CHAPTER TELEPHONE: 800-975-7919 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Chief Financial Officer Secretary VP Membership VP Marketing & Communications VP Programs VP Special Interest Groups VP Professional Development VP Member-At-Large |
 President, 2008: MARSHA SHEAHENMarsha has 20 years of experience in high-tech and corporate education initiatives. Most recently, she is the Curriculum and Delivery Manager for the customer education business at CA|Wily, responsible for curriculum development globally, and training delivery initiatives in North America. Previously, Marsha was the General Manager and Director of Rational University for Rational Software, where she established the business framework for customer education at Rational, and pioneea83c0f eLearning and web-based certification assessments. Marsha joined the ASTD Golden Gate Chapter in January, 2002, and has served on the Board as President since then. Marsha has initiated many changes at the Golden Gate Chapter, including chapter CORE compliance, contact intelligence technology implementation, and bringing the chapter into a positive fiscal picture in 2007. You can contact Marsha at sheahenm@sbcglobal.net  CFO, 2008: CEIL TILNEYCeil is the Regional Sales Manager for Northern California and the North West at Achieve Global, a leading performance management provider. Ceil specializes in performance management and technology, building learning strategies, and stakeholder management. She has worked with clients in a diverse range of industries, including professional services, high technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer goods. She was the Director of Education Services at Health Nets MHN division, and at BenefitPoint, a benefits insurance dot.com, a role she also held in Oracle's Field Sales organization. She spent five years at Microsoft, working with clients to design, develop and implement large-scale training programs. She has advised clients on employee, technical, and sales training, leadership and management development, corporate university strategies, and e-learning plans. Ceil earned an MBA, an MA in Organization Development, and an MA in English. She has received the SPHR designation and is certified to administer the MBTI. You can contact Ceil at CFO@astdgoldengate.org or on extension #702  Secretary, 2008: DEBRA JONSSONBorn in the Midwest, Debra has had the opportunity through her professional life to live in New York, New Jersey, California, Arizona and Hawaii. As a professional sales coach and management consultant, Debra has had the opportunity to both 'hospice what is dying - and rebirth what is living' in the airline, hotel, and higher education industry. When Debra introduces herself to a classroom or a training group, she's often suggested - The history of my professional life goes something like this- butts in seats, heads in beds and asses in classes! She hasn't come up with one for kids bouncing on inflatable rides yet. In 1996, after a 'horse accident', with a long rehabilitation period in sight, Debra turned to photography and writing to keep her spirits high and her attitude adjusted. It wasn't long after that, during a search for a personal and professional coach, as well as gifted speaker and author, that she discovered Steve Chandler. With a bachelor's degree in social work and a master's degree in organizational development, Debra combines her compassion for the human spirit and her love of photography to deliver an inspirational, beautiful, and transformative line of greeting cards in Coyote Greetings. Debra enjoys running, reading and spending time with her new grandson. Debra currently teaches undergraduate business classes to adults in the evening at a local college in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is the Director of Concept Development for a childrens franchise company by day. Contact Debra at debra.jonsson@sbcglobal.net or on extension #709  Vice President, Membership, 2008: TERRY BARTONTerry has been a chapter member since 2003 and looks forward to continuing her role as Membership VP for another year! 2007 was a year of re-building for the chapter and Terry is excited to continue that momentum in 2008. Serving on the Board of Directors has been a rewarding experience and has given Terry a unique opportunity for professional development; an opportunity for which she is truly grateful. Terry brings 20 years of Management and Organizational Development experience to the chapter. She has held management positions in the retail, container shipping and bio-tech industries and is the founding member and principal consultant of TBG Consulting, a Bay Area management consulting firm specializing in Group Facilitation and Performance Management. Terry holds a Master of Science degree in Management and Organizational Development, which she earned from the University of San Francisco and is an Adjunct Faculty member at Chabot College. Terry is an active member of several community groups including the Oakland Chamber of Commerce where she is a graduate of the 2007 Leadership Oakland program. Contact Terry at terry.barton@comcast.net, or on extension #703  Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 2008 & 2009: SUZANNE DRESSERSuzanne has joined the ASTD Board of Directors for 2008 as the VP of Communications and Marketing. She is looking forward to working with other board members to enhance the quality of communications with our members, increase Chapter membership and improve attendance at ASTD events. Suzanne is an Account Manager with Insights Learning and Development, serving the Northern California and Hawaii territories. Insights is a global learning and development company working in partnership with leading organizations across the world. Insights transformational learning solutions, delivered by their worldwide team of exceptional and inspirational people, helps clients improve their effectiveness in five key areas: individuals, teams, organizations, sales and leadership. She has over 20 years consulting experience helping companies significantly grow revenue and a83c0fuce costs through strategy development, new business ventures, alliances, customer-driven product and service development, passion and creativity. Suzanne has a BA in Training Design & Development from the University of Michigan. She is a member of ASTD, 2008 Board Member, Golden Gate Chapter and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Silicon Valley. Contact Suzanne at sdresser@insights.com or on extension #708  Vice President, Programs, 2008: KATHRYN NOBREGA
Kathryn has worked in the training field for nearly 20 years in various roles and settings. She specializes in training management for environmental, health and safety performance for companies and government. Formerly a senior manager at Genentech where she established the companys first online safety curriculum, Kathryn has developed and delivered hundreds of training sessions for a wide range of participants. Kathryn was also a lead trainer at the non-profit Womens Initiative for Self-Employment, training and coaching low-income women entrepreneurs in business management skills. Kathryn first joined the ASTD Golden Gate chapter in the late 1990s and served as a volunteer in the Community Outreach Program. She joined the Board of Directors in 2007 as its Vice President of Programs. Kathryn enjoys staying up-to-date with the latest in training and development through her activities with ASTD, and collaborating with other training professionals. Kathryn has been a principal consultant at Environmental and Occupational Risk Management since 2004. Contact Kathrn at programs@astdgoldengate.org or on extension #704  Vice President, Special Interest Groups, 2008: JOHN DARLINGJohn was the Vice President of Communications for our chapter in 2005. He is renewing his commitment to serve the Golden Gate Chapter in 2006 in the capacity of Vice President of Special Interest Groups. As a principal and co-founder of Q2Learning, a company that specializes in blended learning and communities of practice, John brings with him many years of experience in the art and practice of social networking and online collaboration. Special interest groups have always been one of the cornerstones of our chapters activities. John is looking forward stewarding building upon the already good work we are doing in this important facet of our services to our membership. You can contact John at jdarling@q2learning.com or on extensiom #705  Vice President, Professional Development, 2008: BILL BANKHEADBill has been increasingly active in the field of teaching and training for the past 15 years. He began training in youth development and environmental education before progressing more seriously into leadership training, focusing on outdoor leadership. The past 5 years have been focused on human performance improvement, first in career development at the University of Oregon and now in academic and personal success at the Academy of Art University. Bill completed the ASTD Foundations series certificate in March 2005 and has been a chapter member for almost 3 years. He looks forward to the opportunity to serve the chapter as co-VP of Professional Development in order to pass on the benefits he has gained from being involved. He encourages you to set a goal of increasing your level of involvement with the chapter this year in some way-- attend more chapter programs, participate in a COP project, or contact an Board member to offer ideas. Remember, participation in ASTD _IS_ professional development! You can put it on a resume, discuss it in an interview, and take advantage of the opportunity for networking. How you choose to participate is entirely up to you, but please participate in some way, and in doing so, actively move closer to achieving your own personal and professional goal. Contact Bill at billbankhead@gmail.com> or on extension #707 Vice President, Member-at-Large, 2008: WERNER SCHMIDT |
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