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Meet Our Facilitators

ASTD Education works with more than 80 of the world’s best facilitators to deliver our training and professional development programs. ASTD’s facilitators are seasoned practitioners with 10 years or more of experience in their content areas. They draw upon their professional accomplishments and career experiences to deliver personalized learning and valuable insights.

You’ll find that many of our facilitators are published authors or popular speakers in their fields of expertise, and they come from a wide range of industries and sectors. They frequently serve as instructional designers, managers, coaches, human performance improvement professionals, and consultants.

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Lisa Ann Edwards

Lisa Ann Edwards is the founder of Bloom Coaching Institute, an organization that advances coaching effectiveness through research, tools, training and consultation utilizing the ROI Methodology™. Edwards’s coaching work has demonstrated as much as a 251 percent return on investment and has been shown to lift employee engagement nearly 20 percent.

As head of Talent Management for Corbis, a Bill Gates' privately owned global media company, Lisa was responsible for designing and implementing effective talent development solutions such as leadership development, management development and coaching programs to ensure talent engagement, improve talent retention and serve to feed the talent pipeline.

Lisa is a frequent contributing author to trade publications and has authored or contributed to the following books: Measuring the Success of Coaching: A Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring Impact and Calculating ROI (ASTD Press, 2012); Keep Looking Up (2010); Managing Talent Retention: An ROI Approach (2009) and has contributed case studies or chapters to five additional books. Lisa earned a Master of Science in Experimental Psychology from Southern Methodist University and is a certified coach from The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara.

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Evaluating Learning Impact Certificate |

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Lisa Ann Edwards

Lisa Ann Edwards is the founder of Bloom Coaching Institute, an organization that advances coaching effectiveness through research, tools, training and consultation utilizing the ROI Methodology™. Edwards’s coaching work has demonstrated as much as a 251 percent return on investment and has been shown to lift employee engagement nearly 20 percent.

As head of Talent Management for Corbis, a Bill Gates' privately owned global media company, Lisa was responsible for designing and implementing effective talent development solutions such as leadership development, management development and coaching programs to ensure talent engagement, improve talent retention and serve to feed the talent pipeline.

Lisa is a frequent contributing author to trade publications and has authored or contributed to the following books: Measuring the Success of Coaching: A Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring Impact and Calculating ROI (ASTD Press, 2012); Keep Looking Up (2010); Managing Talent Retention: An ROI Approach (2009) and has contributed case studies or chapters to five additional books. Lisa earned a Master of Science in Experimental Psychology from Southern Methodist University and is a certified coach from The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara.

Facilitates the following:

Evaluating Learning Impact Certificate|
Lorimer Fauntleroy

Lorimer Fauntleroy is the principal of Pinnacle Performance Partners (P3), based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. P3 is a workplace learning and development company specializing in performance-based learning solutions. P3 assists clients in determining whether the cause of a performance gap is a lack of performer knowledge or skills. When it is, P3 creates a performance-based learning solution.

Since 2000, P3 has assisted ASTD in various capacities including a number of course redesigns and development, course review and oversight, and course facilitation.

Organizations for which P3 has provided on-site services since 1998 include Mercury Insurance, Image Point, ExxonMobil, High Point Regional Health System, Lockheed Martin, National Center on Education and the Economy, Ft. Campbell Army Base, Acupowder, The University of Tulsa, Luxotica, United Healthcare, American Express, Alphagraphics, International Truck, and others.

Lorimer holds a BA degree in History from the University of Richmond and an MS degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Tennessee.

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Facilitates the following:

ASTD Master Trainer™ Program | Advanced Designing Learning Certificate | Facilitating for Excellence Certificate | Selecting and Implementing Performance Improvement Solutions Certificate | Designing Learning Certificate | Training Certificate |

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Lorimer Fauntleroy

Lorimer Fauntleroy is the principal of Pinnacle Performance Partners (P3), based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. P3 is a workplace learning and development company specializing in performance-based learning solutions. P3 assists clients in determining whether the cause of a performance gap is a lack of performer knowledge or skills. When it is, P3 creates a performance-based learning solution.

Since 2000, P3 has assisted ASTD in various capacities including a number of course redesigns and development, course review and oversight, and course facilitation.

Organizations for which P3 has provided on-site services since 1998 include Mercury Insurance, Image Point, ExxonMobil, High Point Regional Health System, Lockheed Martin, National Center on Education and the Economy, Ft. Campbell Army Base, Acupowder, The University of Tulsa, Luxotica, United Healthcare, American Express, Alphagraphics, International Truck, and others.

Lorimer holds a BA degree in History from the University of Richmond and an MS degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Tennessee.

