Helen Streckis a partner in Kaizen InfoSource LLC.  Helen’s expertise in records and information management has its foundation in real world experiences forged from a career in the business that spans over 25 years. Helen has joined Kaizen InfoSource to lead and apply its unique industry resources to guide clients in all aspects of records and information management consistent with good corporate practices, ARMA’s Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles, records and information management compliance programs, program strategy development, development and implementation of litigation hold protocols, electronic discovery response plans and data privacy initiatives, and selection and implementation technologies to support these services. Prior to joining Kaizen InfoSource, Helen served as records management consultant in Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Tort Section, in conjunction with lawyers from the SHB eDiscovery, Data & Document Management Practice.  She was the director of corporate records and information management for Amgen, Inc., and records and contract manager at Genentech Inc.  Helen’s experience includes designing corporate level records and information management programs to meet regulatory, legal and company requirements.  In this capacity, she has crafted record governance strategies for diverse organizations and built concrete, actionable steps for implementation across a broad spectrum of departments and countries. Streck is active in ARMA International, where she is currently serving as the Pacific Region Manager.  She has served as a Trustee on the board of its Educational Foundation and as a past international board member.  She has also developed and delivered several courses on business strategies, ARMA’s Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles, and Records and Information Management Programs.  In addition, she has published articles in various professional newsletters and contributed as an online monthly columnist to the former Infonomics Magazine, the official magazine of the Association for Information and Image Management.