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Lorri Freifeld
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Minneapolis (September 4, 2018) –Training magazine named the winners of its 2018 Emerging Training Leaders awards, recognizing 25 training professionals who inspired and engaged their organizations with exceptional leadership skills, business acumen, and innovation. The winners have been in the industry for two to 10 years and have demonstrated stellar leadership skills, business savvy, and training instincts. These professionals will be profiled in the January/February 2019 issue of Training magazine and online at www.trainingmag.com, and they will be honored at an awards ceremony on February 26, 2019, at Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort during the Training 2019 Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL.
All Emerging Training Leader candidates had to be nominated by co-workers or industry peers. Training Editorial Advisory Board members and the editor-in-chief judged the nearly 50 nominations and chose the 25 winners based on the following factors:
- Has been in the training industry for a minimum of two years but no more than 10 years
- Took on at least one new responsibility in the last year
- Successfully led a large-scale training/learning and development initiative within the last year that required management/leadership of a group of people and resulted in the achievement of a corporate strategic goal (with results provided for Kirkpatrick Levels 1-4)
- Demonstrates specific leadership qualities
- Has the potential to lead the Training or Learning & Development function at an organization in the next one to 10 years
The judges included:
Brent Bloom, VP, Service Operations & Training, Applied Materials
Cyndi Bruce, Executive Director, KPMG Business School – U.S.
Laura Byars, VP, Human Performance; Karen Hromco, Manager, Organizational Development; and Lauren Westerdale, Training Coordnator, Human Performance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Tina Claure, Senior Learning Strategist, Booz Allen Hamilton
Jessie Cutler, Manager, Learning and Development, Jiffy Lube International, Inc.
Debra Dalmand, Director, Americas Learning, EY
Debra Fine, Vice President, Talent Management and Organizational Development, Capital BlueCross
Daniel J. Goepp and Candace Haynes, Managing Directors, Learning & Development, PwC
Vicente Gonzalez, Senior Director, Global Training, MAXIMUS
Quin Harward, Manager, Learning & Development, CHG Healthcare
Jim Harwood, former VP, University of Farmers, Farmers Insurance
Glenn Hughes, Senior Director, Learning & Development, KLA-Tencor
Graham Johnston, Talent Development – Best Practices & Innovation, Deloitte Services LP
Bruce I. Jones, Senior Programming Director, Disney Institute
Myra Pettis, Director, Educational Service, SCC Soft Computer
Robin Renschen, Director, Learning and Development, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Rae Tanner, Head, Learning & Development, University of Farmers, Farmers Insurance
Ross Tartell, Ph.D., former Manager, Learning & Development – North America, GE Capital Real Estate
Lou Tedrick, Vice President, Global Learning & Development, Verizon
Stacia Thompson, Director, Keller Williams University, Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
Lorri Freifeld, Editor-in-Chief, Training magazine
“The 2018 Emerging Training Leaders are leading lights at their organizations,” says Lorri Freifeld, editor-in-chief of Training magazine. “They shine brightly as they coach and empower direct reports, foster career development, collaborate, embrace change, innovate, and think out of the box to create and implement training that helps their organizations achieve strategic goals.”
Adds ETL Judge Ross Tartell: “I was impressed with the nominations. The Emerging Training Leaders showed a rare combination of strong emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and understanding of how to use blended learning to maximize learning transfer and sustainability. They are an extraordinary group of professionals.”
Training magazine 2018 Emerging Training Leaders
2018 TOP 5 WINNERS
Amy Chapman
Principal Learning Specialist
PPD
Mark Crofton
Global Vice President of Sales Coaching
SAP
Laura Dannels
Director of Learning & Leadership Development
Kaiser Permanente
Jessica Manning
Senior Manager, Learning & Development
Paycor
Chad Sanderson
Managing Partner
Value Prime Solutions
2018 20 WINNERS
Michael Alexander
Manager – Campus Based Training
ArcBest
Jess Bracht
Senior Facilitator
Oracle Inc.
Aaron Carter
Content Specialist
Arrow Electronics-ECS Division
Grace Clark
Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Leadership Development
Robert Half International
Varun Gupta
Manager-Eaton University, Projects/Learning Solutions
Eaton
Jamey Jenkins
E-Learning Developer
Avera Health
Reethu Joseph
Senior Analyst
Dell EMC Education Services
Kelli Klecan
Workforce Development Coordinator
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Carie Knox
PMO Manager/Lead Trainer
SE2
Stu Kotowski
Training Team Leader
United Shore
Michael Krist
Training Team Lead
United Shore
Jessica Lopez
Consultant
Dell EMC Education Services
Amy Martinez
Senior Technical Trainer
Medica
Christine Menard
VP, Learning and Development
OppenheimerFunds Inc.
Laureen Ranz
Director of Content Development
Vector Solutions
Debra Robinson Baker
Educator Consultant
King County Government
Justin Roscoe
Talent Development Partner
California Bank & Trust
Juan Ignacio Sarcone
TenarisUniversity Senior Manager
Tenaris
Naomi Showl
Asset-Light Trainer
ArcBest
Amber Westbrook
Manager, Learning Effectiveness
Buckman
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