Congratulations to the 2021 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 7, 2021

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 pleased to announce the 2021 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 Wednesday, October 13. At the same time, the prestigious CLO of the Year Award winner will be named!

Finalists are listed alphabetically by category:

THE BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD

Division 1:

John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Karen Powell, Chief Talent and Learning Officer, IQVIA
Sudhakar Ravada, Transformational Change & Talent Development Leader, Applied Materials

Division 2:

James Bruce, Senior Director, Learning & Development, Apeel Sciences
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning & Organizational Development, DECIEM
Lauren Zdunek, Senior Demand Generation Enablement Program Manager, Veeam

THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Division 1:

Bank of America
CGI
College of Contract Management
Nationwide
Unilever

Division 2:

Apeel Sciences
Infoblox
Toyota Financial Services

THE INNOVATION AWARD

Division 1:

Stephanie Findlay, VP, Learning and Leadership Development, ABM Industries
John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Rachel Richal, Director, Learning and Team Member Activation, Buffalo Wild Wings

Division 2:

Lindsey Costello, Director, Design & Development, Veeam
Mark Dirkson, TFS Digital Learning Officer, Toyota Financial Services
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning & Organizational Development, DECIEM
Employee Services Team, Paycom

THE STRATEGY AWARD

Division 1:

Pamay Bassey, Chief Learning and Diversity Officer, The Kraft Heinz Co.
John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
James Woolsey, President, DAU

Division 2:

Dan Carusi, Vice President, Learning & Development, ORBCOMM
Melissa Janis, Vice President, Leadership & Organizational Development, McGraw Hill
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning & Organizational Development, DECIEM

THE TALENT MANAGEMENT AWARD

Division 1:

Chris Hall, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Stacey Johnson, Head of Leadership and Culture, The Kraft Heinz Co.
Karen Powell, Chief Talent and Learning Officer, IQVIA

Division 2:

Bridget Huffstutler, Professional Development Manager, Greenberg Traurig
Melissa Janis, Vice President, Leadership & Organizational Development, McGraw Hill
Matthea Marquart, Assistant Dean, Online Education, Columbia University School of Social Work

THE TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Division 1:

John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Manoj Parthasarathy, VP, HR Digital Operations and Global Learning Solutions, Baxter Healthcare
Nicolette Spykerman, Senior Partner Learning and Development, NTT Ltd.

Division 2:

Alain Cérat, Director of Medical Capability Building, Novartis Pharma AG
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning & Organizational Development, DECIEM

THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD

Division 1:

Elizabeth Greene, Director, Global Learning & Development, onsemi
Salvador Gutierrez, Corporate University Manager, General Motors Mexico
Stacey Johnson, Head of Leadership and Culture, The Kraft Heinz Co.
Rachel Richal, Director, Learning and Team Member Activation, Buffalo Wild Wings

Division 2:

Mark Dirkson, TFS Digital Learning Officer, Toyota Financial Services
Analicia Humes, Senior Director of Process Improvement and Learning & Development, ACERTUS
Kristina Tsiriotakis, Global Director of Learning & Organizational Development, DECIEM

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