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Project Management for Trainers Certificate
Facilitators
Lou Russell, CEO
Russell Martin & Associates
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 Masters 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.
Janice Daly, PMP
Russell Martin & Associates
Janice Daly is a business woman who’s had ‘business’ in her blood from birth (both her parents were business owners). Now Janice consults, coaches, teaches, and practices what she preaches while also being a wife, dog-owner, care-giver, and active church member. Her passion is bringing value to her clients! And she is certifiably a PMP (Project Management Professional)!
Janice’s favorite activities are project management, problem solving, business analysis, facilitating, course development, and teaching (not necessarily in that order!) She has been a consultant and instructor for more than 10 years for Russell Martin & Associates with a client list that includes the State of Indiana, Ben & Jerry’s, BAA of Indianapolis, Butler University, Eli Lilly and Company, Roche Diagnostics, and many others. Janice is also a partner in Lessons Learned LLC, a company that specializes in designing workshops and learning experiences that share the gems of wisdom that are unique to the organization. Janice is also a speaker on the topics of project management practices at various PMI and other organizational conferences.
Previously, Janice was a vice-president, a manager, a project manager, a programmer, a facilitator, a speaker, a reporter, a telephone answering service sales person, a Latin major, and a lumber yard bookkeeper, with over 25 years in the fields of software development, transportation, not-for-profit, government, construction, manufacturing, and education. For fun, she enjoys feeding the birds, water skiing, gardening, being with friends, and fine dining! Her favorite books are mysteries and her first love is for nature and its critters.
Audrey Dworek, Facilitator
Russell Martin & Associates
After 37 years of working in the telecommunication industry, Audrey retired from SBC/AT&T in July of 2005. Her work experiences include key leadership positions in customer service and sales, data processing, human resources and the outside field organization. She was in her last assignment as General Manager of Indiana Installation and Repair for 5 years.
Audrey believes that the 8 years she spent in various Human Resources assignments built the foundation for her future success in business. During that time she delivered training that focused on problem solving, effective written and oral communication, the importance of strong leadership and managing personal growth. Her students were middle managers representing all aspects of the telecommunication business. She also developed and delivered customized team building sessions and coordinated training of the company’s Quality process. Whatever topic she’s training, Audrey enjoys seeing a student’s eyes light up when “they get it!”
During her career Audrey attended numerous workshops and seminars on leadership and management development. She also attended the Wabash College Institute for Personal Development which focused on public speaking and effective communication. But, it’s her real world business experiences that enhance the learning experience for her students.
Audrey is married and lives in Avon, Indiana with her husband. She enjoys travel, gardening, is an avid walker and loves having the time to read. She does volunteer work for her church and the Ronald McDonald house. Since retirement Audrey has held the position of Indiana VP with AT&T’s Pioneer organization.
Nadine Martin, PMP
Russell Martin & Associates
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.
Susan Vaughn, Facilitator
Russell Martin & Associates
Susan has over 10 years of consulting experience with the 8th largest CPA and consulting firm. She has worked as a project manager, business analyst, change management agent, process improvement analyst, risk management analyst, product specialist, systems testing manager, trainer, technical writer, sales person, coach/mentor, and programmer. She has a proven track record of managing challenging information technology projects and is a results-driven professional with experience leading multifunctional teams of experts in initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing complex projects.
She founded a project management consulting company in 2000. Consulting has given her experience with multiple clients, which allowed her to better handle client issues as they arise. She is also excellent at building client relationships and maintains personal relationships with her past clients. She is an excellent communicator with demonstrated performance in interacting with all levels of management, clients, contractors, end users, and customers.
She has expertise in facilitation, requirements gathering, and design documentation and possesses great analytical skills and is a creative problem solver. She is well versed with Capability Maturity Model (CMM) as a project manager, process implementor, process trainer, and process definer. She assisted an organization in achieving CMM level 2 certification. She provides innovative leadership and builds teams who think creatively and is an excellent mentor for others. Susan has done training for over 16 years and is an enthusiastic and effective speaker.
She is dedicated to continuous improvement of project management systems and is an advocate of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) methodology, for Project and Program Management. She has been involved in numerous firm wide initiatives relating to project management due to her passion in this field. Susan is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified with Project Management Institute (PMI). Susan is a certified corporate project management trainer for Boston University and ESI.
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