Chief Learning Officer is pleased to announce the 2022 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 Monday, October 17. 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:
- Darlene Diplock, AVP Sales Training, HUB International
- John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Division 2:
- Mike Blanchette, Vice President, Global Sales Acceleration, Veeam
- Kelly Gascoigne, Director, Learning & Development, Armanino LLP
THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Division 1:
- Citizens Financial Group Inc.
- Dell Technologies
- Penske Transportation Solutions
Division 2:
- Sidley Austin LLP
THE INNOVATION AWARD
Division 1:
- John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
- Kelly McCrory-Lynch, Global Learning Strategist – Consulting Lead, IBM
- Stephanie Stark, Former Chief Learning Officer and Director of Customer Service, Baptist Memorial Health Care, and Nancy Averwater, Chief Human Resources Officer, Baptist Memorial Health Care
Division 2:
- Toni Shelton, Manager, Office of Professional Development, Denver Public Schools
THE STRATEGY AWARD
Division 1:
- Christopher Hall, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Training and Development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Joseph Johnson, Chief of Staff, Defense Acquisition University
- John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Division 2:
- Michelle Braden, VP, Global Talent Development, WEX Inc.
- Kristin Brookins Costello, Chief Human Resources Officer, The Ken Blanchard Cos.
THE TALENT MANAGEMENT AWARD
Division 1:
- Celeste Mosby, VP, General Manager for Learning Solutions, Syneos Health
Division 2:
- Nicholas Bizic, Vice President Talent Management and Learning, American Bureau of Shipping
- Amanda Fullbright, Vice President, Learning and Performance Development, Blue Sprig Pediatrics
- Kristin Garay, Manager of Online Campus Technologies, Columbia University School of Social Work
THE TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Division 1:
- John Kusi-Mensah, AVP, Global Distribution Academy, MetLife
Division 2:
- Matthea Marquart, Assistant Dean, Online Education, Columbia University School of Social Work
THE TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Division 1:
- Phil Rhodes, Head of Learning & Leadership Development, WM
- Sumit Sawhney, Global Lead – Capability Development & Learning, Firstsource
- Andrew Wolff, Learning, Knowledge & Early Professional Talent Leader, IBM Consulting
Division 2:
- Michelle Braden, VP, Global Talent Development, WEX Inc.
- Chad McKinney, Global Program Manager, Veeam
EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS
- C2 Technologies Inc.
- The Center for Leadership at Florida International University
- Melbourne Business School
EXCELLENCE IN BLENDED LEARNING
- GP Strategies
- Management Dynamics Global Ltd.
- Vayability from the Vaya Group
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Converging Solutions LLC
- Enable Education
- SweetRush
EXCELLENCE IN CONTENT
- Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Management Dynamics Global Ltd.
- SweetRush
EXCELLENCE IN E-LEARNING
- ELB Learning
- Harbinger Interactive Learning
- SweetRush
EXCELLENCE IN EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
- IMD International Institute for Management Development
- INSEAD
EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP
- Arizona Community Leadership Academy
- Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Entelechy
- GP Strategies
- InStride
- Unboxed Training & Technology
- Winning by Design
EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
- Abilitie
- APTMetrics
- ETU
