Members, Candidates, and Prospects,

Join us for our ICRM Virtual Mixer: Your RIM Career from Start to Finish on Thursday, June 6, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET.

We will discuss RIM/IG career opportunities in a highly interactive session, including these topics: 

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The ICRM is thrilled to have a booth and a panel at the 2024 ARMA Houston Chapter Annual Conference!  We hope to see you there in a few weeks!

The Opening Keynote Speaker is Rae Lynn Haliday, MBA, CRM, CIGO, FAI, of the Saint Louis Zoo.  Rae Lynn will be providing her insight on Advancing the Saint Louis Zoo’s RIM Program for Animal and Veterinary Records in Support of its Mission and Three Keys: Animals Always, People Matter and Operational Excellence.

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Members, Candidates, and Prospects,

Join us for the Inaugural ICRM Virtual Mixer to Leap into RIM Month on Thursday, February 29, from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET.

Candidates & Applicants,

The ICRM is thrilled to offer our Winter Virtual Exam Preparation Workshop Series to help candidates prepare for exams.

We will offer one preparation workshop each week presented by a qualified certified ICRM Member. Our Winter Series Exam Prep Workshop is Wednesday, February 7 - Wednesday, March 20.

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Have a wonderful holiday season from all of us at ICRM!

Members, Candidates, Applicants, and Partners,

Did you miss the 2023 ICRM Annual Business Meeting? No worries! You may view the recording of the 2023 ICRM Annual Business Meeting at your convenience.

Thank you to all who attended!

Thank you,
ICRM Office

Members & Candidates,

Please join us in congratulating our 2023 ICRM Award Winners:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Judy Sitton, CRM
Debra Gearhart, CRM

Mentor of the Year Award
Mary Frances Janicik, CRM

Member of the Year Award
Deborah Robbins, CRM

Thank you to all our nominees and everyone who participated in this year's awards process.
 

Thank you,
ICRM Office

12/11/2023

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This issue is packed to the brim, so you won't want to miss it!

Members, Candidates, Partners, and Applicants:

Registration is now open for the 2023 ICRM Virtual Annual Business Meeting. Register Now! 

ICRM is going virtual again this year for our Annual Business Meeting. We are excited that this will make our business meeting more accessible to members, candidates, applicants, and our partners. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to this year!

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Members,

We are excited to offer ICRM digital badges for both CRA and CRM designations. Digital Badging is a great way to market your designation and yourself in the industry.

Members & Candidates:

We are pleased to announce the results of this year's Board of Regents Elections.

President-Elect/Treasurer (2024-2026)
Tim O'Toole, CRM, IGP

Regent, Exam Administration and Member Relations (2024-2025) 
Dr. Todd D. Kleine, CRM

Regent, Legislation and Appeals (2024-2025)
Brent Gatewood, CRM
 

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To all our CRAs and CRMs, 
 
The ICRM is once again conducting a Salary Survey and we would like to hear from you.  Last year we had about a 33% response but would love to hear from more of you this year.  In addition to salary data, this survey will also allow us to provide you specific data based on industry, region, education, position / role, and more.  This is an important Survey for the RIM / IG profession, and we hope you can use the results to leverage improved salary and resources at your place of employment.
 

Dear Members,

The ICRM has many active and accomplished volunteers that work selflessly to give back to the RIM profession.  The passion and dedication that our volunteers put into their work is clear; their talent deserves to be widely recognized and rewarded.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that nominations for our 2023 Awards are now open!

ICRM Member of the Year Award

John Krysa Remembrance Award: New Member Dues Waiver

The ICRM is pleased to announce the John Krysa Remembrance Award. The award will serve as a dues waiver for our newest members and to recognize the positive contributions of John Krysa, ICRM Past-President. 

Dear Members:

Voting for the ICRM Board of Regents is now open!

Please log in to the ICRM website and visit this link to cast your ballot: https://www.icrm.org/form/2023-icrm-board-of-regents-ballo

Elections will be open July 26 - August 18. If you have any trouble voting, please reach out to admin@icrm.org.

Thank you,
Andrew Ysasi, CRM/CIGO, MS, FIP, CIPM, CISM, PMP, IGP
Chair, ICRM Board of Regents

Dear Members:

The ICRM is pleased to announce the following candidates for the ICRM 2023 Elections:

President-Elect/Treasurer (2024-2026)

• Tim O'Toole, CRM, IGP

Regent, Exam Administration and Member Relations (2024-2025)

• Jeremy Bolton, CRM, IGP
• Dr. Todd D. Kleine, CRM

Regent, Legislation and Appeals (2024-2025)

The ICRM Board of Directors is excited to announce a new strategic alliance with Dominican University's School of Information Studies offering students multiple pathways to earn their ICRM certification!