Facilitates the following:

ASTD Master Trainer™ Program| Advanced Designing Learning Certificate| Facilitating for Excellence Certificate| Selecting and Implementing Performance Improvement Solutions Certificate| Designing Learning Certificate| Training Certificate|
Helen Fong

Helen Fong is a Synchronous Facilitator, Producer, and Project Manager for InSync Training, LLC. With 15 years of experience in the e-learning field, Helen has had the opportunity to work with many organizations to provide effective synchronous online learning solutions. She has helped transition many traditional trainings into successful and effective online courses. An early adopter of synchronous e-learning, Helen worked for WebEx where she contributed to building WebEx University as a Trainer for seven years. She later moved on to other roles and companies, where she continued to be a passionate advocate for synchronous online solutions. Helen holds a MBA in International Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.
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Facilitates the following:

Facilitating Synchronous Learning Certificate | Designing Synchronous Learning Certificate |

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Helen Fong

Helen Fong is a Synchronous Facilitator, Producer, and Project Manager for InSync Training, LLC. With 15 years of experience in the e-learning field, Helen has had the opportunity to work with many organizations to provide effective synchronous online learning solutions. She has helped transition many traditional trainings into successful and effective online courses. An early adopter of synchronous e-learning, Helen worked for WebEx where she contributed to building WebEx University as a Trainer for seven years. She later moved on to other roles and companies, where she continued to be a passionate advocate for synchronous online solutions. Helen holds a MBA in International Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.
Facilitates the following:

Facilitating Synchronous Learning Certificate| Designing Synchronous Learning Certificate|
Donald J. Ford

Donald J. Ford is a training and performance improvement consultant specializing in instructional design and process improvement. He has worked in the field of human resource development for twenty years, including training management positions at Southern California Gas Company, Magnavox, Allied-Signal, and Texas Instruments. His consulting clients include Toyota, Nissan, Rockwell International, Samsung Electronics, Orange County Transportation Authority, Glendale Memorial Hospital, and others. For these and other clients, he has developed custom classroom, self-study and web-based training, conducted performance and needs analyses, facilitated groups, managed improvement projects, taught courses, and evaluated results.

He teaches graduate courses in human resource development for Antioch University, Los Angeles, and Cal State University Northridge. He has published 35 articles and three books on topics in training, education, and management, including Bottom-Line Training: How to Design and Implement Training Programs that Boost Profits (Gulf Publishing, 1999), In Action: Designing Training Programs (Editor, ASTD, 1996), and The Twain Shall Meet: The Current Study of English in China (McFarland, 1988).

Don holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree in history and a doctorate in education, all from UCLA.

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Facilitates the following:

Evaluating Learning Impact Certificate | Introducing Human Performance Improvement Certificate | Designing Learning Certificate |

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Donald J. Ford

Donald J. Ford is a training and performance improvement consultant specializing in instructional design and process improvement. He has worked in the field of human resource development for twenty years, including training management positions at Southern California Gas Company, Magnavox, Allied-Signal, and Texas Instruments. His consulting clients include Toyota, Nissan, Rockwell International, Samsung Electronics, Orange County Transportation Authority, Glendale Memorial Hospital, and others. For these and other clients, he has developed custom classroom, self-study and web-based training, conducted performance and needs analyses, facilitated groups, managed improvement projects, taught courses, and evaluated results.

He teaches graduate courses in human resource development for Antioch University, Los Angeles, and Cal State University Northridge. He has published 35 articles and three books on topics in training, education, and management, including Bottom-Line Training: How to Design and Implement Training Programs that Boost Profits (Gulf Publishing, 1999), In Action: Designing Training Programs (Editor, ASTD, 1996), and The Twain Shall Meet: The Current Study of English in China (McFarland, 1988).

Don holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree in history and a doctorate in education, all from UCLA.

Facilitates the following:

Evaluating Learning Impact Certificate| Introducing Human Performance Improvement Certificate| Designing Learning Certificate|
Lisa Gabel

Ms. Gabel has more than 15 years of human capital, competency modeling, organization development, and change management experience with private, public, and military organizations. Her experience includes leading and participating in job analysis; strategic planning; process mapping; organizational restructuring; recruiting, selection, and staffing; competency modeling; organizational climate; statistical analysis; training design, development, and evaluation; and performance measurement initiatives.

Ms. Gabel has facilitated workshops, meetings, and data collection efforts as part of organization development and performance improvement initiatives for the US Agency for International Development, the US Marshal Service, the Veteran’s Administration, the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the American Gas Association, and Caterpillar Incorporated. Ms Gabel is certified as a facilitator by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and teaches five courses for ASTD within the Human Performance Improvement Certificate program.

Ms. Gabel is a Certified Performance Technologist with the International Society for Performance Improvement and a Project Management Professional (PMP). She has also been a featured speaker at several industry conferences, and had led ICF and ASTD’s research on “Evaluating the Impact of Leadership Development Programs.”

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Facilitates the following:

Human Performance Improvement Basics Certificate | Introducing Human Performance Improvement Certificate |

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Lisa Gabel

Ms. Gabel has more than 15 years of human capital, competency modeling, organization development, and change management experience with private, public, and military organizations. Her experience includes leading and participating in job analysis; strategic planning; process mapping; organizational restructuring; recruiting, selection, and staffing; competency modeling; organizational climate; statistical analysis; training design, development, and evaluation; and performance measurement initiatives.

Ms. Gabel has facilitated workshops, meetings, and data collection efforts as part of organization development and performance improvement initiatives for the US Agency for International Development, the US Marshal Service, the Veteran’s Administration, the Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the American Gas Association, and Caterpillar Incorporated. Ms Gabel is certified as a facilitator by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and teaches five courses for ASTD within the Human Performance Improvement Certificate program.

Ms. Gabel is a Certified Performance Technologist with the International Society for Performance Improvement and a Project Management Professional (PMP). She has also been a featured speaker at several industry conferences, and had led ICF and ASTD’s research on “Evaluating the Impact of Leadership Development Programs.”

Facilitates the following:

Human Performance Improvement Basics Certificate| Introducing Human Performance Improvement Certificate|