Ashley Davies Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington, Dc

•Rebuilt Records Management Program to ensure compliance with Federal Records Act•Acting co-Records Officer: Feb-Aug 2015•Charter member and co-Chair of the LC Records Management Working Group, established Feb 2015 to focus on electronic records management policy and planning •Maintains regular contact with NARA Records Management staff and attends BRIDG Meetings•Coordinates response to NARA Reporting Requirements•Created and maintains policy and guidance materials, including a Records Handbook, and Directives and Quick Guides on Records Management, Personally Identifiable Information, Vital Records, Capstone Email Management, Exit Procedures; posting on intranet website•Created and maintains Standard Operating Procedures for Records Management and LC FOIA response process•Developed Operational Plan in 2013 for planned work to 2020•Established Records Liaisons in all LC offices, and maintains regular contact through bimonthly newsletter established Jan 2013•Develops and provides formal and informal training on records management; 248 Records Liaisons and SMEs formally trained at in-person sessions since 2010; mandatory online training for all staff since 2012•Established LC Annual Records Review and Cleanup in 2014•Coordinates and oversees records inventories and scheduling•Included records management requirements in Systems Development Lifecycle•Developed the first NARA-approved agency records schedule from the first scheduling meetings to the receipt of final NARA approval: Jun 2011-Mar 2015•Facilitates the transfer, storage, retrieval, and disposition of records•Gathered requirements for Electronic Document and Records Management System; participated in market research and creation of Technical Assessment Feb-May 2015•Tracks, researches, and formulates responses to LC FOIA requests - Primary: Jul-Nov 2011 and Mar 2015-present; Backup: Nov 2011-Mar 2015•Planned projects for and supervised two student workers - Jun-Aug 2011

Washington, Dc

Temporary Federal appointment extended five times, then hired/promoted to Permanent position in February 2012• Rebuilding the Library's Records Management Program • Creates policy and guidance materials for records management, including LC Directives on Records Management and Personally Identifiable Information (PII)• Creates and maintains Standard Operating Procedures for Records Management Section and LC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)• Provides formal and informal training on records management to LC staff• Plans the basic records management training module for all LC staff• Coordinates and oversees records inventories/scheduling• Facilitates the transfer, retrieval, and disposition of records• Researches and drafts responses to LC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests - Primary: July-November 2011; Backup: November 2011-present• Researched functional requirements for an LC electronic recordkeeping system, to be used in a cost/benefit analysis• Planned projects for and directed two student workers - June-August 2011

Hornbake Library, College Park, Md

• Manned the Maryland Room reference desk and the Hornbake Library information desk• Researched inquiries, retrieved and shelved materials, checked in new materials and prepared them for shelving, and performed archival and preservation tasks• Updated the online map database at http://www.lib.umd.edu/sapps/mdmap/ through WordPress

Munich, Germany

• Translated a brochure for the Michael Ende Museum, and created a brochure for the Erich Kastner Room• Assisted in translation of labels in the James Kruss Tower

Hornbake Library, College Park, Md

Processed Gymkana Collection, researched and answered reference questions, and created abstracts of unprocessed collections for ArchivesUM database

College Park, Md

Manned the reference desk, researched inquiries, shelved materials, and entered citations in ALIC database

Washington, Dc

Processed the Civilian Conservation Corps scrapbook collection and created container list for finding aid

Bethesda, Md

Managed office: supported staff, students, and parents; edited weekly newsletter; maintained confidential records

Washington, Dc

• Managed office: served as timekeeper, maintained records, and developed filing system• Served as COTR, processed procurement during a busy reinstallation period, and held government credit card• Appraised Design & Production records and prepared them for transfer to the Smithsonian Institution Archives• Assisted other Gallery offices with NPG events, procurement, and photograph records backlog• Special projects for renovation and reopening: Official VIP Tour Escort; Coordinator for delivery and placement of NPG pedestal and case weights; Procured and coordinated delivery and placement of NPG furnishings• Processed TMS reports, transferred images from TMS, scaled and processed photographs for exhibition layouts• Received Special Act Award from Director of National Portrait Gallery, May 2006

Washington, Dc

• Coordinated and led enrichment programs at the Smithsonian Institution and around Washington for 89 interns• Held orientation for new interns, processed intern applications and answered applicants’ questions

Washington, Dc

• Edited original document transcripts for The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family Volume 6 • Researched and composed annotations for several related documents and answered public inquiries

Mls, Archives, Records, And Information Management / Library Science

Activities and Societies: Student Archivists at Maryland, Society of American Archivists, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.

Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Senior Marshal, Lutheran Student Association (VP - 2004), National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key.