Newsletter of the Wyoming Chapter of ARMA International, September 2016

September Meeting Announcement .……………2

ARMA Live! San Antonio ........................................3

Session of the Month Changes ….....……………..4

Regional Leadership Conference Report ............5

Info Summit Denver …....…………………………..6

#ARMANextGen Initiative...…................................7

Membership Spotlight ...…………………………...8

Board Meeting Recap ……………………………….9

New ARMA InDepth Feature …………………….10

Records Management University ……………….11

ARMA International News ……………………….12

WY ARMA

Board of Directors

Chairperson of the Board Programs /Public Relations

Pat Newbern VACANT President Education

Carolynn Coy VACANT Vice-President Membership

April Peregoy Janie Wait Secretary Newsletter

VACANT April Peregoy Treasurer Webmaster

Barb Thomasee Carolynn Coy

Inside This Issue

Photo courtesy of Wyoming Tourism.org

Wyoming Chapter of ARMA

Prez Talk: A Message from Wyoming ARMA President

Welcome! Welcome eve-

ryone to our 2016-2017

Chapter year!

As the current webmaster,

I am happy to take on an

additional new role as our

chapter president. I have

experience in Information

Technology and Content

Management. I currently

serve as a moderator be-

tween both departments. I

enjoy playing video games,

attending PAX conven-

tions/comic cons, puzzles

and hanging out with my

boyfriend and our dog.

Our new chapter year

promises lots of great edu-

cational events, activities,

and opportunities. Please

join me in welcoming our

2016-2017 Board of Direc-

tors: Carolynn Coy-

President and Webmaster;

Pat Newbern-Chairperson

of the Board; April Peregoy-

Vice-President and Newslet-

ter Editor; Barb Thomasee-

Treasurer; and Janie Wait-

Membership Chairman.

Since our June 2015-

2016 Year End Meeting and

Awards Dinner, we have

completed and submitted

our 990 along with sending

two representatives to the

Great Lakes and Midwest

Rocky Mountain Regional

Leadership Conference.

Conference attendees for

the Wyoming chapter this

year were April Peregoy and

myself. April and I present-

ed a conference review to

our board that was full of

updates from ARMA Inter-

national Board of Directors,

leadership resources, and

breakouts and idea sharing.

Our main goal this year is

to increase and diversify our

membership. Keep in mind

we are not just a chapter for

records managers. Anyone

who handles an electronic

document or a piece of pa-

per has a role in managing

information. They could be

your legal counsel, server

admin, accounts payable

clerk, administrative assis-

tant, engineer, etc. So we are

asking you to look around

your office, your community

or your networking group

and encourage one person

to read our newsletter and

website, attend a chapter

meeting or become a chap-

ter member.

We also have a few posi-

tion still open on the 2016-

2017 Chapter Board. Our

Secretary, Education, and

Carolynn Coy, President of

Wyoming Chapter of ARMA

cont. on page 10...

Page 2 September 2016

The Wyoming Chapter of ARMA will meet Tuesday, September 20 from 11:30 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. at the Public Service Commission Library, located at 2515 Warren Ave—

Suite 300 in Cheyenne. The meeting will feature the recorded AIIM webinar session,

“Learn How to Put the Date You’re Already Capturing to Work for You,” facilitated by

Harvey Spencer, President of Harvey Spencer Associates and David Jenness, Market

Segment Manager of IBM.

The September chapter meeting will also be made available to remote attendees

through GoToMeeting. If you would like to attend, please let us know by sending an

email to wyarma@gmail.com. You will then receive a reply with the remote attendee

information.

Webinar Description: We know that "capture" is more than just about paper and it

is this fundamental change to our underlying assumptions that allows us to unlock

greater value. There is much information already contained in our systems and being

submitted on a daily basis. You’re already gathering the information, but it’s time that

you learn how you can get value out of it.

Join leading analyst Harvey Spencer as he discusses how to gain deeper insight into

the information included on the documents already being shared with your company.

