OCARMA Board of Directors

President & Webmaster

Nolene Sherman has a varied background in dog grooming, industrial optics, US Postal Service management and private law library management. She began her records management career in 1996 at C.J. Segerstrom & Sons - owners and managers of several retail, industrial and office complexes - as their first dedicated records manager, then moved to Standard Pacific Homes, a residential homebuilder in 7 states, in December 2005 as their first Director of Records Management. In May 2009, she began at First American Title Company, tasked with developing an electronic records management program. Nolene has a Paralegal Certificate, an AA in Liberal Arts (Photography), and a BA in Business Management. She has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Friends of KOCE from 1985 to 1990 and was Director of Education for OCARMA from 1999 to 2001, and Newsletter Editor from 2001 to 2004, and Director of Job Placement from 2005 to 2009. She was voted OCARMA Member of the Year for 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2007-08, and was named to the Pacific Region Stars Hall of Fame in 2009

Nolene has experience in graphic design and desktop publishing, producing yearbooks, programs and brochures for schools and other organizations. She expanded that knowledge to webpage design. She is the webmaster for OCARMA and ARMA's Pacific Region. During her tenure as Webmaster, OCARMA has won Website of the Year (Large Chapter) in 2003-04, 2005-06 and 2007-08 and the Pacific Region has won Region Website of the Year in 2006-07 and 2007-08.

Vice-President

Monica Ellis joined Munters Corporation in August 2006 as the Property Damage Restoration Account Manager for Southern California. Ms. Ellis now aids account managers across the entire Western Region for Document & Media Recovery needs. She earned her Bachelors degree in Communications, Pre-Medical Curriculum, from Pepperdine University and is now actively pursuing a Masters Degree in Psychology.

Ms. Ellis holds special training certification with the Institute of Inspection Cleaning, Restoration and Certification (IICRC) for Water Damage Restoration Technician, Fire Damage Recovery Technician and Odor Control Technician. She also is certified with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). She has since earned continuing education units in Electronic Records & Content Management, Document & Media Recovery and Restoration, and Selling to Major Accounts. Ms. Ellis concurrently serves on the leadership boards of ARMA Los Angeles and ARMA Orange County as Chapter Meetings Director and Marketing Director, respectively. She is also an active member of RIMS in Southern California and regularly attends trade shows and workshops for other professional organizations such as PARMA, BOMA, IFMA, and PLRB.

Monica celebrated the 1st birthday of her daughter Kaylia on August 23, 2008. On a personal note, she enjoys poetry readings, singing, dramatic arts and is an active member of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, CA.

Newsletter Editor

CRM Liaison
Historian

Juanita M. Skillman, CRM, FAI is the Records Manager at the Orange County Sanitation District in Fountain Valley, California. Prior to entering the Records and Information Management field, she was a Public School Teacher and Librarian. She is a former President of OCARMA.

Ms. Skillman holds both B.S. (1971) and M.A. (1973) degrees from Western New Mexico University and received her Certified Records Manager (CRM) designation in 1986, with recertification in 1994 and 1998. She is a former President of ARMA International, The Association for Information Management Professionals, and also served four years as Treasurer of that Association. She was honored as a Fellow of ARMA International (FAI) in 1991.

An experienced speaker and trainer, she is a member of Toastmasters International and speaks frequently for ARMA and other business and professional groups. She has been published in The Information Manager's Toolkit, and in the Records Management Quarterly, the Information Management Journal, The Records and Retrieval Report, and Modern Office Technology.

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Hospitality

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