2024 Open Board of Regent Positions
 

Active CRMs in good standing are invited to apply for candidacy to a Board of Regents position. CRAs are not eligible to serve on the Board Regents. For more information on terms and time commitment, please click here.

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April 1, 2023

Dear Members & Candidates:

Members & Candidates:

Please join us in congratulating Melissa G. Dederer, CRM, IGP, FAI as the new President-Elect/Treasurer (2023-2025). The term for President-Elect/Treasurer will begin effective immediately.

We look forward to her leadership and thank her for her willingness to serve on the ICRM Board of Regents.

Thank you to all who participated in the special election.

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During April we observe Records and Information Management (RIM) Month. Check out the ICRM on social media every weekday during RIM Month for RIM Movie Trivia. Each day, there will be a trivia question related (sometimes loosely) to information management in movies.

Dear Members:

The ICRM is pleased to announce the following candidate for the ICRM 2023 Special Election:

President-Elect/Treasurer (2023-2025)

• Melissa G Dederer, CRM, IGP, FAI
   

Elections will be open from April 3 - April 14. Members in good standing will receive their ballot information on April 3.

Thank you,
Andrew Ysasi, CRM/CIGO, MS, FIP, FIIM, CIPM, CIPP, CISM, PMP, IGP, CIP, CSAP
Chair, ICRM Board of Regents

3/27/2023

Active CRMs in good standing are invited to apply for candidacy to the postion of President-Elect/Treasurer. CRAs are not eligible to serve on the Board Regents. For more information on terms and time commitment, please click here.

President-Elect/Treasurer (2023-2025)

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Mentor, Partner, Friend, and Model - John Charles Krysa (1953 - 2023)
 

Lifetime Achievement Award
Su D.A. Graham, CRM, FIIM, FAI, MLS

Member of the Year
Angel Ramos, CRM

Mentor of the Year
Elizabeth Canter, CRM
 

Thank you to all who participated in the awards process!

Did you miss ICRM's Annual Meeting this past December? No Problem!  A recording of the meeting is now publicly available for viewing.

Find out what the ICRM was up to in 2022!  Click hereto view the meeting recording.

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The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) presents the 2022 nominees for “Lifetime Achievement Award” and “Member of the Year” and we will announce the winners at our Business Meeting in December 2022.

ICRM is going virtual again this year for our Annual Business Meeting. We are excited that this will make our business meeting more accessible to members, candidates, applicants, and our partners. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to this year!

The virtual meeting will take place on Friday, December 2 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm ET. 

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We are pleased to announce this year's Board of Regent election winners are as follows:

President-Elect/Treasurer (2023-2025)
Blake Richardson, CRM

Regent, Exam Development (2023-2024) 
Sheri Nystedt, CRM/CIGO

Regent, Applicant and Member Relations (2023-2024)
Susan Marin, CRM/CIGO

Regent, Marketing and Communications (2023-2024)
Kiersten McAvoy, CRM

ICRM is going virtual again this year for our ICRM Annual Business Meeting. We are excited that this will make our business meeting more accessible to members and candidates. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to this year!

Friday, December 2, 2022
2:30pm ET – 3:30pm ET

Dear Members:

The ICRM is pleased to announce the following candidates for the ICRM 2022 Elections:

President-Elect/Treasurer (2023-2025)

• Blake Richardson, CRM

Regent, Exam Development (2023-2024) 

• Sheri Nystedt, CRM/CIGO

Regent, Applicant and Member Relations (2023-2024)

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Dear Members,

The ICRM has many active and accomplished volunteers that work selflessly to give back to the RIM profession.  The passion and dedication that our volunteers put into their work is clear; their talent deserves to be widely recognized and rewarded.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that nominations for our 2022 Awards are now open!

ICRM Member of the Year Award

La ARMA Nostra is accepting applications for their Reimbursement Grant Program on Friday, July 15 - Monday, August 15. Reimbursement Awards can be used for CRA/CRM accreditation. Find more information here.
 
Please be sure to share with your colleagues!

Dear Members,

The ICRM has many active and accomplished volunteers that work selflessly to give back to the RIM profession.  The passion and dedication that our volunteers put into their work is clear; their talent deserves to be widely recognized and rewarded.

