Share your chapter's best practice and a member of the Chapter Recognition Committee (CRC) will contact you shortly.
CRC members recommend and select Sharing Our Success (SOS) submissions for recognition and recognize chapters for the Chapter of the Month (COM) distinction. For more information, check out our chapter-related ATD committees at-a-glance document.
CRC Resources
Sharing Our Success (SOS): The SOS program helps chapters improve through sharing easy-to-use ideas, resources, and practices in the areas of communication, contribution to the community, membership, and the development of programs, products, and services. If your chapter has a best practice, sample form, or template to share, submit your SOS best practice.
Chapter of the Month (COM): The COM program highlights a chapter each month that deserves special recognition. Recipients must have had an approved SOS accepted, be Chapter Affiliation Requirements (CARE) achieved, and have not been recognized within the past 18 months.
CRC FAQs: Find out more about the work of the committee and the SOS and COM selection process.
Jason Yerep, CPTD is currently the Senior Manager of Learning & Development at SunPower Corporation, an organization that seeks to change the way our world is powered. Thrilled to play a more active role in the Valley of the Sun Chapter, he's been an active National ATD Member for years having recently served on the board of the San Antonio Chapter. His background in chemistry, marketing, and language has led him to support corporate learning and talent development across an array of industries including consumer products, telecommunications, healthcare, and renewable energy. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, he's driven to propel individuals and teams forward through learning, specializing in product and process change. Taking advantage of some quarantine study time, he earned his CPTD credential in 2020. He more recently earned the designation as an ATD Master Performance Consultant. He owns up to once being described as "an eerie blend of the 3 main characters of Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
Eddie is a dedicated professional with 14+ years of experience in talent management and development. He excels in driving organizational excellence through innovative strategies. As a seasoned Learning & Development Leader, Eddie enhances engagement, performance, and retention. He integrates Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles into talent development to create inclusive workplace cultures. Eddie's expertise spans succession planning, performance improvement, and leadership development, highlighted by impactful training programs aligned with organizational goals. An active member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) since 2016, Eddie served as VP of Programs and a board member at ATD Memphis Chapter. Currently pursuing a master's degree in Instructional Design & Technology, he remains at the forefront of industry trends. Eddie's relentless commitment to learning fosters talent growth, drives organizational success, and solidifies his role as a thought leader in talent management and development.
Sunilyn joined the Tulsa ATD chapter as a member in 2017 and joined the board in 2020 as the Vice President of Accommodations, served as the President-Elect in 2021, assumed the role of President in 2022, and currently holds the position of Past-President for 2023. As a seasoned Talent Development professional, Sunilyn brings two decades of industry experience to the table. She is currently employed with Oklahoma State University as a Local Government Specialist in the County Training Program educating Local Elected Officials and their employees how to understand and comply to Oklahoma state statute. Sunilyn also has extensive training experience that spans across various sectors including non-profit organizations, government agencies, and military institutions.
J. David Jarvis has been a member of ATD since 2013 and joined the Board of Directors as VP of Programming in 2022 for the Central Indiana chapter. He continues to serve in this capacity and is now President Elect in 2023. David is a degreed biologist and chemist, a musician/performer, a former salesperson, and sales trainer. The diversity of experiences along this career path have provided opportunities to teach and to be taught, which led to a career transition in 2010 to pursue his passion of talent development. Since, he has served as the Global Leader of Learning & Development at General Electric and SUEZ. Having obtained certifications for leader development and the evaluation and measurement of learning programs, David is VP, Strategic Consulting and Learning Development, for People Performance Solutions (PPS Limited International.) PPS International is a globally affiliated talent development consultancy specializing in the human dynamics of leader development.
Missy Korduner, PhD has been involved with ATD since 2017 and is a proud leader and member of the Baton Rouge Chapter. She served as past president in 2021, president in 2020, president elect in 2019, and treasurer in 2017 and 2018. Missy has also served on the Baton Rouge chapter’s conference, scholarship, and nominating committees. Most recently, Missy served as a member of the ALC PAC, the committee that coordinated the 2022 ALC experience. Professionally, she is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Graduate Programs Coordinator/Academic Advisor for the LSU School of Leadership and Human Resource Development. In this role, she advises all graduate students in the on campus and online masters programs and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership and human resource development. In 2022, she was recognized with the Excellence in Advising – New Advisor Award by Region 7 of NACADA, the global community for academic advising. She currently serves as President-Elect for LACADA, the Louisiana Academic Advising Association and is also a certified leadership development coach with the LSU Leadership Development Institute. She has 19 years of professional experience in higher education focused on leadership and professional development, extended orientation programs, program planning and evaluation, students in transition, and academic and student organization advising.
Kathy Woodard is a talent development professional with over 20 years providing operational and leadership development, providing employees with the knowledge, tools, and motivation needed to attain personal and professional growth. She enjoys helping people realize that they can make a difference and equipping them to be successful.
She has been a member of ATD, both nationally and with the local KC chapter, since 2019. She has volunteered as a virtual meeting producer and a marketing assistant, and now serves as the VP of Marketing and Communications. Her love of writing makes this a perfect position as she can share the opportunities and benefits of the talent development community with a wide audience.
Kathy is the Learning & Development Specialist at Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, (Grain Valley, MO), a company that provides advocacy support in Washington DC for the truck driver community.
When away from work, she enjoys quiet time spent reading and writing, and her most peaceful times are in the middle of a thunderstorm.
Ric Xavier started his career as a language teacher, and after 10+ years, he started going to business school and transitioning from education to the corporate world. He has been a dedicated member of the Association for Talent Development since 2017, consistently championing best practices in learning, talent strategy, and organizational development. Over the years, Ric applied his learnings from ATD courses such as the Training [& Facilitation] Certificate (2018) and Instructional Design (2022) to improve his learning initiatives. With a keen interest in promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Ric joined as the first ever VP of DEI for the ATD Hawaii chapter in October 2021 and is fervently dedicated to bettering awareness in work environments so that individuals can thrive and bring their authentic selves more freely every day.