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Wilma M. Grant Through March 16, 2010 - Association Board Of Directors Representative Board Member Supreme Court of the United States Manager - Publications Dept. / Office of Data Systems 26 YEARS U.S. GOVERNMENT SERVICE NEWSPAPER - COMMERCIAL - LEGAL BOOK PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE |
Wilma's printing career began in the Royal Air Force - HQ Signals Command. Later she emigrated to U.S. and worked in the newspaper and commercial sectors before accepting a position with the U.S. Federal Government in 1980. As Manager of the Publications Dept., in the Office of Data Systems at the Supreme Court of the United States, she currently directs the production publishing of U.S. reports and related products plus all other in-plant printing, Print-on-Demand, data conversion and electronic product delivery via Hermes telecommunications and the web. She also serves as a technology adviser to the Court's Automation Policy Committee. Wilma earned an MBA degree from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA in 1995 and also studied International Political Economy, Technology & Industry at the University of Oxford, England. She completed addt'l studies at GWU and U-DC. She pioneered the reengineering of the Court's production dept. to digital technologies early on. Recently the Court's "In-Plant Printshop" has been renovated under her leadership. Her technical staff are well-trained; many have risen to a consultant-level through the training opportunities she sought out and secured funding for, ensuring a continuing high level of service delivery for the Court's products and a high motivation factor for these support staff. High-profile cases like Bush vs. Gore which come before the Court - are handled efficiently as are life/death cases, specialty and routine book/job publishing. She is actively involved in the Federal printing community. Wilma served multiple terms as: President - Federal Reprographics Assn.; BOD - Federal Electronic Document Systems Assn., Past President & BOD - Franklin Technical (Printing) Society; Member - Xplor International & Hewlett-Packard Joint Technology Council; Past President & Director - Mid-Atlantic Area Board of Xplor; Director - EDSF Scholarship BOD; Scholarship Committee Chair - Franklin Technical Society; Defense Intelligence Roundtable (honored as Outstanding Member); President 2006-2008 - The Assn. of Reporters of Judicial Decisions; and Member - The National Small Business Council. She holds Distinguished Administrative Member of the Year (2000) Award from Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad; and received a Pentagon 9/11 Award (2001) "for going above and beyond the call of duty during a state of national emergency". She served as Chairman of the Board - Xplor International. She has had extensive vendor/host contacts for several organizations in the area of leadership, meeting/site planning and vendor partnership. She appreciates your Xplor membership and your continuing support of Xplor Mid-Atlantic Region. How to contact her: Work: 202-479-3110 (after 10 a.m.) - Voice: 202-479-3455 or write Supreme Court of the U.S., Rm. G-20, 1 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20543, e-mail: wgrant@supremecourt.gov. |