ASTD-Los Angeles Latest News

Suzanne Szabo, 1993 President, Passed Away on March 1, 2012

ASTD-LA LearningPro — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:23:34 GMT

Dr. Suzanne E. Szabo, Mount Pleasant, passed away on March 1, 2012, at Washington Hospital Center after a prolonged illness.

Born to Joseph and Mary Szabo (both deceased) of Anderson, South Carolina, she was an applied sociologist who headed a consulting firm, Organizational Research and Consulting. Her clients included the IRS, Ernst & Young, and the Defense Information Systems Agency. Educated at the University of Maryland University College (BA), Boston University (M. Ed.), and North Carolina State University (Ph.D.), she served in leadership positions with the American Society for Training and Development (national, Los Angeles, and DC chapters), and as president of Historic Mt. Pleasant. Known by all as a vivacious, beautiful, and caring person, she is survived only by her life partner, Dr. Joseph Robert White.

Suzanne created the original strategic plan that hasn't really been updated since. Also in 1993 we partnered with the Hawaii chapter to create the 1st international conference before National did and gained a huge profit for our chapter.

In lieu of flowers, Dr. White asks donations to be made in Suzanne's name to one of the following charities that she supported: the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Camps and Ghettos Encyclopedia Project; the Kennedy Center; the Smithsonian Institution; or Historic Mt. Pleasant.

Look What's Coming in 2012

Denise Ross — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:47:45 GMT

Look what fabulous workshop programming we are planning for the rest of the year! As soon as dates are confirmed, they'll be posted on the calendar and you'll be notified in the weekly blast.

May:

Video editing for trainers

June:

Designing word press sites

August:

Captivate Level 2
ISD

September:

Train the Trainer (Fridays)

October:

Web-based facilitation webinar
Facilitation Skills or OD Facilitation Skills

November:

Leadership Day
Graphic Facilitation

Presenting Your 2012 Board of Directors

Denise Ross — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:46:36 GMT

2011 has been a great year for the chapter and the future only looks brighter. It will be my honor to serve as the 2012 ASTD-LA Chapter President. What makes me so optimistic about our future is the community of leaders who are volunteering their valuable time to continue the tradition of our great chapter. It is with great pleasure that I announce the new 2012 ASTD-LA Board of Directors to you.

President-Elect	Sean Bloch

Treasurer	Sue Sorenson

Secretary	Christina Garvey

Directors of Learning	Armin Pajand
	Daphne Williams

Director of Chapter Meetings	Jo Lynn Feinstein

Directors of Communication	Noreen McNew
	Karel Kreshek

Director of Technology	Jeff O’Dell

Directors of Special Divisions	G. Fred Stevens
	Mauricio Guiterrez

Director of Membership	Paula Markgraf-Katz

Director of Community Service	Kimberly James

Please join me in welcoming these amazing leaders.

Sincerely,

Terrence Wing, 2012 ASTD-LA President

Training and Development Panelists needed - Claremont Graduate University

Denise Ross — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:14:27 GMT

We are looking for training and development practitioners who would be willing to visit Claremont for an upcoming panel presentation for our graduate students who are studying this area.

Panelists will be asked to give an overview of their experience working in the field of Training and Development, issues they have faced and lessons they have learned. Then, we will open the floor up for questions from the graduate students. I expect there will be 40-50 graduate students in attendance and food will be provided.

The first panel would focus on making strategic decisions about what training to offer in an organization as well as on the practice of delivering training and is scheduled for 4pm, Tuesday September 6.
The second panel would feature L&D practitioners who have been in the field and can speak to a career about training. She’d like a mix, instructional designers, trainers, managers, evaluators, you name it and is scheduled for 11:30am, Thursday November 3.

Please contact me if you are interested.

Becky Reichard
Becky.Reichard@cgu.edu
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/6595.asp

2012 ASTDLA Board of Directors Election

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:37:45 GMT

ASTDLA is currently accepting interest from members to join the chapter's Board of Directors. For more information contact preselect@astdla.org

May's chapter meeting (5/19 at the Beverly Garland)

Michelle Winkley — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:33:44 GMT

As trainers we focus on our instructional design and training activities but how often do we think about the use and power of our voice?

Join us for an interactive session where you will learn about the 4 types of vocal qualities and how to apply them; relaxation exercises to free the voice; and techniques which quickly elevate presentation performance levels and effectiveness.

Our speaker, Nina Irani, President of UniqueSpeak Consulting has served as the speech and communication coach to Fortune 500 executives, politicians and public figures in the entertainment industry. Nina specializes in integrating cutting edge neurological findings with classic communication techniques to create a hybrid methodology for high performance presentation.

Click here for more information.

Jane Holcomb retires from External Trainers/Consultants SD

Michelle Winkley — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:27:53 GMT

After over 20 years of amazing service, Jane Holcomb has chosen to retire from her role as chair of the External Trainers/Consultants Special Division.

Janie Honeycutt will chair the Externals special division starting in July.

We will be honoring Jane for her dedication to ASTD-LA and the training profession at the May Chapter meeting on May 19th.