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President
Pedro Anes
astdepa.president
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Pedro Luis Anes has served on the Eastern PA Chapter Board of Directors since 2000 as the Finance Officer. He is the President of InPact Learning; which provides communications and performance improvement solutions for linguistically diverse organizations and communities. Mr. Anes also serves as an Instructor of Economics and Workforce Development with Penn State University. Formerly he was the Director of Workforce Education at Marywood University, the Northampton County Program Manager for adult literacy and basic workforce development at Northampton Community College, Corporate Trainer/Consultant for the Center for Business and Industry, and Adjunct Professor of Operations Management at Allentown College (Now DeSales University). Mr. Anes is a US Army Veteran Retiring in 1998 after 22 years of service to his country. He holds a BS in Management from Park University, A MS in General Administration from Central Michigan University , and has completed all but dissertation for the PhD in Human Development at Marywood University. |
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Past President
Don Dutko
dondutko@aol.com
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Don has over 30 years experience in the Training and Development field. He has held director and senior management positions in the Military and in the Financial Services/Banking, manufacturing, and telecom industries. He owns his own consultancy business and teaches for the University of Phoenix at their Philadelphia Campuses, and for Penn State/Lehigh Valley. Don Dutko holds a Master of Arts degree from Central Michigan University in Human Resources Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Maryland.
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VP Finance
Joyce Thompson
astdepa.finance@gmail.com
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Joyce is a full-time faculty member at Lehigh Carbon Community College where she teaches courses in computer science, computer networking, maintenance, and Cisco. Her dedication is to her students. She has been teaching computer application and networking since 1990. Her undergraduate degrees are in business administration and her master’s degree is in education. Joyce has been a member of ASTD since 2000. Prior to this position on the board she served as VP of Information Technology.
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VP Strategic Planning
Jim Saylor
coachjim@the
businesscoach.org
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Jim is the founder of The Business Coach. He has led, managed, coached, trained and facilitated many organizations, teams, and individuals in achieving strategic objectives, exceeding goals, getting results, realizing desired outcomes or completing projects. He has assisted in the achieving successful results in strategic planning, management system implementation, business development, organization design, customer care and continuous process improvement. He has prepared and presented many national and international workshops on a variety of management and leadership topics. Jim has a master's degree in logistics and a bachelor of science degree in business administration. James H. Saylor is the author of the TQM Field Manual, TQM Simplified and Customer-Driven Project Management (first and second edition) published by McGraw-Hill. |
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VP Communications
Andy Cook
asc63@yahoo.com
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Andy is a trainer for Lehigh Valley Physician Group, a division of Lehigh Valley Hospital. In that role, he supports and delivers training for over 50 physician practices located in the greater Lehigh Valley. He holds two bachelor's degrees (Marketing and Journalism) from Penn State, and is also a freelance writer and 'blogger.' He is also working on his Master's in Training and O.D. at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Andy has been a Chapter member since 1998, when be began designing marketing materials for our programs. He is a member of the National and local ASTD chapters, and also is responsible for the chapter newsletter. He has been on the board since 2005.
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VP Volunteers
Kim Weissbein
astdepa.volunteers
@gmail.com
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Kim has her BS degree in Education and she completed graduate coursework in communications. Kim has been a learning and development professional for 20 years, with most of her experience in the customer service and telecommunications sectors. She was a trainer and instructional designer at T-Mobile and was also an instructor of ESL and GED courses at a community college. Her career began as a public school teacher in Connecticut.
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VP Information Technology
Rick Kerner
astdepa.admin@gmail.com |
Rick Kerner has been a training and media specialist with Victaulic since 1995. Rick holds a Bachelor's Degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting, and a minor in Behavioral Psychology. He is currently a member of ASTD National and the ASTD-Eastern PA Chapter where he is VP of Information Technology.
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President-Elect
Karen Long
klong@
networksolutions.com
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Karen is the Quality Assurance Manager at Network Solutions. She and her team of coaches are responsible for monitoring and improving the performance of all front-line customer service specialists. Previously, she was part of the training team that received the Network Solutions Vice President's Cup for their dedication to aligning training programs with the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Currently, Karen is pursuing a Master's Degree in Instructional Technology from Bloomsburg University , which she expects to complete in 2008. Also, she has completed the requirements of the ASTD CPLP Certification. Karen is a member of ASTD National and the ASTD-Eastern PA Chapter.
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David Elcock
VP Membership
astdepa.membership
@gmail.com |
David has 13 years of combined experience as an HR Generalist and Learning Specialist.
For eight years, David held staff and management roles with Chubb & Son, a Fortune 500 property and casualty insurance company. As a Generalist, he delivered the full range of HR functions, including staffing, employee relations, compensation and benefits administration, and learning and development. As a Learning Specialist, he coordinated the design and delivery of the organization’s formal approach to building change capability.
Prior to Chubb & Son, David held account management and training roles with INROADS, Inc., a national not-for-profit career development organization. His responsibilities included developing and delivering personal and professional development workshops for high-potential collegians. He also maintained relationships with colleges/universities and the corporate sponsors that provided internship opportunities.
David began his professional career with Prudential Insurance and Financial Services, a subsidiary of The Prudential. There he held positions in Underwriting and Financial Planning and Analysis.
David earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Saint Joseph’s University. He holds the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute. He is a member of the national and local chapters of SHRM and a new member of ASTD Eastern PA. He and his family reside in Lower Macungie Township. |
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Co-VP Programs
Carol Beisel
astdepa.programs@gmail.com |
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Co-VP Programs
Anita Whiteford
astdepa.programs@gmail.com |
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Greg Marzano
VP Marketing
astdepa.marketing@gmail.com
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Gregg Marzano brings an entrepreneurial philosophy to everything he does. From sitting at his daughter swim team’s booster club meeting to leading a board meeting for the Lehigh Valley Zoological Society, he is continually brainstorming – “how can we drive more to the top-line.” It has often been said, “Revenue solves all that ills a business.” What isn’t said is “How do you get the revenues without the money to hire someone to drive sales.” With this in mind, Marzano started Rainmakers – Lehigh Valley. A business development firm committed to providing affordable sales solutions for small businesses with a commitment to the travel and tourism industry in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Marzano started his career in the hospitality industry as a bus boy and bar back when he was 16 years old. He still tells the story of how the owner had to beg him to cash his pay checks and how he bought his first car a 1972 MGB with a thousand one dollar bills. The service skills he learned not only lead to big tips, but also stayed with him throughout his college and business career.
He has lead sales teams throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, representing leading hotel properties including Hilton, Starwood, Marriott, Radisson and Holiday Inn. The strategic plans that Marzano implemented for local business owners over the past 20 years can now be utilized in many of the segments of the travel and tourism industry. E-commerce, business to business sales calls, affiliated partnerships, and networking sales relationships are key fundamentals that Marzano applies to all his customers and business partners. |