It is with great pleasure that we announce two additional awards to be granted at the ICRM Virtual Business Meeting on Friday, December 2 at 2:30pm ET.

ICRM Member of the Year Award

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The Institute is thrilled to once again be in person at the

ARMA International InfoCon 2022

The ICRM is pleased to participate once again with

ARMA Canada's 2022 Information Conference, May 30 – June 1, 2022.

For full conference details and registration, please visit: https://armacanada.org/home/information-conference/

Discover the Benefits of Earning the CRM/CIGO Certification!

by Cheryl L. Pederson, FAI, CRM Retired

(Inside ICRM (Newsletter) April 2022)

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The ICRM is pleased to participate with

NIRMA, August 8-10, 2022.

For full symposium details and registration, please visit: https://www.icrm.org/node/3130

ICRM Exam Prep Workshop Series with NIRMA
https://www.icrm.org/CRA-CRM-workshops

Congratulations to Deborah Robbins, CRM for being chosen for this year's Alan Andolsen Mentor of the Year Award! From Phoenix, Arizona, Deborah is currently the Chair of the ICRM Mentoring Committee. She started mentoring in 2017 after becoming a CRM herself in November 2016. Deborah has successfully led virtual study groups of over 30 people from across the US and Canada. She actively promotes the importance of the CRM and CRA as well as the importance of becoming a mentor. “Deborah is a gifted teacher.

The ICRM is thrilled to partner with

2022 NAGARA Annual Conference, July 12-16.

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The ICRM is pleased to participate once again with the 2022 MER Conference. For full conference details and registration: https://www.merconference.com/home

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ICRM held it's Virtual Annual Business Meeting last week. Holding the meeting virtually made the information more accessible to members and candidates. In case you missed it, a recording is linked below to hear what ICRM has been up to this year!

Friday, December 3, 2021
2:30pm ET – 3:30pm ET

Click here to view the meeting recording.

December 1, 2021

Meet our third and final nominee Elizabeth Canter, CRM from Gaithersburg, Maryland. Beth has volunteered on the ICRM Exam Development Committee (EDC), presented at several ICRM Exam Preparation Workshops, and currently volunteers on the ICRM Mentoring Committee. She has successfully mentored candidates for exam preparation and has also mentored ICRM members to teach them how to excel as mentors.

Meet our next nominee Deborah Robbins, CRM from Phoenix, Arizona. Deborah is currently the Chair of the ICRM Mentoring Committee. She started mentoring in 2017 after becoming a CRM herself in November 2016. Deborah has successfully led virtual study groups of over 30 people from across the US and in Canada. She actively promotes the importance of the CRM and CRA as well as the importance of becoming a mentor. “Deborah is a gifted teacher.

Meet our Mentor of the Year nominee Arlyce Vogel, CRM from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Arlyce is a 2016 retiree from Wisconsin Energy Corporation in Milwaukee. She is on the administrative team of URIM and she has achieved the CEDS accreditation. Arlyce has been an active mentor for several years. “Arlyce has the credentials, experience and knowledge needed to excel as a mentor. She was very patient and kind with me. I am truly thankful that Arlyce was my mentor for exam 6.

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Members & Candidates:

We are pleased to announce this year's Board of Regent election winners are as follows:

President-Elect/Treasurer (2022-2024)
Caroline J. Walters, CRM

Regent, Exam Administration and Grading (2022-2023)
Melissa G. Dederer, CRM

Regent, Legislation and Appeals (2022-2023)
Brian Starck, CRM

ICRM is going virtual again this year for our ICRM Annual Business Meeting. We are excited that this will make our business meeting more accessible to members and candidates. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to this year!

Friday, December 3, 2021
2:30pm ET – 3:30pm ET

Click here to register.

Dear Members:

Voting for the ICRM Board of Regents is now open!

Please log in to the ICRM website and visit this link to cast your ballot: https://www.icrm.org/form/2021-icrm-board-of-regents-ballo 

Elections will be open August 23 - September 10. If you have any trouble voting, please reach out to admin@icrm.org.

Thank you,
Paula Sutton, CRM, IGP, FAI
Chair, ICRM Board of Regents
 

The first issue of ICRM's new and improved newsletter Inside ICRM has arrived! The PDF version of Inside ICRM may be viewed HERE.

2021 Mentor of the Year Award Guidelines

The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) established the Mentor of the Year Award at their Spring Board Meeting in April 2011.  The award was originally created to recognize Alan Andolsen, for his contributions to the ICRM through mentoring.

