Carrie Cross is former director of the Association for Talent Development’s Government and Healthcare Communities of Practice.  Cross holds a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) from the George Washington University, and serves on the board and advisory committees for the Coalition for Effective Change, Public Employees Round Table, and Young Government Leaders. She has also worked in other arenas within the public sector for more than 10 years through LMI Government Consulting, The American Red Cross, and The United Way of America.