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Cohort One

Below is a listing of courses that make up your learning journey, together with your session leaders and their bios. Please click the respective links to access the dates, times, and course materials for your virtual learning sessions.

Energizing People Through Effective Communication (90min) — Part One
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Christa Kirby
Energizing People Through Effective Communication (90min) — Part Two
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Christa Kirby
Building Trust and Connection (2h)
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Lorraine Leahy
Emotional Intelligence Essentials (2h)
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Christa Kirby
Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving (3h)
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Lorraine Leahy
Agile Concepts, Lean Thinking and Continuous Improvement (3h)
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Lynne Hambleton
Two Capstone Events
January, 2022 (dates to be determined)

Bob Huebner: Bio »

Christa Kirby: Bio »

Lorraine Leahy: Bio »

Lynne Hambleton: Bio »

Instructor Biography

Christa Kirby, MA, LCAT, PMP, CSM, CSPO

VP of Talent Development and Practice Director for Management and Leadership, CEG

Christa Kirby is VP of Talent Development and Practice Director for Management and Leadership at Corporate Education Group (CEG). She is a highly motivated learning and development professional with a unique confluence of experience in leadership development, consulting, change management, project management, coaching and mentoring, facilitation, and instructional design.

Christa has designed, developed, and delivered numerous interactive leadership programs and blended learning solutions for clients worldwide. She is experienced in conducting needs assessments and an array of individual, multi-rater, and organizational assessments in order to identify skill gaps and create development plans and roadmaps for improved performance. Instruments she is certified to deliver include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC Profile, and EQ-i 2.0 emotional intelligence assessment.

Christa is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO). She earned a master’s degree in Drama Therapy from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Duke University.

Instructor Biography

Lynne Hambleton

PMP, CSSBB, CSM
Senior Instructor and Consultant

Lynne Hambleton, senior instructor and consultant for Corporate Education Group (CEG), has more than 25 years of experience in general management, marketing, strategic planning, alliance development, sales and channel operations management, and customer support. Focusing on leadership, team dynamics, and process improvement, Lynne is an expert in developing and executing strategies that capture market share and improve operational efficiencies. Prior to her work as a consultant, Lynne spent more than 20 years working for Xerox, where she began her career in marketing and strategy, later moving up to senior roles, including senior director of global project management and executive director of business consulting.

Lynne is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Master Black Belt (MBB), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), Certified Change Management Practitioner and Lead Trainer/Examiner (APMG), and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). She earned a master’s degree in business administration, with an emphasis in industrial marketing; a master’s degree in adult and higher education/organizational development; and a bachelor’s degree in psychophysiology from University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill.

Instructor Biography

Bob Huebner

Senior Instructor and Consultant

Bob Huebner is a senior instructor and consultant for Corporate Education Group with more than 25 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering a wide variety of professional development programs. He specializes in management and leadership development, program and project management, change management, core skills development, compliance, and process improvement.

Bob consults with organizations of all shapes and sizes, helping them to build the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to achieve business goals today and into the future. Prior to becoming a consultant, Bob led global talent development at Genworth Financial, a company of more than 6,500 employees in more than 25 countries. Bob joined Genworth Financial while it was divesting from General Electric (GE) in 2004.

In addition to numerous certifications, Bob has a master’s degree in business administration from Averett University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin — Whitewater.

Instructor Biography

Lorraine Leahy,

Senior Instructor and Consultant

Lorraine Leahy, has more than 25 years of corporate leadership experience and more than a decade of experience as an internal and external leadership coach, mentoring and advising leaders and teams to achieve exceptional performance. Lorraine has successfully navigated teams through dynamic organizational and technological changes, including three IPOs, multiple internal mergers, and several acquisitions.

Lorraine spent the last 14 years of her corporate career with GE Capital & Genworth Financial. While there, she held several different SVP and VP roles, including SVP for Post Issue Customer Contact & Service Operations.

Some of the tools Lorraine utilizes include the Emotional Quotient-Inventory 2.0 (EQ-i 2.0), the One Page Talent Management 360 (OPTM360), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC, the Personnel Decisions International 360 Profilor (PDI Profilor), the Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI), the Tilt 365 Leadership Predictor Suite, and CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder).