FOIA Analyst and Team Lead Specialist

Koren Lawrence

Stone Mountain, GA ***** +1-301-***-**** ************@*******.***

Professional Summary

FOIA Team lead - Skilled in training new employees on applying FOIA exemptions and redactions; knowledge of the 9 FOIA exemptions with emphasis on b4, b5, and b6; and drafting FOIA correspondence. Researching data and analysis management to prepare written recommendations for action and policy documents. Assists in setting milestones for accomplishing program goals. Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Work Experience

FOIA Analyst

Infotrend - Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Remote Stone Mountain, GA June 2025 to January 2026

• Handled all aspects of FOIA requests including determining the scope and nature of the requests

• Analyzed complex FOIA requests such as those in litigation or appeals

• Analyzed records for responsiveness, sensitivity, and releasability

• Reviewed large volumes of documents utilizing Relativity

• Trained fellow coworkers on how to apply FOIA exemptions

• Conducted complex searches for records

• Applied FOIA exemptions and redactions using Relativity and FOIAexpress with extensive background with b4, b5, b6, b7a, b7c

• Converse/email FOIA requesters if their requests were not perfected FOIA/PA Analyst

Chickasaw Nation Industries Washington, DC

March 2024 to October 2024

• Handled all aspects of FOIA/PA requests including determining the scope and nature of the requests

• Applied FOIA exemptions and redactions using FOIAExpress with extensive background b4, b5, b6, b7c

• Experienced with identifying and protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Personal Health Information (PHI)

• Reviewed large volumes of documents utilizing FOIAExpress

• Provided a weekly report for department heads regarding number of FOIA & PA cases completed

• Monitored FOIA inbox, log incoming FOIA requests

• Converse/email FOIA requesters if their requests were not perfected FOIA Analyst

Intelligence Federal - Dept. of Energy Washington, DC August 2023 to March 2024

• Handled all processing of FOIA requests including determining the scope and nature of the requests

• Emailed DOE Agencies, Program, and Staff offices for jurisdiction and referrals

• Disseminated search requests to DOE Agencies, Program, and Staff offices for incoming FOIA requests

• Analyzed records for responsiveness and releasability

• Conducted complex searches for records using E-Docs

• Applied FOIA exemptions and redactions using Adobe Acrobat with extensive background b4, b5, b6, b7c

• Provided a weekly report for department heads regarding number of FOIA cases completed and status of other cases FOIA Analyst

American Technology System Inc. - Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC February 2022 to August 2023

· Handled all aspects of FOIA requests including determining the scope and nature of the requests

· Analyzed complex FOIA requests such as those in litigation or appeals

· Analyzed records for responsiveness, sensitivity, and releasability

· Trained fellow coworkers on how to apply FOIA exemptions

· Conducted complex searches for records using Relativity

· Applied FOIA exemptions and redactions using Relativity and Adobe Acrobat with extensive background b4, b5, b6, b7c

· Experienced with identifying and protecting Personally Identifiable Information

(PII), and Personal Health Information (PHI)

· Reviewed a large volume of documents utilizing Relativity and Adobe (QA)

· Provided a weekly report for department heads regarding number of FOIA cases completed and status of other cases Records Management Analyst

Panum Group, LLC Department of Agriculture

January 2021 to October 2021

· Reviewed records retention schedules and NARA requirements to determine timetables for transferring active records to inactive or archival storage

· Processed litigation holds to hold records that are currently in litigation

· Updated the ARO list for the NARA website

· Reviewed Dept. of Agriculture RMSA/FEREM for accuracy and input Agency information into the NARA DoA website page

· Used ARCIS to transfer records and process SF 135s

· Processed the “Disposals report” from NARA

· Processed the “Holdings report” from NARA

FOIA Analyst

Panum Group, LLC - Department of Agriculture Washington, DC March 2020 to December 2020

· Processed USDA/FNS FOIA appeals

· Retrieved and organized documents related to FNS initial requests

· Reviewed documents to determine treatment of withholdings on appeal

· Utilized FOIAXpress to add or remove initial redactions depending on FOIA determinations

· Prepared appeal response letters and OGC memos

· Disseminated correspondence, including FOIA responses, to the requester and/or designee

· Uploaded documents to OGC's SharePoint site

FOIA Analyst

IT Shows - U.S. Trade and Development Agency Arlington, VA August 2019 to March 2020

· Sent out search requests for incoming FOIA requests

· Retrieved documents from FOIA searches

· Reviewed records for responsiveness

· Converted resulting documents to .pdf format

· Redacted exempted information from documents

· Prepared standard response templates

· Disseminated correspondence, including FOIA responses, to the requester and/or designee FOIA Analyst

Wagner Resources Department of Defense

March 2018 to April 2019

· Supported FOIA litigation by handling front-end organizational and RM tasks

· Monitored and updated tracking system

· Communicated with FOIA contacts to check on the status of taskers

· Entered litigation cases into FOIA express

· Created FOIA/PA case folders for incoming requests

· Maintained case files/records according to the records retention schedule FOIA Incoming Analyst

Innovative Elements Department of State

November 2016 to February 2018

· Input FOIA/MDR/PA cases into the FREEDOMS State Department database

· Conducted document searches and prepared draft responses to the requester

· Created case folders for incoming requests

FOIA

Clearance Level

Public Trust (current)

Education

High School Diploma

Fairmont Heights High School Capitol Heights, MD August 1988 to June 1992

Skills

Analysis skills Office experience Physical records management Microsoft Excel Operating systems

Research Adobe Acrobat FOIAXpress SharePoint Data analysis skills Cash handling Document management systems Time management Word processing Government records management

Windows Digitization Relativity Proofreading General counsel Records management Government documents Information management Microsoft Outlook Electronic records management

Writing skills Phone etiquette RedactXpress Quality Assurance English Computer skills Clerical experience FOIA request management Microsoft Access Quality control Research data collection Data entry Microsoft Word Office management Microsoft Powerpoint

Typing Microsoft Office Data Archiving (Data management) Scanning Data retrieval Technical Proficiency Microsoft Teams TRIM Visio FOIA Administrative experience

Filing

Metadata Legal research Police records management Customer service Editing HIPAA compliance

Communication skills Document management Indexing Database management Certifications and Licenses

Driver's License

Additional Information

Training

•FOIAXpress – Wits Solutions

•FOIA Exemptions – Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy

•FOIA Litigation Workshop – Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy

•FOIA Administrative Appeals – Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy NARA Legacy Courses

•KA1 Records Management Overview

•KA2 Creating and Maintaining Agency Business Information

•KA3 Records Scheduling

•KA4 Records Schedule Implementation

•KA5 Asset and Risk Management

•KA6 Records Management Program Development

Records Management Courses – NARA

•What’s the difference between a records inventory, a records schedule, and a file plan?

•What is a file plan?

•What is a records schedule?

•What is a records inventory?

•Metadata

•Participate in a Records Inventory

TRIM – Total Records and Information Management

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