Staff Spotlight:
Donna Arrington
M
y name is Donna-Renee Arrington. one year in Iraq and is currently on reserve
I am part of the fabulous Meetings duty for the U.S. Army.
Department and serve in the role In January 2007, I added another mem-
of meetings planner. I have been with the ber to my family. Her name is Duchess
ASA for a little over two years now. What a and she is a four-legged, black and brown
rare treat to both enjoy the work I do and Cocker Spaniel. I honestly never thought
genuinely like the team with which I work. I would turn into one of those people who
I truly have a great time planning meet- go on and on about their pets … but I have!
ings for the ASA. Specifically, I am respon- She has completely turned my world upside
sible for all administrative and logistical down. She is full of joy and excitement. I
support for various small- to mid-sized love coming home at the end of the day to
meetings. I managed the 2006 Conference her wet kisses. Talk about a stress reliever;
Donna and her niece, Jada, at the beach
on Radiation and Health, held in June she is the best.
2006 in Monterey, California; the 3rd I am an avid scrapbooker and amateur sort through the pictures and put them in
International Conference on Establishment photographer. I am known as the “unof- order as best as I could. Then, I started to
Surveys, held in June 2007 in Montréal, ficial” family historian. I take my camera scrap away. I think I have completed more
Québec, Canada; and, most recently, the everywhere I go; most family members than 25 albums. Now, family and friends
7th International Conference on Health are well aware of my need to snap away. love combing through my scrapbooks to
Policy Statistics, held in January 2008 in I started to scrapbook about seven years rekindle memories, reminisce about fam-
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ago when I noticed I had accumulated ily events, and fondly remember those who
I also share the responsibility of program hundreds and hundreds of pictures—not have passed on. That’s the whole reason I
planning and logistics for JSM. I work close- one in a photo album. So, I just started to scrap—to capture precious memories. ■
ly with program and organizing committees
to set dates, schedules, and budgets. I also
secure contracting services with hotels and
other vendors. Two favorite aspects of this
job involve actual program planning and
onsite logistics. I love to see the program
come to life with speakers, lively sessions,
and vendors. Most importantly, I enjoy
making sure attendees are satisfied with the
program content.
On a personal note, I was born and
raised in Washington, DC. My husband,
Robert Butler, has been retired since 1998.
(I am so glad he decided to go back to work
part time!)
I have three wonderful siblings. My
brother currently works as a police detective
in DC; one sister recently retired and moved
to North Carolina after working 34 years as a
Montessori school teacher; and my youngest
sister is a former police officer who recently
returned to work after raising my terrific
niece and nephews for 10 years. I have a very
close family and thoroughly enjoy spending
as much time with them as possible.
I am the proud mother of two adult
sons, Kris and Korey. Korey, a U.S. Marine,
is currently stationed in Iraq. This is his sec-
ond tour of duty. We are looking forward
to his return in May 2008. Kris also served
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