David Stephens is an internationally recognized authority in the records and information management field. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the field and has developed or improved records management programs for more than two hundred corporations and government agencies throughout the United States. He is a leading authority on the international aspects of records management and has lectured or consulted in some twenty countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the South Pacific. Mr. Stephens is a Certified Records Manager, and in 1989-1990 served as President and CEO of ARMA International, a professional association representing over 10,000 records managers from some thirty-five countries throughout the world. He is co-author of the Fourth Edition of the book Information and Records Management, which is generally regarded as the standard reference work on records management in North America. His latest book is Electronic Records Retention: An Introduction. Mr. Stephens also currently serves as Contributing Editor of The Information Management Journal. He has written some 30 technical articles for this publication. He conducts lectures on advanced records management topics at The George Washington University. David Stephens was awarded status as a Certified Management Consultant by the Institute of Management Consultants in 1992. Mr. Stephens may be contacted at: dostephens@zasio.com.

DAVID O. STEPHENS, CRM, CMC
Vice Presidend, Records Management Consulting
Zasio Enterprises, Inc
Smithfield, North Carolina