Training Certificate
Facilitators
Mimi Banta
Mimi Banta, a skilled facilitator and organization development consultant, has over 25 years of experience helping private, public sector, and not-for-profit organizations implement training and development initiatives that produce results. Clients rely on her ability to diagnose training needs, engage executives in development efforts, design and conduct training, and equip in-house staff to be effective trainers.
In addition to an educational background in Psychology and Adult Education, Mimi is certified to use a variety of tools such as the Career Architect, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, “I Speak Your Language”, and Change Style Indicator. She is also affiliated with Netspeed Leadership, Learning Tree International, and is master certified in Achieve Global products and services.
Elaine Biech
ASTD lead facilitator, Elaine Biech, has 23 year of experience with government, corporate, and nonprofit clients, including the U.S. Navy, NASA, Newport News Shipbuilding, American Red Cross, Lands’ End, and numerous other public and private sector organizations. She is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, including Training for Dummies, The Consultant’s Quick Start Guide and Interpersonal Skills: Understanding Your Impact on Others.
Kathleen M. Edwards
A 25-year career as an executive in five distinctly different trade and professional associations serves Kathi Edwards well in her current roles as consultant, writer, and facilitator. Today, she is president and chief navigator of CompassPoints, the firm she launched in 2003 with a mission to create more effective learning environments regardless of the setting. Kathi is passionate about learning – and it shows in her work with clients seeking to enhance their training and professional development offerings. Her unique expertise in transforming the effectiveness of subject-matter experts who lead learning opportunities is frequently sought by national and international organizations in a variety of fields. She has great fun working with clients to develop engaging and relevant learning conversations and workshops.
A prolific writer on topics ranging from marketing and communications to learning practice and strategies, Kathi co-edited and wrote two chapters for the book Core Competencies in Association Professional Development (ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, 2005). A Certified Association Executive since 1989, Kathi is a past chair (2003-2004) of the ASAE Professional Development Section Council.
Lorimer Fauntleroy
Lorimer Fauntleroy is the owner of Pinnacle Performance Partners (P3), a Knoxville, Tennessee-based performance improvement company. P3 specializes in human performance improvement interventions involving motivational systems; organizational communications; and training design, development, and delivery. The company primarily services small to mid-size organizations.
P3 was instrumental in the redesign and development of three of the five ASTD HPI Certificate courses: Selecting and Managing Interventions, Evaluating Performance Improvement Interventions and Transitioning to Human Performance Improvement. Lorimer is also one of the facilitators in the HPI program and Training Certificate Program.
Prior to P3, Lorimer worked for more than 15 years as a human resource manager for several large manufacturing companies. Lorimer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Richmond and a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Tennessee.
Rebecca Grueneberger
Rebecca Grueneberger has more than 25 years experience as a trainer and organization development consultant. She has worked in a variety of settings including health care, telecommunications, academia, and government. Most recently, Rebecca was a senior trainer for the U. S. Senate Office of Education and Training. She is passionate about helping others learn and chooses fun, interactive tools to engage learners and improve their performance on the job. A life-long learner, Rebecca has an M.A. in Education with a concentration in human resource development from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and numerous certifications including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Career Architect.
Peggy G. Hutcheson
Peggy G. Hutcheson, Ph.D., president of The Odyssey Group, Inc., works with organizations in business, government, and the non-profit sector to build sustainable human capital systems and processes. Her career development, leadership, and coaching programs have been implemented globally.
Dr. Hutcheson has published numerous articles, co-authored two books, and is a contributing author to the Handbook of Human Resource Development and the Pfeiffer Annual. Her program to train managers in coaching skills, Coaching in Business, was recognized by Human Resource Executive as one of the Top Ten New Training Programs.
Peggy has served on the national Board of Directors for ASTD and has been President of the Greater Atlanta ASTD twice. She served on the Executive Committee of national ASTD’s Career Development Professional Practice Area. National Awards she has received from ASTD include the Walter Story Leadership Award and the Torch Award. Currently, Peggy serves as an evaluator for ASTD’s global Excellence in Practice and BEST awards programs.
In addition to her ASTD volunteer work, she is active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), where she serves as chairman of IEEE-USA’s Employment and Career Services Committee and is on the Innovation Institute Steering Committee.
Marcia Jackson
Marcia Jackson has been a trainer, facilitator, speaker, and management consulting for 14 years working with large and small organizations. She increases productivity with training that sticks. Her programs energize audiences to retain and apply new skills with interactive, high-energy, hands-on, and practical tools. Her clients invite her back again and again because she wows them with her energy, excitement, and insights while solving their business problems.
