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Month: April 2015

Stacy Cook with Federal Management Partners

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Stacy Cook / Federal Management Partners

Stacy Cook joined Federal Management Partners in 2008 after completing a tour with the DoD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Iraq. Since joining FMP, Ms. Cook has specialized in analyzing, developing, delivering, and evaluating customized training programs aligned with organizational development and change management initiatives. She has conducted over 2,000 hours of classroom training on subjects related to performance management, presentation skills, meeting effectiveness, leadership development, coaching skills, workforce planning, and many more. A recognized thought leader, Ms. Cook has led a variety of public presentations on the topic of Learning and Development, most recently at the 2014 ASTD (now ATD) International Conference and Exposition and the 2014 SHRM Annual Conference.

Ms. Cook also has deep expertise in all aspects of performance management including designing performance management systems, change communications for new system implementations, writing effective performance objectives, delivering and receiving performance feedback, and cascading organizational goals to the work unit and individual performance plans.

Ms. Cook holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, International Studies, and Russian Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin. She also holds a Master of Arts in Adult Learning and Leadership from the Teachers College of Columbia University in New York City.

Specialties: Training and Organizational Development, Change Management, Performance Management, Pay for Performance, Workforce Planning, Program Management

 

 

Adam Yasneski with Maryland ATD

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Adam Yasneski / Maryland ATD

Adam has professional experience in creating and delivering training for Loan and Deposit service origination. He has led, coached, and developed sales teams both internally, for the organizations Adam has worked for, as well as externally, for the financial institutions they support. His most recent accomplishment was spearheading an internal project to develop and deploy an online training platform that helps grow partners’ business and point of sale knowledge.

 

 

Darlene Brady-Christopher with World Bank

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Darlene Brady-Christopher / World Bank

Darlene is an accomplished learning and development professional with ten years experience leading innovative learning programs. She has expertise in managing the training life cycle from analysis to evaluation. Darlene is recognized for ability to relate to and collaborate with executives and peers across cultures to deliver successful training initiatives that solve problems and grow business. Her specialty is in virtual classroom training and she is a frequent speaker at national trade conferences.

Darlene is the author of The Successful Virtual Classroom,published by the American Management Association.

Darlene’s daughter, Valerie, joined her at Learning Insights as part of World Bank’s Take Your Children To Work Day. Valerie is a second grader.

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Valerie Christopher

Darlene’s Daughter

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Anne Jacoby with AARP TEK

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Anne Jacoby / AARP TEK

Anne is a training and development professional with a depth of experience in creating learning organizations to design and implement performance improvement strategies. Her primary focus is on the adult learner using a blended learning approach in technology training. Anne is an analytical results oriented leader, well regarded by colleagues and clients for strategic vision, strong business ethics, integrity and commitment to quality. Her key skills include instructional design for instructor-led and eLearning solutions, facilitation, program management and the ability to drive business results in a dynamic environment.

Specialties: Management of Training Organizations, Instructional Design and Development, Instructor-led Facilitation, Communications, Business Development, Online Training Development, Driving Business Results

 

 

Foster Rockwell with Evidera

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Foster Rockwell / Evidera

Foster helps people solve people performance issues via learning and training programs. He is an innovative workplace learning manager with 20 years creating and directing organizational training and development functions and supervising learning professionals at all levels. Foster is a strong leader adept at aligning global resources to meet strategic learning objectives. He has experience leading change initiatives including training organization optimization and LMS/CMS system implementations. Foster’s core leadership expertise includes managing multi-million dollar budgets, operational and fiscal management, project management, cross-functional partnership, and process analysis. He has a strong background in developing learning solutions, performance improvement, needs assessment, instructional technology and design and evaluation of learning transfer.

Specialties: training management, performance improvement, learning and development, needs analysis, instructional design, program evaluation, training delivery

 

 

Allison Manswell with Constellation Energy

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Allison Manswell / Constellation Energy

Allison Manswell is an executive level HR professional who specializes in the strategic alignment of learning and development programs with the organizational goals of Fortune 500 companies. Allison has successfully built bridges across organizations, which has allowed her to meet and beat expectations year after year, project after project. She is an expert in developing staff and has a knack for bringing out the best in people.

Allison has mastered the role of executive coach and has worked with 100’s of executives and managers to develop their management and leadership skills. She is certified in delivering 360 performance assessments and driving performance improvement for high potentials and senior management.

Much of her career success can be attributed to her entrepreneurial spirit. She has applied it to achieve competitive advantage by facilitating the learning within organizations and using her knowledge to drive better business results. Another key to her success is that she develops genuine relationships with stakeholders and tailors her style to accommodate individual needs and learning styles.

Allison has an MBA in managerial leadership. She has also earned the American Society of Training and Development’s (ASTD) highly esteemed professional designation of Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP). Allison is the creator of The Champions Ride, a successful program designed to motivate and empower young people towards achieving their goals. She is also the author of Finding My Peace: Empowering Poetic Essays from the Soul – an inspiring collection of personals insights.

 

 

Maurice Rondeau with Textron

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Maurice Rondeau / Textron

Maurice is a Learning & Organizational Development Leader with extensive global experience in corporate learning, organizational development, program/project management, technical content, instructional design, and change management. He has a proven track record of improving business and technical infrastructures and operational efficiency. Maurice is an innovative and skilled communicator who collaborates with executive level management to prioritize activities and achieve business goals. His specialties include:• Performance Management • Program Delivery • Learning Program Creation • Competency Building • Global Strategic Alliances • Global Facilitation • Coaching & Mentoring Program Management • KornFerry Lominger Suite, MBTI, DiSC Facilitation