Chief Learning Officer announces the 2019 Learning In Practice Award finalists

The awards recognize learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs during the past year. The winners, as well as the CLO of the Year, will be announced on Monday, October 14, at the Fall CLO Symposium in Chicago.

Published

Aug 27, 2019

The awards recognize learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs during the past year. The winners, as well as the CLO of the Year, will be announced on Monday, October 14, at the Fall CLO Symposium in Chicago.

Ashley St. John

Chief Learning Officer has revealed the finalists for its 2019 Learning In Practice Awards. The awards were established in 2003 to recognize learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs.

Finalists will win a gold, silver or bronze award during a special awards luncheon on Monday, October 14, at the Fall CLO Symposium in Chicago. The 2019 CLO of the Year, the industry’s top honor, will be announced during the luncheon as well.

Finalists are listed alphabetically by category. Congratulations to all the finalists!

PRACTITIONER AWARDS

THE BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD

Division 1 (for organizations with more than 10,000 employees):

Angie Ballinger, Global L&D Manager, College of Business & Commercial Excellence, Cargill
Mark Boccia, Director of Learning and Development, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Kristin Cassino, Manager, Learning Services, Liberty Mutual Insurance Global Risk Solutions

Division 2 (for organizations with less than 10,000 employees):

Victoria Spears, Talent Development Manager, West Monroe Partners
Kamila Townsend, Learning & Development Manager, Ally

THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Division 1:

AT&T
Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Office of Training and Development
WarnerMedia

Division 2:

Herman Miller
Procore Technologies
Sidley Austin LLP

THE INNOVATION AWARD

Division 1:

Eric Fusilero, VP, Global Enablement and Education, NetApp
John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Jason Moore, Manager, Alternative Learning Technologies and Programs, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

Division 2:

Michael Byars, Director of Learning and Organizational Development, Children’s National Health System
Ann Marie Sidman, Executive Director, Organizational Development and Learning, Boston University

THE STRATEGY AWARD

Division 1:

Chris Hall, Assistant Commissioner/Chief Learning Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection
Samantha Hammock, Chief Learning Officer, American Express
Tracie Ybarra, Senior Consultant, Talent Management & Organizational Development, Dell Technologies, Services & Digital

Division 2:

Meriya Dyble, Managing Director, Connected Learning & Change, ATB Financial
Melissa Janis, Vice President, Leadership & Organizational Development, McGraw-Hill
Rachapol Lamee, Industrial Training and Education Manager, E. & J. Gallo Winery

THE TALENT MANAGEMENT AWARD

Division 1:

Derek Blake, Divisional Vice President, PSAV
Arnold Dhanesar, Group Chief Talent Officer, Zurich Insurance Co.
Michael Poll, Director Talent Development, AbbVie

Division 2:

Michael Byars, Director of Learning and Organizational Development, Children’s National Health System
Tim Mulligan, CHRO, Vulcan Inc.
Janiece Ziegler, Director, Ally

THE TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Division 1:

Michael Cannon, Senior Director, Red Hat University, Red Hat
Moumita Dutta, Senior Technologist, Yum! Brands
Detlef Hold, Global Strategy Lead Knowledge Cycling, Genentech Inc./F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

Division 2: