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Congratulations to the 2020 Learning in Practice Awards finalists

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CLO looks forward to recognizing this year's learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs.

by Ashley St. John

September 2, 2020

Chief Learning Officer is excited to announce the 2020 Learning in Practice Award finalists. The awards were established in 2003 to recognize learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs.

Finalists will win a gold, silver or bronze award during a special virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 20, during CLO’s Virtual  Fall Symposium. At the same time, the prestigious CLO of the Year will be named!

Finalists are listed alphabetically by category:

THE BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD

Division 1:

  • John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife

Division 2:

  • Jay Fortuna, Head of Learning and Development, Rewards Network
  • Andrew Heifetz, Senior Manager – Global Technical Enablement, Akamai Technologies
  • Matthea Marquart, Director of Administration, Online Campus, Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Mike Blanchette, Senior Director Global Enablement, Veeam Software Corp.

THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Division 1:

  • Cardinal Health
  • Centene Corp.
  • TechnipFMC
  • XPO Logistics

Division 2:

  • ChenMed
  • Comscore
  • Texas A&M University
  • Veeam Software Corp.
  • VNA Health Group

THE INNOVATION AWARD

Division 1:

  • Kristin Colber-Baker, Chief Learning Officer, Mars Inc.
  • Terrence Donahue, Corporate Director of Learning, Emerson Electric
  • Salvador Gutierrez, Corporate University Manager, General Motors Mexico

Division 2:

  • Glenn Cermak, Global Director, Corporate Learning and Development, Qlik (Cermak has since moved on to a new Learning Consultant role with Skillsoft)
  • Tara D. Gray, Director, Organization Development, Texas A&M University
  • Michael Sinno, Vice President, Learning and Development, National Insurance Crime Bureau
  • Ciara Taylor, Talent Management Learning Supervisor, City of Memphis

THE STRATEGY AWARD

Division 1:

  • Patrick Angel, Senior Director of Global Learning Solutions and Development, Valmont Industries
  • Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer, Novartis
  • Christopher Hall, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • Terri Hoskins, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, TBC Corp.

Division 2:

  • Sheryl Buscheck, Senior Director, Global Sales Enablement, Infoblox
  • Greg Kruszewski, Senior Vice President of Business System Management, Ally
  • Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning and Organizational Development, DECIEM

THE TALENT MANAGEMENT AWARD

Division 1:

  • Annette Wilson, Senior Manager, Talent Development, Thermo Fisher

Division 2:

  • Paula Dixton, Director of Professional Development, Greenberg Traurig
  • Diana Nguyan, Learning and Development Program Coordinator, Apeel Sciences
  • Sarah Propernick, Manager, Training and Standards, Extended Stay America

THE TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Division 1:

  • Salvador Gutierrez, Corporate University Manager, General Motors Mexico
  • John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife

Division 2:

  • Danette Shaifer, Director, Greenberg Traurig

THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD

Division 1:

  • Paul Peters, Technical Career Entry, NewFordTech

Division 2:

  • Jay Fortuna, Head of Learning and Development, Rewards Network
  • Katin Keirstead, Senior Director of Operations Systems, Planet Fitness
  • Michael Sinno, Vice President of Learning and Development, National Insurance Crime Bureau
  • Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning and Organizational Development, DECIEM

EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS AWARD

  • University of Memphis Global

EXCELLENCE IN BLENDED LEARNING AWARD

  • GP Strategies
  • Entelechy
  • Roundtable Learning

EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

  • U.S. Cellular in partnership with JASON Learning

EXCELLENCE IN CONTENT AWARD

  • GP Strategies
  • Impact
  • Steel Owl

EXCELLENCE IN E-LEARNING AWARD

  • Allego
  • NovoEd
  • SweetRush

EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP AWARD

  • Explorance
  • GP Strategies
  • Raytheon Professional Services

EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD

  • Gronstedt Group
  • Raytheon Professional Services

Ashley St. John

Ashley St. John is Chief Learning Officer’s editor-in-chief.
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