You’ll learn how:

You can extract even more knowledge from the documents submitted

To capture valuable data from website visits and web searches

Intelligent capture will help you understand all the data on any document

Most importantly, you learn how intelligent document capture can help you maximize

all this data and information for better processes, better ROI, and better experiences.

Exciting times are ahead!

Monthly Chapter

Meeting Announcement

Find out more about what’s going on in the region!

Midwest/Rocky Mountain Region

Bismarck/Mandan Chapter

(Follow their Facebook page!)

Central Iowa Chapter

Central Missouri Chapter

Greater Kansas City Chapter

Kansas Capital Chapter

Mile High Denver Chapter

Nebraska Chapter

Northern Colorado Chapter

St. Louis Chapter

Twin Cities Chapter

September 2016 Page 3

September 25-27

San Antonio

Convention Center

Hotels

still

available!

Page 4 September 2016

Session Title: Making Data

Classification Work For Your

Program

Session Code: CF15-4330

Presenter: Deborah Butler

Summary: Data classifica-

tion is a shorthand way to de-

scribe certain attributes of in-

formation. It helps information

managers and users stay on the

same page, which, in turn,

results in increased data pro-

tection and more efficient rec-

ords management. In this high-

ly interactive session, you will

learn to develop a rudimentary

data classification scheme and

to analyze the deployment of a

labeling tool and other related

technologies.

Wyoming Chapter Education

ARMA International’s Web Sessions of the Month gets a makeover with lots of new enhancements!

Accessing ARMA International’s Web Session of the Month

1. Go to www.arma.org and log into your My ARMA account

using your current login information.

2. After you have successfully logged in, select the My Profile tab.

3. Scroll down until you see the Chapter Memberships section.

4. Click on the link located underneath the Education Link head-

line within the Chapter Memberships section. (Link title starts

with “Session of the Month:”) This will take you to the Chapter

Resources page.

5. Use the Search functionality to find your chapter’s Session of

the Month by typing in the title or the 8-digit alphanumeric

code.

Just in time for the new

chapter year, ARMA Interna-

tional has added enhance-

ments to its Session of the

Month feature.

The feature now includes

sessions from previous AR-

MA Live! conferences. In

addition to the recorded ses-

sions, there are also job aids,

discussion questions, and ad-

ditional resources available

for many of the sessions.

As before, ARMA members

can access the Session of the

Month by logging into their

accounts and clicking the Ed-

ucation Link on their My Pro-

file tab (see instructions be-

low). At this point, however,

they will be taken to the new

ARMA Chapter Resources

page. This page actually con-

tains all the available web

sessions and associated mate-

rials offered by ARMA.

In order to find the session

your chapter leaders have

selected for the month, you’ll

need to know the title. It is

also very helpful to have the 8

-digit alphanumeric code lo-

cated in front of the title. Us-

ing the search functionality,

search for that code and you’ll

find your session video as

well any additional content

related to your sessions such

as job aids, discussion ques-

tions, etc.

Wyoming ARMA’s Web Session of the Month

Making Data Classification Work For Your Program

Pictured at right is

a snapshot of the

newly updated

Chapter Resources

page of ARMA In-

ternational. This is

where chapter

members can now

access their Ses-

sions of the

Month.

September 2016 Page 5

Coy, Peregoy attend 2016 Great Lakes & Midwest/Rocky Mountain Leadership Conference

Chapter board members throughout the Great Lakes, Midwest and Rocky Moun-tain regions came together for two days of networking and leadership development at ARMA International’s 2016 Great Lakes & Mid-west/Rocky Mountain Re-gional Leadership Conference this year. The conference took place July 22 and 23 at the Hilton Minneap-olis/Bloomington in Minne-apolis, Min. Attending for the Wyoming Chapter was presi-dent and webmaster Carolynn Coy as well as vice-president and newsletter chair April Peregoy.

The purpose of the leader-ship conference is to give the attendees the opportunity to network and build relation-ships with other ARMA board members in their re-gion. It also aims to develop their leadership strategies and skills.

