Bio

Barbara A. Schwartz is the president and founder of the firm. She has over 20 years of records management experience as well as significant managerial and technical experience in other information management fields.

As a consultant and project manager, Barbara has assisted clients in a variety of business sectors with the development and implementation of records management programs.  Projects have included assessments of records management practices; strategic planning; business process assessment and reengineering; selection and implementation of records management software; policy and procedure development and documentation; development, implementation and maintenance of records taxonomies and retention schedules; and management and employee training.

Before starting the firm, Barbara was the records manager at two major professional service firms. Her previous experience includes teaching in the Information Retrieval Specialist Certificate Program, School of Legal & Public Administration at Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology; owning and operating an information brokerage; and holding librarian positions at Temple University in Philadelphia and the University of Texas at Austin.

Barbara received her Master of Science (Library Science) degree from Drexel University and her Bachelor of Arts from Temple University. An active member of ARMA International, she has held various Toronto Chapter leadership positions, including chapter president, and was voted Chapter Member of the Year in 1997.

Barbara’s recent articles have been published in the newsletters of various sections of the Ontario Bar Association.