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Who We Are

Learning Dynamics creates customized training programs to help organizations meet their objectives more effectively.

About Learning Dynamics

Learning Dynamics offers a wide range of training programs, employee development workshops, and leadership development services designed to enhance the professional growth of employees and executives alike.  As a result, our clients have enjoyed increased success in the marketplace coupled with heightened levels of employee satisfaction.

Learning Dynamics’ nationwide team of training professionals focus on increasing the efficiency of organizations of all sizes across industries.  We work in partnership with our client companies to improve individual and group productivity by teaching effective team building and best practices.

Learning Dynamics President Jim Demaio
Jim DeMaio
President

Jim DeMaio has more than 20 years of experience in management consulting
and training and development.  A former Director of Corporate Training in the financial services industry, Jim has personally trained thousands of Fortune 500 managers across industries nationwide. 

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EDWARD A. ALVES
Edward A. Alves
Consultant

Ed Alves has more than 20 years of executive experience in the financial services sector, where he has served as an account executive, professional trainer and performance coach in financial institutions in the US and Canada. 
As the Chief Operating Officer at Lee Training & Development, Inc., [...]

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Bev Bahmanyari
Bev Bahmanyari
Consultant

Bev Bahmanyari is a professional trainer and facilitator with more than 18 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies nationally. She specializes
in conducting image consulting and career guidance for workers in transition.  Her extensive career includes retail sales, corporate human resources [...] 

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Dr. Al Bradshaw

Dr. Al Bradshaw
Consultant

Dr. Al Bradshaw is a highly-regarded leader of time management and stress management, employee motivation and professional development seminars. 
Al's expertise has been lauded by representatives from some of the most respected organizations nationwide,  including Armstrong Rubber, [...]

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Nathaniel Brown, Esq

Nathaniel Brown, Esq.
Senior Consultant

Attorney Nathaniel “Nat” Brown has
more than 25 years of experience in
human resources and labor relations management.  His legal practice
focuses on fostering and maintaining collaborative processes in today’s changing workplace.

 

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Leslie Byers

Leslie Byers
Senior Consultant

Leslie Byers brings more than 25 years of experience in employee relations and executive and staff training design to clients in the retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, banking, and hospitality industries. She has presented training programs and human resources training to corporate leaders and supervisory [...]

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Alexis Carol

Alexis Carol
Consultant

Alexis Carol has more than 20 years of experience in counseling, group training, public speaking, and teaching.  She is a Certified Trainer in the“Six Thinking Hats” creative thinking program, which was originally developed by Dr. Edward de Bono, an international authority on creativity in world endeavors.

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Mary Sue Cavanagh

Mary Sue Cavanagh
Vice President of Operations

Mary Sue Cavanagh has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, international communications and IT management in a Fortune 50 corporation.  She has designed and facilitated software training programs that have been implemented throughout Europe, Asia, and South America, where she worked in [...]

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David Chouraqui

David Chouraqui
Europe Training Director

David Chouraqui is a management consultant who has conducted executive and staff training sessions in China, France, England, Russia, and the US in Sales & Marketing, IT, Operations, and Human Resources.  One of David’s recent assignments involved the development of project management practices [...]

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Kira Copperman

Kira Copperman
Senior Consultant

Kira Copperman has more than 15 years of experience in corporate management and human resources management, particularly in the healthcare industry.  She has designed and presented workshops and seminars on a wide variety of topics, including team building, customer service,
performance management, [...]

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Dean Correia

Consultant

Dean Correia is the founder of Correia Security Resources, a Canadian company that specializes in customized security training workshops and services for businesses and schools. Dean has had a career in operations and loss prevention in Canada spanning more than 20 years, holding senior [...]

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Rosemary D’Arcy
Consultant

Rosemary has more than 30 years experience in organizational and leadership development.  Her background as a corporate executive, facilitator, and consultant has led to her success in working with executives and managers who must think and behave in new ways to positively impact their work [...]

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Robert Day

Robert Day
International Business Consultant

Robert “Bob” Day has more than 25 years of international business consulting experience.  He has successfully delivered training and employee development programs in England, Germany, France, Poland, Sweden and Turkey, designing and presenting workshops such as “Working and Communicating [...]

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Patty Franco

Patty Sanchez Franco
Consultant

Patty Sanchez Franco is a highly skilled facilitator and trainer with more than 15 years of experience in Fortune 500 organizations, including CIGNA, Pfizer, and RR Donnelly, where she worked in key Human Resources and Organizational Development roles. She began her career at The Chicago Tribune, [...]

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Charles Frazier
Senior Consultant

Charles Frazier brings more than 20 years of experience in management, marketing, sales and social services to his vast array of clients in both the public and non-profit sectors.  He has designed and presented training programs on successful conflict resolution in a changing workplace,  effective stress management, [...]

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Monique Harrington
Consultant

Monique Harrington has worked in the Human Resources field for more than 10 years, where she specialized in training and development for executives, supervisors, and staff in both the corporate and non-profit sectors.  In her role as a trainer, she has developed and delivered programs on varied topics [...]

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Cheryl Harrison

Dr. Cheryl Harrison
Consultant

Dr. Cheryl Harrison spent more than 15 years in leadership management education and development.  Her expertise encompasses career and professional development training and performance and change management. Cheryl’s background is uniquely blended in academia, social services and [...]

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Louann Hart

Louann Hart
Consultant

Louann Hart has more than 25 years of experience as a Senior Human Resources Executive. Her extensive background includes assignments at Fortune 500 organizations, including GE, ITT, Amgen, and Abbott Laboratories. Her in-depth experience in delivering change management, organizational and [...]

