Training magazine Announces the 25 Winners of Its 2020 Emerging Training Leaders Awards.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Article Author: <\/div>\n

Lorri Freifeld<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tCONTACT:<\/strong>
\n\tLorri Freifeld<\/p>\n

\n\tlorri@trainingmag.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tMinneapolis (September 8, 2020) –<\/strong>Training<\/em> magazine named the winners of its 2020 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 March 2021 issue of Training magazine and online at www.trainingmag.com<\/a>, and they will be honored at an awards ceremony on February 23, 2021, at Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort during the Training 2021 Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL.<\/p>\n

\n\tAll 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:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHas been in the training industry for a minimum of two years but no more than 10 years<\/li>\n
\n\t\tTook on at least one new responsibility in the last year<\/li>\n
\n\t\tSuccessfully 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 3 and 4)<\/li>\n
\n\t\tDemonstrates specific leadership qualities<\/li>\n
\n\t\tHas the potential to lead the Training or Learning & Development function at an organization in the next one to 10 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\tIn addition, Training created an “Emerging Training Leaders to Watch” list, which features five up-and-coming professionals who didn’t receive an award this year, but who are well on their way to becoming future Emerging Training Leaders.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe judges included:<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tCyndi Bruce, <\/strong>Executive Director, KPMG Business School – U.S.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tCecelia Chott, <\/strong>Executive Director, Content Services, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World<\/li>\n
\n\t\tTina Claure, <\/strong>Senior Learning Strategist and Curriculum Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton<\/li>\n
\n\t\tDaniel J. Goepp, <\/strong>Managing Director, Learning & Development, PwC<\/li>\n
\n\t\tVicente Gonzalez, <\/strong>Senior Director, Global Training, MAXIMUS<\/li>\n
\n\t\tQuin Harward, <\/strong>Manager, Learning & Development, CHG Healthcare<\/li>\n
\n\t\tJim Harwood, <\/strong>former VP, University of Farmers, Farmers Insurance<\/li>\n
\n\t\tGraham Johnston, <\/strong>Leader, Talent Development Strategy & Innovation, Deloitte LP<\/li>\n
\n\t\tBruce I. Jones, <\/strong>Senior Cast Development and QA Director, Disney Institute<\/li>\n
\n\t\tMary Kay LaBrie, <\/strong>Professional Development Specialist, SCC Soft Computer<\/li>\n
\n\t\tMeredith Maples, <\/strong>Senior Manager, Training, Keller Williams University, Keller Williams Realty, Inc.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tRobin Renschen, <\/strong>Director, Learning and Development, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.<\/li>\n
\n\t\tRoss Tartell, Ph.D., <\/strong>former Manager, Learning & Development – North America, GE Capital Real Estate<\/li>\n
\n\t\tLou Tedrick, <\/strong>Vice President, Global Learning & Development, Verizon<\/li>\n
\n\t\tHelen Walsh, <\/strong>Learning Experience, Incubation and Design, Americas Learning, EY<\/li>\n
\n\t\tLauren Westerdale,<\/strong> Training Coordinator, Human Performance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan<\/li>\n
\n\t\tLorri Freifeld,<\/strong> Editor-in-Chief, Training<\/em> magazine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\t“The 2020 Emerging Training Leaders are a guiding light as they continue to help their organizations face and conquer the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainty,” says Lorri Freifeld, editor-in-chief of Training<\/em> magazine. “They created innovative solutions for remote learning; communicated with teams and employees suddenly working from home; and managed and trained with trust, empathy, and transparency. They are true leaders in every sense of the word.”<\/p>\n
\n\tTraining magazine 2020 Emerging Training Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\t2020 TOP 5 WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n\t\tRita Bragadesto, <\/strong>Principal Learning Specialist, PPD<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tAndrew Heifetz, <\/strong>Senior Manager, Global Technical Enablement and Education, Akamai Technologies, Inc.<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tKeith Lillico, <\/strong>eLearning Manager, Karmak<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tJaime Snelgrove, <\/strong>Consultant, Notion Navigator, Think Up Consulting<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tAlicia Williamson, <\/strong>Senior Organizational Development Trainer\/eLearning Designer, AAA Northeast<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\t2020 20 WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n\t\tJonathan Arteza-Acosta, <\/strong>Manager, Enterprise Learning & Personal Development, Clinical Systems and Services, SCL Health<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tJulia Bayona, <\/strong>Associate Director, Learning & Development, Neo Media World<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tChristine Bednarz, <\/strong>Senior Associate, Instructional Designer, KPMG LLP<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tJoEllen Click, <\/strong>Client Education Manager, FIS<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tDaniel Geske, <\/strong>Learning & Development Consultant, DGC Training<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tAmanda Harper, <\/strong>Training Instructor, Sierra Army Depot – Department of Defense<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tKristina Johnson, <\/strong>Divisional Training Manager, Dollar General Corporation<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tKevin Levine, <\/strong>Training Manager, State of Arizona\/Department of Economic Security\/Office of Professional Development<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tAna Manso, <\/strong>Trainer\/Coach, Kiwi.com<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tDominic Mentor, <\/strong>Former Director of Employee Training & Client Learning, Mezocliq LLC<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tWendy Moore, <\/strong>Team Leader, Underwriting Training, United Shore Financial Services<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tMichaela Murajdova, <\/strong>Team Manager, Learning Programs, Kiwi.com<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tLaura Sayers, <\/strong>Senior Learning and Development Specialist, Spectrum Health<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tEzzy Schesvold, <\/strong>Senior Instructional Designer, Karmak<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tCorey Self, <\/strong>Director of Operational Excellence, Hayes Locums<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tCarla Smith, <\/strong>Quality Monitoring Specialist, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tWhitney Smith, <\/strong>Training and Development Manager, G Squared Wireless<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tTrey Stanfill, <\/strong>Lead Corporate Trainer, ArcBest<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tRobert Tedeschi, <\/strong>Staff VP, Learning, CareMore Health<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tScott Tremaine, <\/strong>Team Lead, IT Training, United Shore Financial Services<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\t2020 EMERGING TRAINING LEADERS TO WATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n\t\tAdam Collins, <\/strong>Talent and Development Lead, EPB<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tDorothy Deming, <\/strong>Director, Education, Content and Operations, American Management Association<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tAnita Hurst, <\/strong>Tech Training Consultant, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO)<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tTom Rochefort, <\/strong>Manager, Learning Solutions, HRdownloads<\/em><\/li>\n
\n\t\tBen Schneider, <\/strong>Director, Sales Training & Development, Badger Liquor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\tAbout Training<\/em> magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tTraining is a 56-year-old professional development magazine written for training, human resources and business management professionals in all industries that advocate training and workforce development as a business tool. Trainingalso produces world-class conferences, expositions, and digital products that focus on job-related, employer-sponsored training and education in the working world. Training is published by Lakewood Media Group.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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