The chapter leaders re-ceived updates on new initia-

tives and activities the ARMA Board of Directors and its CEO are currently working on (See the story on page 7 for more details). ARMA In-ternational membership man-ager Heather Lehman showed a video detailing what’s new at ARMA’s Membership De-partment and what the team is currently working on for

next year. The video can be viewed in its entirety at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjt4IEV_ouI.

There was also a presenta-tion given by Shawn Gerlach on the ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF). The purpose of AIEF is to provide scholar-ship and research funding for records and information man-agement. It provides Access Leadership scholarships as well as scholarships for those in a graduate program or seeking the RIM certificate.

In addition to learning about what’s going on at AR-MA International Headquar-ters, attendees at the confer-ence received training on their respective board posi-tions, learned how to create a strategic plan for their chap-ters, discussed recruitment and educational programming issues and ideas, and learned how to recognize and prevent burnout of board members. They also participated in a

lively panel discussion about the different leadership styles favored by each generation that is now in the work force: Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials.

Conference attendees were also given the opportunity to network and have some fun while in Minneapolis. The evening before the first day of the conference, attendees were treated to dinner and drinks at a local restaurant. The next evening, ARMA took them to the Mall of America for an amusing even-ing of food, arcade games and bowling.

Coy and Peregoy agreed the conference was both educa-tional and fun.

“It was wonderful to meet other records managers from around the region and find out what their chapters are doing, “ Peregoy said. “I learned a lot and I think we took away some good ideas that we can hopefully imple-ment in the Wyoming chap-ter.”

Attendees of

the 2016

Great Lakes

& Mid-

west/Rocky

Mountain

Leadership

Conference

are pictured

at left.

- Photo

courtesy of

Heather Leh-

man

Above: Carolynn Coy, pic-

tured at left, and April Peregoy

take a selfie to show off their

scores after winning a game of

bowling during the evening din-

ner/social event which took place

at the Mall of America during the

Regional Leadership Conference.

Page 6 September 2016

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September 2016 Page 7

Following a couple years of

financial hardship, ARMA Inter-

national’s Board of Directors is

working to transform the organi-

zation, according to its CEO

Bob Baird. Baird gave an update

on the board and its current

projects and initiatives during

the 2016 Great Lakes & Mid-

west/Rocky Mountain Regional

Leadership Conference, held July

22-23 in Minneapolis, Min.

Baird explained the financial hardships are a result of a drop in membership from 10,000 to 8,000 members over the last four years. One of the biggest causes of the membership drop is the fact that its members are getting older and not enough young professionals are joining to fill their shoes. To emphasize this point, Baird provided the follow-ing statistics that came from a recent ARMA membership sur-vey:

The average age of ARMA members is 59

46% of members are baby boomers, 41% Gen X, and 13% millennials (Which means 87% of members are over the age of 35)

45% of members have been in the industry for 15 years or more

As a result of these statistics, the ARMA Board of Directors is initiating #ARMANextGen – a plan to transform the following 5 components of the organiza-tion:

1. Membership—A Young Professionals Advisory Group was started to find out what millennials want out of their memberships. What they found is most of them want to meet older people who can help them get jobs. Therefore, the board is working to modify the membership model on the student end and the

retiree end. Baird says he wants to reduce retiree membership to $50/year (and if he has his way, it will be free if they agree to be mentors).

2. Technology—There will be a complete overhaul of the web-site as money allows

3. Training—Working to get away from the “Sage on a Stage” approach and make the trainings more interactive. New training initiatives include:

ARMA inDepth: A page on the website that offers 12-20 best resources regarding specific topics in infor-mation governance. http://www.arma.org/indepth

Sessions of the Month: For the upcoming year, new ARMA webinars will re-place the MER ones. They will also include handouts.

ARMA Live! Virtual Con-

ference: The next one will take place August 16. Last year there were more at-tendees for the virtual con-ference than the actual con-ference. It is free for profes-sional members.

ARMA Live! San Antonio: This year, it will feature a mentorship program for new attendees. They will be matched with an experi-enced attendee to advise them on what sessions to attend.

4. Chapters—ARMA is work-ing to create more connec-tions between chapters so they can share ideas and discuss similar issues. This will include monthly calls with chapter leaders and promoting mentorship within chapters for new members.

5. Value—ARMA wants mem-bers to get more return on their investment (ROI). They plan to do this by

providing more free re-sources and tools.

Presenting on behalf of the Board of Directors, past presi-dent Peter Kurilecz focused on the board’s accomplishments over the past year. They includ-ed:

Hiring a new CEO (Bob Baird) in June 2015

Revamping their strategic

planning process

A mutual agreement with ARMA International Edu-cation Foundation to let the foundation stand on its own

Reviewing and revamping the ARMA International Awards

Selecting a new outside di-rector (Mark Levin) and a new Young Professional outside director (Ryan Zim)

Beginning an advanced

speaker database initiative

Implementing team building into board meetings

ARMA Int’l CEO explains #ARMANextGen initiative

ARMA CEO Bob Baird

explains the

#ARMANextGen initiative

to attendees of the 2016

Great Lakes & Mid-

west/Rocky Mountain

Regional Leadership Con-

ference held July 22-23

in Minneapolis, Min.

WY Chapter of ARMA

Treasurer’s Report

July/August 2016

Checking Acct Beginning Balance $974.01

Expenses $832.02

Revenue $2,681.80

Petty Cash $0.00

Ending Balance $2,823.80

Ba l ance Te rm Share

Account # 4396 $5,260.12

Balance Term Share Account #10412 $2,000.00

Share Savings Acct $53.72

Total Ending Balance 03/31/2016 $12,137.64

Page 8 September 2016

Kristy Anderson, a 22-year

member of the Wyoming Chapter

of ARMA, recently retired from

her position as deputy city clerk at

the City of Cheyenne. The chapter

is grateful to Kristy for her years of

service to our organization and

wishes her a very happy retirement!

The following is a summary of

Kristy’s career and her involvement

in ARMA as told in her words.

Prior to my career with the

City of Cheyenne, I received

my bachelor’s degree in social

work from the University of

Wyoming with a minor in

psychology. The month I

graduated, my husband and I

moved to a ranch out of

McFadden where I was able

to use my new degree coun-

seling cows. I also substitute-

taught at various schools, in-

cluding a one-room school-

house, in vicinities such as

Elk Mountain, Hannah, Rock

River, Bosler and McFadden.

We left the ranch after sev-

en years for my husband to

attend law school, and my

career took a turn. I got into

the legal field as a paralegal.

That job and others gave me

many of the skills necessary

for the deputy city clerk posi-

tion at the City of Cheyenne,

where I held the position for

22 years.

I joined ARMA my first

month in the position. I’ve

met the most wonderful peo-

ple through ARMA where we

could share records infor-

mation and figure out issues

we may have or assist with

knowledge in the ever-

changing world of records.

I have held every position

but secretary on the Wyoming

Chapter of ARMA Board,

and sometimes as many as

three positions at once! I

served on numerous commit-

tees and was the seminar

chair for about ten years. I

also was a member of the

International Institute of Mu-

nicipal Clerks (IIMC), Wyo-

ming Association of Clerks

and Treasurers (WAMCAT),

National Association of Gov-

ernment Webmasters

(NAGW), and Cheyenne

Capital Chorale where I held

numerous board positions

and/or served on various

committees.

On my new adventure

called “retirement,” I am

looking forward to traveling a

lot more with my husband

(who is also retired), camping,

boating, paddle boarding,

skiing, hiking, snowshoeing

and whatever else we decide

to undertake. But I am espe-

cially excited about spending

lots more time with my son,

Sean, and daughter, Erica,

and their families, as well as

my three precious grandchil-

dren: Evan, 4; Peyton, 3, and

Graham, 15 months. That

means road trips to Kalispell,

Montana and lots of trips

over the hill to Laramie.

