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Fred Bayley has been a popular speaker and presenter
at LERN conferences for many years. A senior
LERN leader for 15 years, he co-authored with Julie
Coates a program analysis that led to our Program
Review and Certification.
From Spindale, North Carolina, Bayley has been
in the field of lifelong learning for more than two
decades. A practitioner who is also an energetic and
friendly presenter, he is a highly rated facilitator.
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Kassia Dellabough has been involved with program
development for over 15 years. She developed and
launched the first comprehensive desktop publishing
certificate program for the University of Oregon’s Continuing
Education department when the field was just
beginning. She has been instrumental in the start up
of numerous educational series and certificates within
the University System and brings curriculum development,
team building and collaborative techniques to
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William A. Draves, CAE, is President of LERN, one
of the nation’s foremost authorities on lifelong learning.
Draves is author of Teaching Online, Learning
OntheNet, Reengineering Continuing Education,
Improving Financial Performance, Marketing in the
1990s, Energizing the Learning Environment, and editor
of Winning With Central Administration. His latest
book, written with Julie Coates, is Nine Shift: Work,
Life and Education in the 21st Century.
He has a master’s degree in adult education from
The George Washington University in Washington,
D.C. Draves is a popular speaker in great demand,
and has given seminars in most states and in
Germany, England, Canada and Australia. He is a
past president of the Coalition of Lifelong Learning
Organizations.
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Heather Dimitt is an expert in marketing
to Generation Y. She currently
serves as the Coordinator of Professional& Community Education for
the Columbia Public School’s Career
Center; overseeing a program providing
approximately 3500 adults and
youth with professional development
classes, trade and technical training,
personal enrichment opportunities
and summer camps. In 2005 she
was recognized as one of Columbia,
Missouri’s “40 Under 40.”
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Suzanne Kart is LERN’s Director
of Marketing. She has more than 14
years of experience in the marketing
and communications fields and a Master’s
degree in public administration
from Saginaw Valley State University.
She has taught in both university and
professional settings – and as a Gen
Xer she offers a unique perspective on
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Julia King Tamang is LERN’s Senior Consultant for
Contract Training. She has over 15 years of experience
in both selling and presenting contract training.
For 12 years, she worked at the University of
Oregon Department of Continuing Education as the
assistant director of Continuing Education and the
Director of Corporate Education. She was responsible
for the department’s contract training program and the
management of its Portland continuing ed. site.
King Tamang managed the contract training division
that served many of the state’s biggest businesses— Intel, US West, Port of Portland, ADP, Hewlett
Packard and more. Her responsibilities included sales,
contract management, hiring, curriculum development
and quality control.
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Greg Marsello is LERN’s Vice President for Organizational
Development and a national authority on
reengineering management and running programs.
Marsello is a co-founder of LERN and was chair of
the board of directors for 12 years. With more than 20
years in the business, he has authored publications,
gives frequent seminars and does consulting on marketing,
management and program development.
Marsello is also President of Learning Connection,
an independent lifelong learning program in Providence,
RI. He started Learning Connection in 1980.
With more than 15,000 registrations a year, Learning
Connection is one of the largest providers of avocational
and leisure learning in North America.
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