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Edward Prentice III is the Founder and President of Centrax Corporation, (www.centrax.com) which is a custom E-Learning solutions company. Ed Prentice founded Centrax Corporation in 1985 originally as a video production company and in 1995 transitioned to the Internet for program delivery. Early on, Ed recognized that the true value (ROI) of e-learning would only be achieved if the e-learning engaged, intrigued, and captured the attention of learners.
Centrax boasts a who’s who list of clients including Ameriprise, Baxter, Navistar, Abbott, Harley Davidson, ABN AMRO, Bank of America, Fifth Third Bank, Siemens, Kraft, Allstate, Grainger, Laidlaw, Wrigley, BNSF, and the American Medical Association to name a few.
Ed Prentice gives his heart and sole to his team and his community. He is on the Boards of www.concernedchristianmen.org, James Jordan Boys and Girls Club, www.goldenapple.org , and the www.communityrenewalsociety.org. When asked what his long term goals are – he replies quite simply – “to have the means to give back to the community in all ways possible”. Ed donates time and equipment to local area churches to enlighten youth on the power of the Internet and to address the “Digital Divide”.
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ArLynn Leiber Presser is a novelist and freelance writer whose work ranges from the discussion of legal questions to women’s fiction. She received a J.D. degree from Northwestern University in 1985 and worked as a litigator in Chicago for two years before embarking full-time on a career in writing.
After being awarded a RITA (the romance industry's equivalent of an Oscar), ArLynn’s passion is with helping underprivileged young children achieve success. Her work has frequently appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Journal of the American Bar Association, and popular women’s magazines. In addition, ArLynn is a resident of Winnetka and she has published nearly 30 books, some set in Winnetka. She is a member of the town’s Rotary Club, has served as a New Trier Township Schools trustee, and is a board member for RightStart4Kids.org.
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JW Ray is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company and developing comprehensive sales and marketing programs. Prior to co-founding Learn.com, Mr. Ray previously served as a Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Assistant Vice President at Merrill Lynch for 8 years. He spent over 10 years in the food and beverage industry, including owning his own restaurant at 19 years of age. Mr. Ray also served proudly in the U.S. Army.
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is an award winning toy industry business leader who, as President and CEO of Rehtmeyer, Inc., (a toy development and manufacturing company with offices in Illinois and Hong Kong); previous president of a wireless internet appliance company for the Teen and Tween market; and President and founder of the "Toy & Game Industry Foundation" (TGIF), has been at the forefront of the toy and game industry for over eighteen years.
An author, ballerina, 1st degree Tae Kwon Do black belt holder, award-winning competitive dog trainer, one-time professional ice-skater, and a wife and mother of a seven year old daughter, Carol has brought her boundless energy and passion for innovation to nearly every facet of the toy business.
She has produced and licensed products for an astonishing array of major toy and entertainment concerns including: Mattel, Hasbro, Parker Brothers, Fisher Price, Milton Bradley, Tyco Toys, CAP Toys, Procter & Gamble, Pressman Toy, Warren Industries, Blockbuster Video, Hallmark, Ringling Brothers, and the National Geographic Society. Her work has been noted by virtually every important toy industry publication as well as in such consumer venues as The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune.Carol has additionally written articles for numerious publications including: "The Licensing Journal", "Licensing Update", "Toy Box Magazine" as well as appearing on CLTV and being featured on the cover of "Working Mother" magazine. For all her high-profile success, Ms. Rehtmeyer, ever the believer that all innovation begins with individuals, insists that it is the smaller and independent inventor clients who are her pride and joy. "That's why the TGIF forums are such an important part of what I do," says Ms. Rehtmeyer. "Creativity is the life's blood of the toy and game- business. Nurturing that imagination and energy is the best way I know to ensure that our industry continues to thrive.
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Ron is an experienced public speaker, published author and company spokesperson that thrives in fast-paced and dynamic environments.
As senior sales executive with proven success in aligning strategy and tactics to support customer integration of learning and various e-learning technologies into their businesses, Ron has a strong track record of achieving high customer satisfaction along with consistently meeting or exceeding sales goals. Proven performer in working with teams, complex global sales, and complex solutions.
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Michelle Reid-Powell has spent almost 20 years designing leadership development and training strategies. As a strategic leader for large, global organizations, she had the opportunity to contribute to organizational effectiveness in a broad range of business environments. She has gone from building the Microsoft technical curriculum strategy to creating the e-Learning solution for McDonald’s Worldwide. In that time, she has found that there is one clear business driver that separates good companies from great – and that is the quality of their people. Their talent, their passion, their values, their knowledge. Michelle’s mission (in her current position as Director of Training and Leadership Development for Potbelly Sandwich Works - as well as her personal mission through speaking engagements, published articles, etc.) is to help companies achieve business goals by hiring, developing, engaging and retaining talented people. When companies are made up of inspired leaders who are devoted to doing their best work – it’s magic. Businesses achieve their goals, shareholders enjoy the benefits, and employees enjoy a work environment that allows them to achieve personal success.
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Tom has over fifteen years experience managing HR, training, operations, professional services, customer relations, and product development in the software industry. He was a founder and CEO for Trifus N.A., LLC, a managed learning services company that delivers learning outsource and courseware solutions to companies such as Baxter, Anheuser-Busch, Carl Zeiss, and Saudi Aramco.
Previous positions include manager of employee development at Arthur Andersen and the Microsoft alliance for the Internet consulting group.
Specialties: HR & Training management, professional services, project management and company operations. Big 5, start-up experience, and founder of two software companies.
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Dr. Santos Rivera has 30 years experience in higher education. Dr. Rivera's leadership expertise at Northeastern Illinois University is broadly-based. He has served as Director of Special Programs, Dean of Students, Director of the Kellogg ENLACE Program in the Chicago area, acting Vice President of Student Affairs, Special Assistant to the President and adjunct faculty in the graduate program in Educational Leadership and Development. In 2006, Dr. Rivera assumed the position of Senior Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Institutional Outreach Initiatives for Northeastern. In this position, he continues to build on his expertise in the development of community partnerships and the further establishment of professional development programs that will increase minority representation in tenured-track faculty positions and in administrative positions at higher education.
His areas of study include new approaches to leadership thought and Latino higher education. He is the recipient of numerous national awards and fellowships that include being named one of ten Kellogg Foundation Fellows identified by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) for senior administration leadership. In 2002, he was named Alumni of the Year by his alma mater, Aurora University, where he received a degree in Social Science. Dr. Rivera’s has given a number of presentations to national and international associations. His doctorate from the Union Institute Graduate School in Ohio is in Higher Education Administration & Leadership where he received the University’s most prestige’s award, the Trustees’ Fellowship. He has also done post-doctorate work at Harvard University’s College of Education.
His citywide, regional, and national experiences provide exemplary expertise in the areas of policies and practices addressing socialization and persistence of Latino college students and organizational leadership practices influencing graduation rates. Because of his experience in Latino higher education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities appointed Dr. Rivera to a national team that conducted a Hispanic Student Success Study at 10 colleges/universities across the nation.
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Dan Rohner is a Training Project Manager at Panduit Corporation, a manufacturer of Network Connectivity and Wire and Cable Management Solutions. Dan is responsible for end user training for Panduit’s global enterprise resource planning (ERP) project. Over the last 6 years, Dan has managed ERP training throughout the United States as well as Canada, Costa Rica, and Singapore. For 25 years, Dan has used technology to address training needs in diverse settings ranging from prisons to corporate executive suites.
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