I hope to continue seeing

many of my ARMA friends

wherever our paths may cross

next. It truly has been a joy

being a part of this organiza-

tion.

Membership Spotlight:

Kristy Anderson

Kristy Anderson is pictured at left during her retirement party at the City of Chey-

enne. Pictured at right is her congratulations card from the Wyoming Chapter of AR-

MA. - Photos courtesy of Donna Crock

Congratulations to Kristy Anderson on her retirement!

September 2016 Page 9

Wyoming Chapter of

ARMA board members met

Tuesday, May 24 at the Wyo-

ming Department of Trans-

portation office in Cheyenne.

Board members in attendance

included President Pat New-

bern, Newsletter Editor April

Peregoy, Chairperson Barbara

Thomassee, Membership

Chair Janie Wait and Web-

master Carolynn Coy.

Newbern called the meet-

ing to order at 11:35 a.m. Per-

egoy moved to accept the

April board meeting minutes

as well as the May general

meeting minutes. It was se-

conded by Wait, and the mo-

tion was approved.

Treasurer’s Report

Thomasee presented the

Treasurer’s Report for April

and May She explained there

were some checks that did

not clear in April, so they

were pushed back to the next

month’s report. She also not-

ed the May report is not yet

reconciled with the bank

statement because the state-

ment will not be sent until

June 7.

Committee Reports

Membership chair Janie

Wait said she sent out a fol-

low-up email to attendees of

the 2016 Spring Seminar in

March. However, she did not

receive any responses. Wait

also mentioned that she still

isn’t getting the chapter mem-

bership list from headquar-

ters, and she is going to check

into this. The chapter current-

ly has 22 members.

For the education report,

Newbern said the chapter has

received 11 applications for

the Vicki Carroll Memorial

Scholarship; however, only

two of those applications

meet the specified criteria.

Regarding programs, the

announcement was made that

the chapter’s Annual Year-

end Banquet and Awards will

be at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2

at the Wyoming Rib & Chop

House in Cheyenne. New-

bern asked the other board

members if they have any

ideas for next year. Coy said

the suggestion had been made

to her to do one on Commu-

nity Action. Newbern en-

couraged them to think about

program ideas over the sum-

mer break. She added the

chapter didn’t do anything

this year for Records & Infor-

mation Management Month

(RIM) which was in April,

and she hopes something can

be done next year.

Newsletter editor April

Peregoy said she plans on

attending the Year-End Ban-

quet so she can take pictures

for the next issue of the

newsletter. She added she

would like to get everything

in for that issue by Monday,

June 6. Newbern said she

talked to Paula Sutton of the

Northern Colorado Chapter

about the Newsletter of the

Year Award since Sutton was

on the committee. She told

Newbern the committee nev-

er received the Wyoming

chapter’s submissions for

Newsletter of the Year. New-

bern suggested this year that

Peregoy send both hard copy

and electronic submissions.

Peregoy asked the other

board members to review the

year’s issues and give her sug-

gestions on which ones to

submit.

Webmaster Carolynn Coy

had nothing to report.

Old Business

Thomasee reported the

post office box rental is due

June 30, but cannot be paid

before May 30. She said she

will pay for it on May 31.

Newbern suggested the

chapter give $15 in cash to all

members who attend the

Year-end Banquet. That way,

the chapter can close out its

books without having any

outstanding checks when the

audit is done in July. The

board unanimously agreed.

Also regarding the banquet,

Thomasee said she still needs

nominations for Member of

the Year and Leader of the

Year Awards. It was also not-

ed Paula Sutton from the

Northern Colorado Chapter

will be coming to the banquet

to swear in next year’s Board

of Directors.

Coy reported over half of

the chapter’s members voted

in the board elections. She

added there were write-ins,

but none of the write-ins met

the established criteria.