Qualifications for this award shall be as follows:

Dear Members,

The ICRM is pleased to announce the following candidates for the ICRM 2021 Elections:

President-Elect/Treasurer (2022-2024)

• Caroline J. Walters, CRM

Regent, Exam Administration and Grading (2022-2023)

• Melissa G Dederer, CRM

Regent, Legislation and Appeals (2022-2023)

The ICRM Board of Regents approved a reorganization of the board at its July Board Meeting.  The President-Elect will be assuming the responsibilities of the Treasurer starting in January 2022 as the President-Elect/Treasurer. As a result, the ICRM will be discontinuing the position of the Secretary/Treasurer. These changes have created an opportunity to make room for a new Board Position, Regent, Marketing and Communications. 

The ICRM Board of Regents would like to extend their congratulations to two of our own on winning the prestigious 2021 Program Excellence Award from one of our strategic partners, the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA).

The ICRM Strategic Alliance Committee (SAC) is thrilled to announce that the Board of Regents has approved an academic partnership with

Active CRMs in good standing are invited to apply for candidacy to a Board of Regents position. CRAs are not eligible to serve on the Board Regents. For more information on terms and time commitment, please click here.

President-Elect/Treasurer (2022-2024)

Please join us in congratulating our newest CRAs and CRMs from the Spring 2021 Testing Cycle! 

New CRAs
Brittany Broz
Courtney Britton
Cymone D Smith
Elizabeth Francis
Eric Richter
Gregory M Belanger
James Miller
Jeanne Aimee DuVernay
John Jinneman
Joy Moss
Julie Dixon
Kristof Limbach Marsolais
Lisa Brasher
Richard Haan
Robert C Michaud
Shadreck Bayane
Trista Evans
Vi Welker

The ICRM will be participating in the

InfoGov World Expo 2022 on September 27-30, 2022

Please join us in congratulating our newest CRAs and CRMs from the Winter 2021 Testing Cycle! 

New CRAs
Alfred Tornabene
Angela D Wright
Gerson Cliffton Vijayan
Jennifer L Bagwell
Jordan D Countryman
Joseph J Kavanagh
Kara L Farrell
Kathryn Nalliah
Keith Hudman
LeeAnn M King
Lydia McGahee
Mehri S Fox
Michael Harmon
Michael L Courtney
Monica Texeira
Nicholas A. Soares
Sarah J Holleman
Shannon M Peterson
 

Members,
 
We are pleased to inform you that CRMs now have through the September 2021 Certified Information Governance Officer (CIGO) Exam to obtain the CRM/CIGO. This deadline allows more time for you to receive the current benefits of the CRM/CIGO program. Current benefits include no application fee, no additional CIGO membership fee, and a 25% discount for the CIGOPro™ and CIGOMaxx™ training and testing packages.

Please join us in congratulating our newest CRAs and CRMs from the Fall 2020 Testing Cycle!

New CRAs
Allyce Smith
Cadis J Stuart-Hodges
Carol Ann Hartnagle
Emmanuel J Rodriguez
Joe P Halstead
Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner
Kyle Powlina
Lisa Andrus
Nermina Bogicevic
Radames Rivera Jr
Richard B Canter
Ronald Daniels
Treesa J Parker
Wendy Ambrozewicz

Thank you to all who attended this year’s Annual Business Meeting. It was a great opportunity to share with you what ICRM has been up to this year. We enjoyed answering your questions and hearing from you!

If you were not able to attend, please note that the video recording is available to all members. The PowerPoint Slides are also available for the general public to view.

Members may log-in and access the video recording here.

Congratulations to Andrew Ysasi, CRM for being chosen for this year's Alan Andolsen Mentor of the Year Award!

We are pleased to announce that the ICRM Board of Regents has approved a donation to the ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF) La ARMA Nostra in the amount of $1,500 in memory of Les Bossert, CRM, Regent, Legislation and Appeals who passed away this past September. The board also approved an annual donation to the AIEF La ARMA Nostra in the amount of up to $1,000  in memory of all ICRM members we have lost.

The ICRM is pleased to announce that Brian Starck was appointed to fill the position of Regent, Legislation and Appeals to serve from November 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.  This is an appointment to complete the remainder of the term of office through 2021 vacated by Les Bossert after his recent passing. 
 

June 1, 2023

Meet our Nominees for the 2020 Alan Andolsen Award

On October 1, 2020, the Institute for Certified Records Managers announced its newest Post Certification Specialty Designation, the CRM/CIGO (Certified Information Governance Officer).

