have a Master’s in Public History from Loyola University Chicago.


My name is Paul White and I am with King County Animal Shelter as Records Management Specialist. I previously worked at the City of Redmond Clerk's Office and the records manager and public disclosure officer. 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.



Member-at-Large
My name is Anton Schneider and I am the Records and Conflicts Manager for the law firm, Garvey Schubert Barer. I began my career with Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC and has worked in the legal industry in both accounting and records management for over thirteen years. In my current position, I am creating a firm-wide records program for offices in Seattle, Portland, New York, and Washington DC. I graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Political Science in 1995 and has been intermittently involved with ARMA since 2000.