Newbern announced the

Midwest/Rocky Mountain

Regional Leadership Confer-

ence will be July 21-23 in

Minneapolis, Min. As next

year’s president and vice-

president, Coy and Peregoy

have been asked if they could

attend the conference. Coy

said she thinks she can go and

Peregoy said she is still check-

ing into it. They will work

together on making the ar-

rangements for the trip and

get the expenses to Thomasee

for payment.

New Business

The ARMA International

Conference will be in San

Antonio in late September.

The chapter might be able to

send Coy if she can go. The

conference is expected to

feature a new mentorship

program. Newbern men-

tioned the chapter has its own

mentor, Janie Wait. She is full

of knowledge on all aspects

of recordkeeping.

Newbern said she had

recently been talking to Re-

gional Director Brian Stark

on the topics of board succes-

sion planning and leadership

burnout. Stark suggested the

board cut back on meetings if

needed to prevent burnout.

Thomasee added that maybe

the board doesn’t necessarily

have to have board and gen-

eral meetings every month.

Newbern said she had in-

quired about whether other

chapters were having this is-

sue and was told the North-

ern Colorado Chapter doesn’t

have very many meetings and

it’s worked out for them. It

was decided that the board

should revisit this idea at its

first meeting next chapter

year.

WY Chapter of ARMA: May Board Meeting Recap

Page 10 September 2016

…cont. from page 1

Carolynn

President encourages membership involvement

Program positions are still

open. If you would be inter-

ested in serving on the board

in any of these positions,

please get in touch with a

member of the board at your

earliest convenience. Do not

let your location in the state

deter you from taking the

opportunity to serve on our

Board. April, Janie and I are

located in different areas of

the state and are still able to

hold multiple positions.

Please remember the AR-

MA International Conference

in San Antonio, Texas is right

around the corner on Septem-

ber 25-27th at the San Anto-

nio Convention Center. I

have attended the annual

PAX South Convention in

San Antonio the past two

years. It is an awesome place

and I am sure going to the

conference will make your

trip even better.

If you can attend, but have

not yet registered for the con-

ference, it’s not too late. The

61st ARMA International

Conference & Expo is the

place to find real time solu-

tions, network, learn best

practices, and get up to date

information on up and com-

ing technologies

In order to keep our chap-

ter fun and interactive, in ad-

dition to increasing member-

ship and participation, we rely

on our chapter members and

future board members to par-

ticipate. We are working on

some awesome chapter ideas

for the upcoming year. I en-

courage you to get involved

and provide continued feed-

back via our membership sur-

vey, volunteering on the

board, attending chapter

meetings, visiting our website,

reading the newsletter, etc.

Here’s to a good year!

Have you checked out ARMA InDepth yet? A new resource from ARMA

International, this new offer-

ing takes a topic and dives into

the depth of resources that

ARMA has to offer.

To view past issues of AR-

MA InDepth, visit:

www.arma.org/indepth. Or,

go to the home page and click

on the red “inDepth” icon

under “What’s Hot” on the

lower right side of the page.

Then, select the inDepth issue

you desire to view and click.

Members will need to login to

select a specific resource as

this is a benefit reserved for

professional members.

Directives Management

The application of records management

principles and techniques to general in-

structions, bulletins, policies/procedures,

or other official issuances.

Source: ARMA International

The new InDepth resource

can be accessed on the

ARMA International home

page.

September 2016 Page 11

Records Management Univer-sity has a great new semester planned with a fun new theme: Inventors and Innovators! As with previous semesters, they will be using this fun theme to

explore Records Management in depth.

There will be six sessions

presented over a three-month

period, every other Tuesday at 2

p.m. Eastern US time. Each

session is about an hour in

length. Recordings will be avail-

able on request.

By attending live or viewing

the sessions on demand, records

managers can earn up to six free

CRM Certification Maintenance

Credits (CMP) from ICRM or

six IGP credits from ARMA.

Click here to register.

Record Management University announces

Fall 2016 Semester: Inventors & Innovators!

