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Catherine Lang is the Chief Learning Officer for Appirio. She is responsible for ensuring that Appirio’s employees are experts in cloud-based technologies and that every employee brings a unique set of skills and capabilities to each customer engagement. She oversees Appirio’s customer training program that drives widespread adoption and enables every user to get the most out of deployed solutions.

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Marci Meaux is serving as the 2017 chair of the ATD board of directors and Tara Deakin is the 2017 chair-elect. Wendy Gates Corbett, Charles Fred, Catherine Lang, and Mike Williams joined the ATD board this year.With more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Marci Meaux is an authority on building innovative partner and sales enablement programs that increase customer service ratings, reducing customer-service response time, and improve organizational productivity. In 2015, Marci retired from Cisco where she served as the vice president of planning, programs, and operations. She was a key leader in the transformation of Cisco, driving internal disruptions within its services business to capture the company’s opportunity for dramatic growth.Tara Deakin is the senior vice president of talent and organizational effectiveness at TD Bank. As the lead for TD’s enterprise talent and organization development strategy, her mandate is to grow the power of TD’s 85,000 employees and attract new colleagues to ensure the bank's future growth and ongoing delivery of legendary customer experiences. Talent acquisition, talent management, organizational development, and diversity and inclusion are the core components of Tara’s portfolio. **Wendy Gates Corbett** is a corporate training executive with 20 years of experience designing, delivering, and directing face-to-face, blended, and virtual training programs for technology companies. She earned the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) in 2009 from the ATD Certification Institute. Wendy’s company, Refresher Training, LLC works with individuals and businesses to refresh the tools and materials they use to deliver their messages so their presentations are inspiring, influential, and impactful. Charles Fred is a best-selling author, and a serial entrepreneur. Considered a pioneer in the e-learning industry, Charles has founded and led a number of successful companies that provide learning technologies and services. He is the founder of The Reignite Group, a research-based firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs make the transition to chief executives and discover important know-how to build lasting enterprises.Catherine Lang is responsible for ensuring that Appirio’s employees are experts in cloud-based technologies and that every employee brings a unique set of skills and capabilities to each customer engagement. She oversees Appirio’s customer training program that drives widespread adoption and enables every user to get the most out of deployed solutions.Mike Williams brings more than 30 years of diverse experience in business leadership, consulting, executive coaching, organizational design, organizational development, and self-organizing companies. He is an industry expert, TEDx speaker, and has been quoted in Fast Company and Inc. magazines.Mike has worked with a wide range of clients in a variety of industries including biotech, clergy, entertainment, healthcare, higher education, IT, mining, retail, telecom, and think-tanks. He joined Zappos this month as the senior director, GTD Enterprise Design.ATD board members who are continuing their terms in 2017 are:• Gail Baity, director of workforce development and learning, Corning Incorporated (Retired)• Doug Kirkpatrick, US partner, NuFocus Strategic Group• Jessica Neal, chief people officer, Scopely• Terri Pearce, executive vice president, human resources and head of learning, talent development, and resourcing, HSBC USA• Ted Smith, CEO, Revon SystemsTony Bingham, ATD President and CEO, is also a member of the board.

