Pat has the best office
administrative staff.
They are Rhonda Kiedro
and Linda Sinclair!.
Photo courtesy of Pat Vice.
mation management industry, Pat has been conducting seminars for numerous professional associations, university programs, and various industry specific associations. In addition,
as Chairman of the ARMA International Technical Research
Committee, she has authored and edited numerous technical research publications that are currently available through
ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators).
Ms. Vice is one of only 51 Professional Records Managers
internationally inducted into the prestigious Company of Fellows of ARMA International in 2002, which is the highest award
bestowed upon professionals in her records and information
management industry. Her selection was based on contributions she has made to this discipline in the last 37 years.
Patricia holds her employees in the highest regard and has
had many women work for her over the last 25 years. She related, “I realize they are still having the struggles that we had
35 years ago, dealing with our families, our children, working,
and making all that work together. It takes two incomes to
support a family today and that is very challenging and stressful.” Depending on the projects her company is working on,
Patricia oversees 35 to 70 employees. Although Patricia works
hard and has put in some long hours, she says she’s enjoyed
herself every step of the way.
shows. We have achieved great results and it makes for a very
exciting and fun team.”
The love of Patricia’s life is her husband Roger. They’ve been
married since 1972. He does the administrative controls for
the company, systems administration, accounting, and the financial investments. In their spare time, Patricia and Roger
love doing things together including fishing, traveling, camping, and anything involving the great outdoors. Their two children, son Ryan and daughter Jennifer were brought up to not
necessarily follow Patricia into her business but to find a career
where they could do what they love to do.
Pat reminisced how she loved being a mother at every stage
of her children’s development. She is proud of where her children are now in their life with children of their own. She adores
Pat feels extremely blessed to have team members like Sean McBride and
Elmer Guitierrez. Photo courtesy of Pat Vice.
“I’ve been very successful at both businesses,” reflected Ms.
Vice. “One employee has been with me for 20 years; others for
5 to 15 years. I respect my employees and listen very closely to
them when they share their ideas. I have had many great customers over the last 25 years. I pride myself in staying in tune
with what’s going on in my company. My employees see this
and they recognize the importance of our customers.”
“Every decision made at Texas Security Shredding,” says Patricia, “is talked through.” “From the Operations Manager to
my drivers, I need their perspective on how it’s going to impact
the business. They own what they do; they love that aspect of
their work. And with the additional respect I have for them, it
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