The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) announces that Lisa Downs, CPLP, Strategic Business Partner in Learning, Training, and Development at the Boeing Company, has joined the Society’s Board of Directors for a two-year term, 2013-2014.
Highly involved in the ASTD chapter community, Ms. Downs is the chair person for ASTD’s National Advisors for Chapters through 2014. She was the 2008 President for the ASTD Puget Sound Chapter, the 2010 Chair of the ASTD Chapter Recognition Committee, and a member of the ASTD National Advisors for Chapters committee from 2010-2012. Ms. Downs is the author of three books in the ASTD Trainer’s WorkShop series: Listening Skills Training, Time Management Training, and Negotiation Skills Training.