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Get to know Tara Deakin, ATD’s 2018 board chair, Charles Fred, ATD’s chair-elect, and three new members of the board of directors: Desmond Atkins, Michael Nehoray, and Rose Velez-Smith.Tara Deakin has more than 16 years of progressive experience in the field of organizational development and learning. As the lead for TD Bank Group’s enterprise talent and organization development strategy, Tara’s mandate is to grow the power of TD’s 85,000 employees and attract new colleagues to ensure the bank's future growth and ongoing delivery of legendary customer experiences. Talent acquisition, talent management, organizational effectiveness, learning and development, diversity, and inclusion are the core components of her portfolio.Charles Fred is a best-selling author and a serial entrepreneur. He has devoted more than three decades of his life to discovering new ways for professionals to acquire skills necessary to compete in today’s knowledge-thirsty economy. Considered a pioneer in the e-learning industry, Charles has founded and led several successful companies that provide learning technologies and services. His best-selling book, Breakaway, is credited with transforming learning strategies within service organizations around the globe.Desmond Atkins, vice president of people and organization for Sony Pictures Entertainment, leads the company’s global talent management and learning strategy with a focus on creating relevant practices and experiences that resonate with diverse populations and unique business operations impacting 7,000 employees in more than 40 countries. Prior to Sony, Desmond served in HR roles at Blue Shield of California, and was focused on partnering with leaders to transform the business to align with new market and industry realities.Michael Nehoray is the vice president of global talent development for Mattel. The scope of Michael’s role includes learning and development, talent management, employee engagement, and culture across the 60+ countries Mattel operates in globally. He has led the development and launch of corporate universities, built talent management practices, and more recently, led cultural transformations during his time at Mattel. His background as a learning and development leader spans a broad range of industries, including technology and healthcare, where he led learning and organization development for several divisions at Intuit and Health Net.Rose Velez-Smith is the global vice president of human resources, business groups, and workforce services at Pitney Bowes. In her role, Rose partners with the businesses to lead the development of the human capital strategies necessary to successfully execute on business objectives. She works closely with senior management to develop and implement strategic workforce solutions in the areas of employee relations, engagement and development, recruiting, talent acquisition, mergers and acquisitions, and legal and regulatory compliance.Rose has been honored by the Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility (HACR) as a Young Hispanic Corporate Achiever, and she received the Greenwich YWCA’s BRAVA award, which recognizes outstanding women achievers who have excelled in their professional careers and who also volunteer their time and talent to help others.ATD board members continuing in their terms in 2018 are:• Wendy Gates Corbett, CPLP, President and Lead Visualist, Refresher Training• Catherine (Cat) Lang, Vice President, Global Education Services, ServiceNow• Jessica Neal, Chief Talent Officer, Netflix• Ted Smith, CEO, REVON Systems• Mike Williams, Getting Things Done Enterprise Architect, ZapposTony Bingham, ATD President and CEO, is also a member of the board.

Meet the ATD 2018 Board of Directors

(Alexandria, VA), March 5, 2018 – The Association for Talent Development (ATD) welcomes Tara Deakin, Senior Vice President, Talent & Organization Effectiveness for TD Bank Group, as the 2018 chair of its board of directors. Charles Fred, founder of The Reignite Group, is serving as ATD chair-elect, and three new members are also joining the 2018 board of directors.Tara Deakin has more than 16 years of progressive experience in the field of organizational development and learning. As the lead for TD’s enterprise talent and organization development strategy, Ms. Deakin’s mandate is to grow the power of TD’s 85,000 employees and attract new colleagues to ensure the bank's future growth and ongoing delivery of legendary customer experiences. Talent acquisition, talent management, organizational effectiveness, learning and development, diversity, and inclusion are the core components of Ms. Deakin’s portfolio.Charles Fred is a best-selling author and a serial entrepreneur. He has devoted over three decades of his life discovering new ways for professionals to acquire skills necessary to compete in today’s knowledge-thirsty economy. Considered a pioneer in the e-learning industry, Mr. Fred has founded and led several successful companies that provide learning technologies and services. His best-selling book, Breakaway, is credited with transforming learning strategies within service organizations across the globe.Three members have joined ATD’s 2018 board, including Desmond Atkins, Vice President, People & Organization, at Sony Pictures Entertainment; Michael Nehoray, VP, Global Talent Development for Mattel; and Rose Velez-Smith, Global VP, Human Resources, Business Groups and Workforce Services for Pitney Bowes. They join current board members:• Wendy Gates Corbett, CPLP, President and Lead Visualist, Refresher Training• Catherine (Cat) Lang, VP, Global Education Services, ServiceNow• Jessica Neal, Chief Talent Officer, Netflix• Ted Smith, CEO, REVON Systems• Mike Williams, Getting Things Done Enterprise Architect, ZapposTony Bingham, ATD President and CEO, is also a member of the board.About ATDThe Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the world’s largest professional membership organization supporting those who develop the knowledge and skills of employees, improve performance, and help to achieve results for the organizations they serve. Established in 1943, the association was previously known as the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).ATD’s members come from more than 120 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports talent development professionals who gather locally in volunteer-led U.S. chapters and international member networks, and with international strategic partners. For more information, visit www.td.org.

TD Bank’s Tara Deakin is 2018 Chair of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Board of Directors

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