Chair
Maine Chapter

Dawn Walker-Elders joined the chapter programs team for the Maine chapter in 2014 and has not looked back. She served as the chapter vice president of programs from 2014 through 2020 and has served on the design team and planning board for the New England Area Conference since 2016.

She uses her passion and experience in facilitation and instructional design professionally by supporting Girl Scout volunteers as they work with other adults and other people’s kids. With more than 20 years as an adult Girl Scout and longer still as an educator in the nonprofit sector, she wholeheartedly invests in adult learning and talent development.

Barbara Davis is an enthusiastic HR operations specialist working in the manufacturing industry in upstate New York. She has been part of the Capital Region ATD board for four years and has been part of the conference committee leadership team for three years. Barbara was the co-chair responsible for bringing the conference from an in-person event, to a fully virtual event at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She holds a master’s in organizational psychology, focusing on talent management, and holds a GPHR certificate from HRCI

West Virginia Chapter
In professional broadcasting, Rob Hoitt worked with major networks and cable news channels before entering the L&D space. Rob combines his inner technology geek, passion for customer service, and love of lifelong learning to create a satisfying learning experience for his learners. Rob is a National Advisors for Chapters member and a proud contributor to the third edition of ATD’s Handbook for Training and Talent Development.

Session
Wrangling SMEs for Success | May 20, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Baton Rouge Chapter

Missy Korduner has been a member of ATD since 2017 and an active leader and member of the Baton Rouge Chapter. She served as past president in 2021, president in 2020, president elect in 2019, and treasurer in 2017 and 2018. Missy is also active with the ATDBR Annual Conference committee. Professionally, she is an assistant professor of professional practice for the LSU school of leadership and human resource development, where she advises all graduate students in their online graduate programs. She also teaches leadership and human resource development courses and has designed courses for the program. In 2021, Missy has been recognized with many awards; most recently, she was recognized by NACADA, the global community for academic advising, with the Outstanding New Advising—Faculty Academic Advising Award. She has 19 years of professional experience in higher education focused on mentoring, leadership development, professional development, extended orientation programs, program planning and evaluation, students in transition, and academic and student organization advising.

Nebraska Chapter
Jennifer Labrie Pereira has been a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) since 2009 and is an active member of the ATD Nebraska chapter. She's been a leader with the Nebraska chapter since 2011 in various roles. She is currently the chair of the Chapter Recognition Committee and on the National Advisors to Chapters. She is currently a manager, GCC strategy support, with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts at their Omaha Global Contact Center. She is responsible for developing processes for the global contact centers. She's been with Hyatt since December 2007.

New York City Chapter
Rosemary Okoiti is the learning and development manager at Winrock International and the CEO and founder of Rosemary Okoiti Consulting. This company coaches and trains professionals to reinvent themselves into successful entrepreneurs. Rosemary has extensive global experience across three continents covering intercultural business coaching and facilitation, training delivery, design and management of leadership development programs, compliance, and onboarding. She is passionate about helping others start and run their businesses and design and deliver engaging learning solutions that help learners grow to their highest potential while driving the achievement of strategic business goals.

Rosemary has served on the ATD New York City Chapter Board of Directors as the vice president of talent management and is currently a member of the ALC Programs Advisory Committee. She holds a master of education degree and CPTD and CPC certifications.

Session
Ready for a Challenge? Take Your Chapter’s DE&I Initiatives to the Next Level | May 20, 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Nebraska Chapter
Amber has more than ten years of experience in sales, sales enablement, sales management, and talent development. No matter the industry, she incorporates a learning culture wherever she goes. She is the director of learning and talent for Magnet Medical, past president of ATD Nebraska, and a member of the ALC Programs Advisory Committee. Amber holds a BS in business management and leadership and certification in virtual training design. She was recognized as an emerging training leader by Training magazine in 2019 and earned a Stevie Award for Sales Training/Coaching Program of the Year in 2020.

Session
Ditch Your Onboarding and Embrace an Everboarding Strategy | May 20, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.