Electronic Records Section
The Electronic Records Section (ERS) functions as a locus of expertise, leadership
and information sharing for the Society of American Archivists (SAA) regarding
the management and preservation of records in electronic form.
ERS Leader -- Arian D. Ravanbakhsh
Biography
Arian D. Ravanbakhsh is an Information Technology Specialist in the Office of Modern Records Programs at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). His current responsibilities include serving on the team
developing NARA’s electronic records guidance. Prior to accepting his current position, he worked as a Senior
Records Analyst in NARA’s Lifecycle Management Division. There, he was the lead appraisal archivist for several
agencies including the Department of the Navy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He has served the NARA
Records Management training program by working as a subject matter expert to revise and develop new training
material, including NARA’s Records Management for Everyone CD, and NARA’s Asset and Risk management course.
He has taught over two dozen records management classes and currently teaches part of the Modern Archives Institute.
Before coming to NARA in 2000, Arian worked for ten years at the Maryland State Archives, eventually becoming
the Director of Geographic Services. In addition, Arian also spent two years as the reference archivist for the
Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Arian is an active member of the
Society of American Archivists, ARMA International, and the Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.
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