Project Management for Learning Professionals Certificate

Nadine Martin has had many different aspects to her career including being an automobile insurance adjuster, trial preparation assistant for the Manhattan and Bronx District Attorneys, a rock climbing and backpacking salesperson and a member of the U.S. Women's Judo Team. She has spent the majority of her career in the technology learning field. She also has been the technology training manager for Northeast Utilities (a New England-based utility company),the IS learning manager for LL Bean and the e-learning manager for Bean. During her corporate career she helped to introduce the accelerated learning methodology at both companies as well as help to redesign the way in which learning was done at the company. She is certified in the usage of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument and has been utilizing technology to deliver learning for most of her career.

Nadine has bachelor's and master's degrees in education as well as having done post graduate work in counseling. She is currently an independent consultant as well as the supervisor for instructor development for the Eastern Division of the National Ski Patrol.

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Renie McClay, MA, CPLP, has been a dynamic performance improvement professional for 20 years. She has been successful in sales, management, and learning and performance roles at several Fortune 500 companies (Kraft, Pactiv, and Novartis). Founder of Inspired Learning LLC, she continues to bring her passion and practical approach to all project work. Inspired Learning LLC does design and delivery of energetic programs and projects around the world.

She is the author of The Essential Guide to Training Global Audiences, Ten Steps to Successful Teams, Fortify Your Sales Force: leading and training a strong team, Interactive and Engaging Training: a Practical Guide. She speaks at conferences like ASTD’s International Conference and Expo, SMT: Center for Sales Excellence, and regional ASTD Chapter conferences.

Renie holds numerous certifications for facilitating training programs. She has been invited to facilitate workshops for audiences in North America, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australia - both in person and virtually. She is a certified online instructor. Renie is Adjunct Professor for Roosevelt University and Concordia University, in classroom and online, and facilitates for the American Management Association. She has been a guest lecturer for colleges and universities in North America and Asia. She is an honoree for the International Business Awards and The Stevie Awards for Women.

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Trish Uhl, Owl’s Ledge LLC founder and CEO, is passionate about  helping people and the organizations they serve to meet the  challenges of the global knowledge economy. Trish’s work addresses these challenges from both ends of the spectrum – from consulting with executive leadership on learning  strategy, to assisting individuals in aligning to their professional competency models and achieving professional certification.

Trish holds the perspective that competitive advantage and the new  value proposition lies in people - human capital – the knowledge, skills, and experiences embodied by the workforce. Trish firmly believes that meeting the demands of this new era requires development of learning and performance professionals with solid business, collaboration, and communication skills who can develop the 21st century workforce and lead efforts to organizational transformation, globalization, innovation, and strategic enablement. On a mission to transform learning and performance from reactive and tactical, to strategic and responsive, Trish consults as a Learning Strategist using her experience with global teams, information technology, project management, training, and change management, to assist organizations in aligning their learning-related initiatives to the organization’s strategic objectives.

Recognized as a leader in the learning and performance industry, Trish is a recipient of Training magazine’s Top Young Trainer Award and is a contributing author of two books - 10 Steps to Successful Teams and Fortify Your Sales Force: Leading and Training Exceptional Teams. Trish has participated nationally with the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) on a variety of committees and was proud to serve on her local ASTD chapter’s Board of Directors as the 2011 President, CCASTD.

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Lou Russell is president and CEO of Russell Martin & Associates, a consulting and training company focused on improving business results. Lou and her staff deliver learning experiences that are fun, flexible, fast and measurable. She focuses on project management, leadership, and organizational learning problems.

She is the author of The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook, Project Management for Trainers, IT Leadership Alchemy, Leadership Training, Training Triage, and the newly released 10 Steps to Successful Project Management. She is a frequent contributor to Computer World, Cutter Executive Reports, and Inside Indiana Business, among others, and publishes the monthly Learning Flash electronic newsletter. Lou is also the author of The People Side of Project Management, part of the Villanova Advanced Project Management certificate program. A popular speaker, Lou addresses national and international conferences such as the Project Management Institute, Project World, LotuSphere, ASTD, and the Society of Information Management (SIM). She has been the chair of the Shared Insight's Project Management Reality conference. She holds an (expired) computer science degree from Purdue University, where she taught database and programming classes, and a master's degree in instructional technology from Indiana University. Her career has included positions as a programmer, database administrator, help desk implementer/manager, technical trainer, and manager of technical training. She has experience consulting in IT, sales, operations, and human resources process improvement.

Igniting, affirming, and sustaining learning is a personal mission, evidenced by Lou's activities outside the company. In addition to work with children's charities and the Indianapolis SIM organization, she coaches and plays soccer, and teaches religious education. Lou is also a senior consultant with the Cutter Consortium and has served on the High Tech Task Force in Indiana, as well as the boards of ITT Technical Institute and Butler University. She was elected to "Who's Who in Indiana Technology" in 1995 and named "Women of the Year" in 2000 by Women & Hi Tech.

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