She is a certified trainer and facilitator with special training in the Five Factor Model of Personality, Skilled Facilitation, Organizational Development, Training and Development and Interactive Instructional Design. She has a B.A. in Sociology. Ms. Jackson has served on numerous boards, including the Charlotte Area Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) for 5 years. She was the NAWBO Team Builder of the Year and recently was named the Member of the Year for National Speakers Association/Carolinas.
Deborah Laurel
Deborah Laurel, training facilitator, has been a trainer and a consultant in the areas of workplace learning and performance improvement for over 30 years. She was adjunct faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 20 years. Deborah is the principal of Laurel and Associates Ltd., an international training and consulting firm. She has provided train-the-trainer programs on a national basis for over ten years and on an international basis since 1998. Deborah is also a Certified Professional Consultant to Management. Twice published in the Pfeiffer Annuals, she earned her Masters Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Nadine Martin
Nadine Martin has been an automobile insurance adjuster, trial preparation assistant for the Manhattan and Bronx District Attorneys, a rock climbing and backpacking salesperson, a member of the US Women’s Judo Team, a technology training manager for Northeast Utilities (a New England based utility company), the IS Learning Manager for LL Bean, President of the Hartford Area Trainers, a trainer/evaluator for ski and toboggan for Southern Vermont Region of National Ski Patrol. She is currently the supervisor for instructor development for the Southern Vermont Region of National Ski Patrol, a certified member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America, the holder of a National number of recognition from the National Ski Patrol and an independent consultant. She continues to be passionate about learning and helping people discover their personal power and help them to understand how to utilize their talents. Her personal mission statement is: “Help people discover, enhance and promote their talents.” Her favorite saying is: “Who is the boss of you?”
Nadine is currently the co-director for the speaker committee of the Information Technology Training Conference (ITTC). She also works with Fortune 500 companies, helping them to develop learning that is engaging and fun while ensuring that learning is taking place. She coaches trainers to help them to incorporate these concepts into their events.
Maureen Orey, CPLP
Author and speaker, Maureen is the owner of the Workplace Learning and Performance Group, a training and consulting company.
She has over twenty years of experience in the fields of management, training, human resources, diversity and leadership development. She works with organizations in many industries including retail, hospitality, academia, local government, manufacturing and professional associations. Maureen was selected to be one of the 2005 Businesswomen of the Year by the Business Advisory Council, and was twice named as one of the staff award winners for ASTD’s 2004 and 2005 Volunteer/Staff Partnership Award.
Maureen is the published author of two books: Communication Skills Training and Successful Staffing in A Diverse Workplace, and is currently working on her third book.
Maureen has obtained the certification as a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) with the American Society for Training and Development. She is certified in Servant Leadership from the San Diego Leadership Institute, and is a certified facilitator of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Effective Project Management with FranklinCovey. Maureen has completed ASTD’s Certificate in Human Performance Improvement, and she holds a Master's Degree in Education from the University of San Diego and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, with a minor in Spanish, from San Diego State University
Maureen is originally from San Diego, and is a proud mother of three children. As a single mom, she is passionate about achieving a great work/life balance. She stays active in her local community by supporting her children in their various activities such as the Helix High School bagpipe band, Girls Scouts, ballet, and choir. In an effort to stay fit and healthy Maureen has earned her Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and regularly works out lifting weights and doing circuit training.
Julie Patrick
Julie Patrick has been a trainer, facilitator, and instructional designer for over 17 years. She designs and implements training and development solutions that help clients achieve their desired business results. As a former manager of a corporate university, Julie was responsible for new employee orientation, leadership and management, sales, client training, systems, and administrative training programs. Julie wrote ASTD’s Creating Training Manuals Infoline. She holds numerous certifications, including DDI, AchieveGlobal, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Julie earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in Organization Development from Bowling Green State University.
Donna Steffey, CPLP
Donna Steffey is an international trainer, author, adjunct faculty at both Lake Forest Graduate School and DeVry University, and sought after speaker who helps organizations achieve their desired business results. Donna incorporates her 20 years of management experience to educate, inspire, and coach. It takes the right blend of information, introspection and humor to cause people to look at themselves and change.
Global organizations such as Marriott International, Barclaycard-UK, XIBI-China, Tumine Center-Africa and the Royal Australian Air Force, have found that after Donna’s workshops people were more self directed, customer service driven and mindful of their team participation. Donna combines learning with fun and applies her MBA and life experiences to professional and “real world” situations. Your participants will be motivated to hit their performance improvement targets and your training will be a success!