SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CNY ATD, the local affiliate chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), has announced its 2017 leadership team. The 17 team members are:
· President – Amy Bartolotta, The Hartford
· President-Elect – Steven DeHart, Progressive Insurance
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· Past President – Steven Maloney, International Wire Group, Inc.
· Past President – Ingrid Gonzalez-McCurdy, Elmcrest Children’s Center
· VP Membership – Cynthia Doss, SUNY Syracuse EOC
· VP CNY BEST – Peggie Chan, O’Brien & Gere
· VP TTT – Bob Gabor, Dynamic Training & Coaching
· VP Programs – Brent Danega, SUNY Cortland
· VP ELP – Linda Maher, POMCO
· VP Curation – Mark Britz, The eLearning Guild
· CPLP Chair – Debra Munson, Farmers Insurance – University of Farmers
· Tech Summit Chair – Christy Rohmer, NYSERNet
· Scholarship Chair – Laura Carroll, SUNY Upstate Medical University
· CNY BEST Vice Chair – Susan Kolceski, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
· ELP Vice Chair – Melissa McLean, AAA Western & Central NY
· CPLP Vice Chair – Amy Wood, Charter
· Managing Director – Brenda Grady, ACME Planning.
CNY ATD is celebrating its 45-year anniversary in 2017. It currently has more than 140 members, from various businesses covering 16-plus counties from the Canadian border to the Pennsylvania border in Central New York.
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