Meet the Board
ARMA International and the ARMA Saskatchewan Chapter are committed to providing our community of members and information management professionals with industry best practices, opportunities for professional development, ongoing education, and networking.
The ARMA Saskatchewan Chapter is run by a volunteer Board of Directors committed to bringing value to our members.
President
Jenny Leask
Jenny Leask is the president of ARMA SK chapter and works as the Corporate Records Manager for The City of Saskatoon. Jenny has worked in the Records Information Mangement world for approximatly 22 years covering both health information management (in Alberta under AHS) and corporate records. My office is responsible for coordinating records management throughout our organization in accordance with The Cities Act. We create educational courses on what a record is and how to maintain it within the organization as well as create policies and procedures that correlate with Records Management mandate.
During my personal time I like to spend time with my besties and try different activities with my kids
Vice President/ Incoming President
Ruth-Ann Zantinge
Ruth-Ann Zantinge is the Vice President/Incoming President for ARMA SK. She is a Corporate Records and Information Analyst with the City of Saskatoon. In this job role Ruth-Ann helps and supports the development and maintenance of the RIM program including program design and development, retention and disposition management, classification design and maintenance, active and inactive records storage, records management training, ERMS database administration, and support for ERMS users. Her position also assists with enhancing the City’s Access and Privacy Program.
In her free time, she likes to garden, kayak and cross-country ski (preferably on a beach somewhere)?
Secretary
Sandra Bates
Sandra Bates is the secretary for ARMA SK and also the Privacy Officer, PIDA Officer and Manager, Records and Access with the Government of Saskatchewan.
Sandra is an Information Management professional that has worked within Crown Corporations and Executive Government of Saskatchewan to develop and implement Enterprise Information Management and Records and Information Management Programs. She launched her first electronic records program 23 years ago and has been working in some aspect of the information industry for most of her career.
During her personal time Sandra likes spending time with her family, her dogs and reading (preferably on a beach somewhere).
Treasurer
Dan Davies
Dan Davies is the Treasurer for ARMA SK and is manager, Information and Records Management for eHealth Saskatchewan. In this position he has been involved in developing a strategic framework to establish the high-level principles of corporation-wide recordkeeping that includes:
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Draft and shepherd approval of a foundational policy to establish corporation-wide standards of recordkeeping,
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Conduct assessments to identify recordkeeping and retention practices for each business unit
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Compile a comprehensive inventory of all recorded information being create and managed by each business unit within eHealth, in all media;
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Chair a Corporate Information Governance (CIG) committee promotes and evaluates records and information management standards and practices within eHealth
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Current priority is working with a platform design team for adoption of M365 apps and the identified need for a ‘retention policy’, recordkeeping and disposal standards
He has worked in information and records management for 23 years and has been a member of ARMA in various roles for approx. 10 years.
“I have a younger twin sister (by 45 minutes) – she got the looks, I got the sense of humour”.
Social media Director
Kayla Tamaki
Kayla Tamaki is the Social Media Director for ARMA SK, and is also the Director of Information Management for SGI. She has been in records management for 3 years and joined the ARMA board in 2023. In her downtime Kayla is the female coordinator for ball hockey in Regina and a co-director of women’s ball hockey in Saskatchewan.
Website Director
Erin Frischke
Erin Frischke is the Website Director with ARMA Saskatchewan, and this is her first year on the board. She currently works as the Information Specialist at the Ministry of Highways. Erin has had approximately ten years’ experience with records management in some form either using a prior filing system or developing and implementing from scratch. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, horseback riding and spending time with her family.
Membership Director
Michael J Cassano
Michael J Cassano is the Membership Director for ARMA Sask, he is also the SaskTel Project Manager - Records Management. He manages a small RIM group within SaskTel with key contacts throughout the organization. Mike has been involved in Records Management more than 15 years and is an ARMA Sask Board member since 2009.
‘Personal belief is that everyone plays a part in Records Management.
By each of us doing our part the end result will be great and no one will be overburdened.’
Director-at-Large
Jay Kasperski
Jay Kasperski is a Director-at-Large with ARMA SK board and works as a Document Management Supervisor.
Jay Kasperski is a long-time ARMA member who has his Certified Records Management (CRM), Information Governance Professional (IGP), and Certified Information Professional (CIP) designations. He has been working in the Records & Information field for almost 20 years and has been the Document Management Supervisor at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina for the last 12 years. In his spare time, Jay enjoys playing strategic war board games.
Director-at-Large
Susan Prpich
Susan Prpich is currently a Director-at-Large for ARMA SK. She is also a Support Specialist - Student Information Systems with the University. Her role is to support and train staff and faculty in the use of the university’s student information system and complementary applications. Susan has been working with student and university corporate records for around 10 years.
Ground Hog Day is her favorite day and she celebrates it every year by taking the day off and eating donuts
Director-at-Large
Rick Stirling
Rick Stirling is a Director-at-Large with ARMA SK. Rick has held many executive positions in ARMA International including member of the international board of directors, President of the Canadian Region, Trustee of ARMA Educational Foundation Board and is a frequent speaker in both the United States and Canada. Rick was one of the original members of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principals and Information Governance Professional Certification task forces and the ARMA IGP Governance Board.
Rick is currently a member of the ARMA International Elections, New Member Welcome and Content Development Committees. He is the President of WesternIM and has been in the records industry for 27 years and in Content Management for 32 years. Rick loves golf and is an avid golf player.
Past President
Janet LaBar
Janet LaBar is the Past President for ARMA SK and works as the Records Management Coordinator for the Legislative Assembly Service of Saskatchewan. Janet develops and implements organization-wide records management policies, strategies, guidelines, procedures, and training for the Legislative Assembly Service. She has been in records management for 5 years and on the ARMA board for 4 years.
During her personal time Janet enjoys disc golf, pickleball, yoga and camping.
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