Randall B. Kemp

Randall B. Kemp, Information Steward for over 29 years. The Information Steward mindset is the practice of stewarding information and habits in a people-first, collaborative posture towards shared outcomes. Read more about Randall below, what the Info Steward website is about, browse Randall's CV, or explore the Info Steward Vocational Philosophy brief, which is an explanation of the information steward mindset.

Skills

  • Active Listening: Intentionally open ears
    • Strategic Planning: Co-develop effective strategies based on desired outcomes
      • Program Evaluation: Review programs and projects in light of intended outcomes
        • Research: Desk, academic, survey, business
          • Information Organization: Ordering the chaos of data collection
            • Project Management: Overseeing tasks, timelines, and people
              • Community Development: Connecting people and purposeful causes
                • Grant Writing and Administration: Author successful proposals and manage grant-making

                  Attributes

                  • a listener who asks probing questions and ingests the responses
                    • information organizer gathering data with intentionality who can see patterns in the chaos
                      • discerning, strategic, analytical, synthesizer

                        Roles

                        • information steward, information curator, librarian, knowledge manager
                          • strategy development and refinement
                            • program evaluator
                              • researcher, writer, teacher
                                • project manager
                                  • grants manager
                                    • system admin, database admin, web developer
                                      • multi-day adventure trip designer and guide

                                        Randall works with and for nonprofits/NGOs, foundations, academic institutions, government entities, and global networks. Examples include the Gates Foundation and Humanity United, working on issues such as open data, global health, and youth as active global citizens. Learn more about some of those clients and funders as well as projects. With graduate degrees in Information Science (U of Washington), Library Studies (U of Michigan), and Theology (Denver Seminary), a bachelors in International Relations (U of California, Davis), and a graduate certificate in International Development (U of Washington), Randall continues learning, reading, and exploring myriad topics.

                                        In addition to the roles and positions listed above and on the CV/resume (LinkedIn profile), Randall is a husband, father of two university students, an outdoorsman, and a seeker of wisdom.

                                        As a consultant, researcher, student, and volunteer, Randall has traveled abroad extensively for research, consultations, conferences, and meetings (often in multiple languages with translation). These locations include cities in...

                                        • Africa: Cape Town (2x), Dar es-Salaam, Johannesburg (2x), Kigali (2025 July), Lomé (Togo, 2025 July), Nairobi, Tunis
                                          • The Americas: Bogotá, Brasilia, Cochabamba (Bolivia, 2025 June), Mexico City (3x, 2025 August), Ottawa, San José, Santiago, Toronto
                                            • Europe: Amsterdam, Berlin, Delft, Dublin, London (2x), Madrid, Munich, Paris, Salzburg
                                              • Asia/Australia: Bandung (Indonesia, 2025 May), Manila (birth city), Melbourne

                                                Fields of Interest

                                                • justice and equity for those encumbered with an imbalance: power, wealth, income, etc.; racial discrimination. Populations include women/girls, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, stateless, minorities, etc.
                                                  • intersection of information organization, international relations, global networks, international organizations, information society, technology, higher education
                                                    • Indigenous, local knowledge
                                                      • climate change impact, infectious disease, food sovereignty; land tenure and commons
                                                        • meta philosophical life questions, spirituality

                                                          Randall also enjoys taking pictures, playing the bass guitar, reading, backpacking, hiking, biking, and watching football/fútbol (soccer) and movies.