Members & Candidates:

We are pleased to announce that this year's Board of Regent election winners are as follows:

President-Elect (2021-2023)
Andrew Ysasi, CRM

Regent, Exam Development (2021-2022)
Caroline J. Walters, CRM

Regent, Applicant and Member Relations (2021-2022)
Patricia Burns, CRM

Albany, NY, ICRM Business Office, September 1, 2020 - The Institute is launching Online Testing September 1. Candidates can now take exams through proctored online testing in the comfort and safety of their own environments, whether home or office. 

Click Here for full press release!

The ICRM is pleased to announce we are going live with online-only testing starting on Tuesday, September 1.

After careful consideration, the Online Testing Taskforce has chosen to move away from in person testing with Pearson VUE to Prolydian’s online testing partner Examity. This change will create a more seamless process as the ICRM is already using Prolydian for their website, member management, application process, and test bank. This will streamline several of ICRM’s processes and will allow the ICRM to serve our candidates even better.

The ICRM is pleased to announce the following candidates for the ICRM 2020 Elections:

President-Elect (2021-2023)
Andrew Ysasi, CRM

Regent, Exam Development (2021-2022)
Caroline J. Walters, CRM

Regent, Applicant and Member Relations (2021-2022)
Patricia Burns, CRM

ICRM is proud to announce that we are moving to online-only testing this fall. The ICRM received overwhelming support to move towards online testing after surveying our candidates. We are excited for this new opportunity to make testing easier and more accessible for our candidates.

More details will be announced later this month.

8/6/2020

ICRM Members & Candidates:

We are at a remarkable and pivotal moment for the United States and the World. It is a time to come together in support of basic human and civil rights and to show compassion and respect for one another unconditionally.

2021 Open Board of Regents Positions

Active CRMs in good standing are invited to apply for candidacy to a Board of Regents position. CRAs are not eligible to serve on the Board Regents. Duties and responsibilities for these positions can be found on the ICRM website at www.icrm.org. The Application Deadline is Friday, August 7.

President-Elect (2021-2023)

Candidates:

The ICRM is passing on information we received from our partner PearsonVue Testing Centers.

We are writing with the most recent updates to test delivery affected by COVID-19 across the globe. We continue to work hard to make decisions that will resume testing where possible while protecting the health and safety of our candidates and employees.

Dear Members and Candidates,

The coronavirus (COVID-19) reality evolves and forces changes in all of our lives in many ways we could never have imagined. I’m reaching out to update you on what the ICRM is doing to offer support during these challenging times. Our main concern is the health and safety of our ICRM family and we continue to monitor developments associated with COVID-19 that impacts the ICRM, members and candidates.

With so many cancellations of association meetings, conferences, and seminars we understand there are challenges right now in obtaining CMPs.

We would like to remind you that industry related webinars are eligible for CMPs.  Many are being offered to members for free or reduced costs. There are a number of ways to continue to earn CMP credits while we journey through the challenges of COVID-19. 

Online options include:

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the ICRM Board has decided to CANCEL the Spring 2020 / May 2020 - Part 6 Exam Period

Pearson Vue Testing Centers have been closed, and the board felt strongly that our Candidates safety and security is paramount.  Most Candidates are also probably dealing with more pressing matters, than preparation for an exam.

Dear Members and Candidates, 

We are living in unprecedented times as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.  Our concern is for the health and safety of our ICRM family and have been monitoring the developments continuously over the past few weeks. We encourage everyone to follow the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), state, and local guidelines for personal health and safety measures. 

Dear ICRM members and candidates,

Effective February 11, 2020, the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies (SCS), announced more accessibility with New Micro Courses that will apply to its existing partnership with the ICRM that was originally deployed in June of 2019. Please use this link to see full details on this exciting announcement: 

https://learn.utoronto.ca/news-announcements/icrm-and-scs-expand-partnership-micro-courses

Thank you to the professionals who dedicated their time to run for office.  We are pleased to announce that this year's winners are as follows:

President-Elect (2020-2022) Serves a three year term:
Sharon LaPlant

Secretary/Treasurer (2020-2021)
Eleonore Maier, CRM, CBCP

Regent, Examination Administration and Grading (2020-2021)
Melissa G. Dederer

The Institute is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (SCS) that aligns the education and exams provided in its Records & Information Management Certificate with the requirements for the Certified Records Analyst (CRA) credential. The Institute believes the collaboration enhances the overall RIM profession by supplying educated and credentialed professionals to fill employer demand and to advance related careers.