Fall 2016 Class Listing

Attracting Allies and Evangelists: The Gutenberg class (September 20, 2016)

Marketing RM for organizational acceptance and adoption. RMU's class leading up to the ARMA national conference

in San Antonio. In this session we will examine ways to promote the benefits of records management so that you get organization-

al buy-in, even if unique approaches need to be invented. Without buy-in, acceptance and adoption, the infor-mation in the next five RMU sessions become less important since you probably won't have a job.

A Clear View of the Task: The Katherine Blodgett class (October 4, 2016)

Establishing File Plans and Categories. The success of your records management efforts require a well defined File Plan and associated Categories (Six

enough, twelve too many?). How do you implement a balanced category strategy so that they are meaningful and not burdensome to the user community? Do we need to invent an approach beyond Capstone, Capstone Plus, Big Bucket or infinite granularity to meet regulations?

Simplicity Versus Complexity: The Rube Goldberg class (October 18, 2016)

Dealing with the layers and intricacies of integrated RM and existing information silos

Organizations have struggled in their efforts to consolidate records management into a single solution. There are a

lot of convoluted and overly sophisticated approaches that eventually become very unwieldy and eventually fail.

We will explore the challenges of integrating disparate information silos and simplifying the effort while reducing

the risk of failure.

Secure and Unsecure Environments: The Hedy Lamar class (November 1, 2016)

Formalizing, fulfilling, tracking and auditing requests for physical and electronic records

Now that you have the records store under control, how do you manage access and prevent the propagation of

secondary and tertiary copies of records and jeopardize the disposition schema? How will you track requests fo

records retrieval and distribution in your organization, and audit that activity?

How Big Will Big Be? The Hans Lippershey Class (November 15, 2016)

Looking into the future of RM

The computer industry keeps inventing new terms to label data beyond gigabytes, terabytes and petabytes. How

much data is your organization going to be able to realistically handle and at what cost? Where are all these bits

and bytes originating from and how will your organization capture, manage and destroy or transfer at disposition

time?

What is the Measurement of RM Success: The John Vincent Atanasoff class (December 6, 2016)

There are inventions that measure almost everything that occurs in the universe. How about one that

measures records management success

So how do you know if your records management efforts are being successful? Unfortunately, in many cases you

are so focused on your day-to-day RM job just to keep your head above water, there is no time to invent a tool to

help you evaluate your efforts. And, you need one in order to come full circle with this semester's first class:

"Marketing RM for organizational acceptance and adoption." We will explore inventing your instrument of measure-

ment and leveraging the results.

Page 12 September 2016

ARMA International News

New ARMA International Board and President

Bring a Wealth of Experience to the Association Tera N. Ladner, JD, IGP,

CRM, is a thought leader and

expert in the practice of in-

formation governance and

records management. She

draws upon extensive indus-

try practice and academic

training. On July 1st, 2016,

Tera took office as the Presi-

dent of ARMA International.

Tera has served both at the

local and international level

within ARMA since 1999 and

credits her leadership skills to

the experience gained from

motivating volunteers. Cur-

rently she leads the strategy

and implementation of a

state-of-the-practice infor-

mation governance program

for Aflac Inc. Aflac is a For-

tune 200 company headquar-

tered in Columbus, Georgia

and the largest provider of

supplemental insurance in

the United States and Japan.

Prior to her position with

Aflac, she directed the infor-

mation governance program

at SunTrust Bank in Atlanta,

Georgia. Tera’s experience

spans the legal aspects of

compliance to the develop-

ment and use of emerging

technology for information

governance. With her wealth

of knowledge and experi-

ence, Tera will lead ARMA

with a focus on embracing

the critical enablers of infor-

mation governance, and

mentoring and attracting new

generations of workers into

the profession.

To help along that path,

the board has added an ap-

pointed director, Ryan Zilm,

IGP, CRM, CIP. During his

term, Ryan will help guide

the association with his pro-

fessional expertise as well as

with his perspective as a

newer member of the profes-

sion.

Connect with Tera Ladner

on LinkedIn or by email.

Serving on the 2016-2017

Board of Directors are:

Tera N. Ladner, JD,

IGP, CRM, President,

Aflac

Ilona Koti, MLS, MS IM,

CRM, PMP, CDIA+,

CC, President-Elect,

ARK-IGC LLC

Michael Haley, Treasur-

er, Radiant Guaranty,

Inc.

Peter Kurilecz, IGP,

CRM, CA, Immediate

Past President, Pioneer

Natural Resources Com-

pany

Mark H. Chardack,

MBA, Director, Hanzo

Archives Inc.

Margaret Hermesmeyer,

MLIS, IGP, CRM, Di-

rector, Office of the At-

torney General of Texas

Mark Levin, CAE, CSP,

Director,B.A.I., Inc.

Peggy Syljuberget, MLIS,

IGP, CRM, Director,

Entrepreneurship Mani-

toba

Robin Athlyn Thompson

CEDS, IGP, CIP, IGP,

Check out the events our neighboring

chapter partners are hosting this month!

Mile High Denver Chapter’s first monthly meeting is titled, Power Net-

working for Introverts, featuring speaker Marcy Phelps of Phelps Re-

search, Inc. Learn from a true introvert about overcoming your fears

and becoming a power networker! The meeting will be 11:30 a.m.—1:30

p.m. Tuesday, September 13 at the Denver Police Protective Association. Click here for

more information.

ARMA-Nebraska will meet Wednesday, September 21 at 11 a.m. at the

Baxter Arena in Omaha. Speaker Andrew Altepeter, an Information Gov-

ernance Analyst at Motorola Solutions, Inc., will give a presentation on

Marketing Your RIM Program to Drive Cultural Change. Click here for

more information.

September 2016 Page 13

Wyoming Chapter of ARMA International

PO Box 474

Cheyenne, WY 82003

Ten issues of our newsletter are published

each year. We welcome photos or articles

you may wish to contribute. Contact April

Peregoy at april.peregoy@wyo.gov.

Note: Contributions or gifts to ARMA are not deductible as

charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

ernance, you will have access

to resources that will help you

grow, making you an even

more credible, valuable asset

to your organization.

ARMA International mem-

bers make a substantial in-

vestment in their career and

profession. The benefits of

membership will save you

more than the cost and they

put you at the threshold of

opportunity everyday and are

limited only by your level of

involvement.

You can now join ARMA two

ways: Apply online at

www.arma.org/join or fill out

the application as a PDF

ARMA International is a not-

for-profit association of more

than 10,000 professionals

working in various aspects of

the Information Management

field. The association pro-

vides education, research, and

networking opportunities to

members and other profes-

sionals that enable them to

use their skills and experienc-

es to leverage the value of

records, information and

knowledge as corporate assets

and as contributors to organi-

zational success.

As a member of this industry-

leading association for profes-

sionals involved in infor-

mation management and gov-

(Professional or Associate)

and send a copy along with

payment to the address below:

ARMA International

Dept. 99239

PO Box 219081

Kansas City, MO 64121-9081

Membership Costs

Professional: $175

Associate: $95

Wyoming chapter dues: $15

If you have questions about

membership, visit

www.arma.org or contact

Wyoming Chapter of ARMA

President Carolynn Coy at

307-755-4910 or wyar-

ma@gmail.gov.

About ARMA International Membership

Published by Wyoming Chapter of

ARMA International — April Peregoy, Editor

We ’ r e o n t h e We b !

Visit our website at

www.armawyoming.org

Other Websites of Interest:

For Weather Information:

http://www.weather.com

For Wyoming Road Information:

http://www.wyoroad.info/index.html

For Information on the State of Wyoming:

http://www.wyo.gov/

The Institute of Certified Managers:

http://www.icrm.org/

OUR MISSION:

“To provide infor-

mation professionals

the resources, tools,

and training they

need to effectively

manage records and

information within

an established infor-

mation governance

framework.”