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Dwayne Jackson
Consultant

Dwayne Jackson has more than 20 years of executive experience in human resources management and financial services administration with Fortune 500 corporations. An expert in designing and delivering training programs, he managed the strategy and execution of cultural [...]

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LYNN M. JANCZAK

Lynn M. Janczak
Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations

Lynn Janczak is an international marketing and business development executive with more than 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies including GE, Travelers, The Hartford, and Smith-Barney in  Manhattan.

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David McPherson, Esq

David McPherson, Esq.
Senior Consultant

David McPherson has extensive legal experience in boutique law firms and he has also served as an in-house corporate attorney for LensCrafters, as Senior Director of Associate Relations. The
author of numerous articles and publications, his feature article [...]

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Dr. Rosa Mo

Dr. Rosa Mo
Consultant

Dr. Rosa Mo is a registered dietician with more than 25 years of experience in administering corporate and community health programs, nutrition management programs, and health consulting in corporate, non-profit, and educational organizations.  She is multi-lingual and has created and implemented wellness [...]

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Terry Mo

Terry Mo
Asia Training Director

Terry Mo has spent more than 20 years in China developing and Implementing strategic plans and establishing and designing management programs in sales, marketing, research & development, corporate services and manufacturing. 
He was responsible for the identification and acquisition of new customers, [...]

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Calvin Morgan

Calvin Morgan
Vice President

Calvin Morgan has more than 20 years of experience in employee relations and training.  Known as “The Dean of Consultants” at Learning Dynamics, Calvin has designed and presented training programs in diversity, effective presentation skills, business ethics, workplace violence awareness, customer service, [...]

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Anne Nickerson

Anne Nickerson
Training Partner

Anne Nickerson is an executive coach and management development training professional providing targeted training programs in multiple industries across the nation.  She began her career in customer service and call center management at CIGNA Healthcare, where she served as Director of Training Performance [...]

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Barbara Phillips

Barbara Phillips
Vice President

Barbara Phillips has more than 25 years
of successful management and consulting experience in financial services, sales, marketing and human resources. Her background as an entrepreneur and human resources executive provides her clients with a savvy business partner who combines a pragmatic approach [...]

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Wilbur Pike
Senior Consultant

Wilbur Pike’s professional history
includes more than 30 years in corporate management, training and development, combined with entrepreneurial acumen
in transition issues in Industrial and organizational development.  Wilbur has authored numerous articles on effective transitioning to team-based [...]

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Kimi Ginn Rabun

Kimi Ginn Rabun
Consultant

Kimi Ginn Rabun has more than 20 years of experience designing and presenting diversity-focused programs to families, educators, and businesses. She couples her passion with motivational–related work and life-skill enhancement, helping her clients reach full potential while promoting the importance of diversity [...]

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Bobbie Rich
Senior Consultant

Bobbie Rich is an award-winning business development and relationship manager with more than 25 years of experience in sales, client service, and training.  She has been responsible for delivering training programs in behavioral interviewing, sales, customer service and clinical diagnostic equipment operation.

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Mary-Ellen Rogers
Senior Consultant

Mary-Ellen Sposato Rogers has more than 25 years of experience as an accomplished executive and entrepreneur.  She is known for her ability to implement innovative human resources, health and wellness strategies while building long-term relationships with high-profile corporate clients nationwide. 

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Lorna Sedor

Lorna Sedor
Senior Consultant

Lorna Sedor draws upon 25 years of experience as an organizational development practitioner, corporate trainer, and leadership coach.  She has worked as an in-house coach with CIGNA, Aetna, The Hartford, and most recently with Travelers, where her focus was executive coaching and change management.

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Wendi Shook

Wendi Shook, CPA
Vice President of Finance

Wendi Shook is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in general accounting and financial reporting.  She has held managerial positions in Fortune 500 organizations, including KPMG and Stanley Works, where she served as a Corporate Accounting Executive for over a decade.

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Gary Steele

Gary Steele
Senior Consultant

Gary Steele has more than 25 years of experience in human resources as a project manager and team leader.  His
in-demand style of leadership and management consulting is the result of
his broad, unique background in the military, the field of education, and in the pharmaceutical and [...]

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Sonia Ellis Taylor

Sonia Ellis Taylor
Consultant

Sonia Ellis-Taylor has more than 20 years of experience as a Human Resources solution professional , having served as a strategic partner with her client base to develop the diverse employee talents that propel the success of the organization.  She has professionally coached more than 5,000 individuals, ranging from [...]

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Charles Turner

Consultant

Pastor Charles Turner has more than 13 years of experience in ministry and denominational work throughout the East. He currently leads the Shiloh Baptist Church in Hartford, CT, a position he has held since 2007. He is the Vice-Moderator of the Asher Association of the CT State Missionary Baptist Convention [...]

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JeanJulia Van Der Maelen

JeanJulia Van Der Maelen
Vice President of Marketing

JeanJulia Van Der Maelen has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, training and management consulting. 
Her accomplishments include design and delivery of workshops on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment, strategic planning, and diversity. Her clients include Fortune 500 corporations as well [...]

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Lauren Wright

Lauren Wright
Consultant

Lauren Wright has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources training.  Her unique blend of professional experience in education and her extensive service in human resources have carried her into a passion for volunteerism: she is highly respected as a mentor and role model for minority students [...] 

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Ed Zobeck

Ed Zobeck
Consultant

Ed Zobek has more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources in both the public and private sectors.  He has worked as a training officer for the Detroit Police Department and his client list includes the pharmaceutical, medical supply, entertainment and publishing industries, where he has presented [...]

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