Congratulations to the 2020 Learning in Practice Awards finalists

CLO looks forward to recognizing this year’s learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs.

Published

Sep 2, 2020

CLO looks forward to recognizing this year’s learning leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs.

Ashley St. John

Chief Learning Officer is excited to announce the 2020 Learning in Practice Award finalists. 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 virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 20, during CLO’s Virtual Fall Symposium. At the same time, the prestigious CLO of the Year will be named!

Finalists are listed alphabetically by category:

THE BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD

Division 1:

John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife

Division 2:

Jay Fortuna, Head of Learning and Development, Rewards Network
Andrew Heifetz, Senior Manager – Global Technical Enablement, Akamai Technologies
Matthea Marquart, Director of Administration, Online Campus, Columbia University School of Social Work
Mike Blanchette, Senior Director Global Enablement, Veeam Software Corp.

THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Division 1:

Cardinal Health
Centene Corp.
TechnipFMC
XPO Logistics

Division 2:

ChenMed
Comscore
Texas A&M University
Veeam Software Corp.
VNA Health Group

THE INNOVATION AWARD

Division 1:

Kristin Colber-Baker, Chief Learning Officer, Mars Inc.
Terrence Donahue, Corporate Director of Learning, Emerson Electric
Salvador Gutierrez, Corporate University Manager, General Motors Mexico

Division 2:

Glenn Cermak, Global Director, Corporate Learning and Development, Qlik (Cermak has since moved on to a new Learning Consultant role with Skillsoft)
Tara D. Gray, Director, Organization Development, Texas A&M University
Michael Sinno, Vice President, Learning and Development, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Ciara Taylor, Talent Management Learning Supervisor, City of Memphis

THE STRATEGY AWARD

Division 1:

Patrick Angel, Senior Director of Global Learning Solutions and Development, Valmont Industries
Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer, Novartis
Christopher Hall, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Terri Hoskins, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, TBC Corp.

Division 2:

Sheryl Buscheck, Senior Director, Global Sales Enablement, Infoblox
Greg Kruszewski, Senior Vice President of Business System Management, Ally
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning and Organizational Development, DECIEM

THE TALENT MANAGEMENT AWARD

Division 1:

Annette Wilson, Senior Manager, Talent Development, Thermo Fisher

Division 2:

Paula Dixton, Director of Professional Development, Greenberg Traurig
Diana Nguyan, Learning and Development Program Coordinator, Apeel Sciences
Sarah Propernick, Manager, Training and Standards, Extended Stay America

THE TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Division 1:

Salvador Gutierrez, Corporate University Manager, General Motors Mexico
John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife

Division 2:

Danette Shaifer, Director, Greenberg Traurig

THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD

Division 1:

Paul Peters, Technical Career Entry, NewFordTech

Division 2:

Jay Fortuna, Head of Learning and Development, Rewards Network
Katin Keirstead, Senior Director of Operations Systems, Planet Fitness
Michael Sinno, Vice President of Learning and Development, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning and Organizational Development, DECIEM

EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS AWARD