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Sally Sparhawk

Sally Sparhawk has over 25 years experience in the training and development field. She specializes in providing customized solutions to performance and training problems, helping clients improve their organizations with focused solutions.

Ms. Sparhawk's clients include Aspen Skiing Company, Corning, Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Goulds Pumps, Inc., LearnShare, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Liberty Mutual, the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and Shell Oil Company. She is also an experienced resource for the Forum Corporation and has managed projects for them in Canada, the United States, and England. She recently spent 5 months in London coordinating the roll-out of a training initiative for one of England's largest banks.

Ms. Sparhawk has:

• Written a book on conducting a training needs analysis entitled Identifying Targeted Training Needs.
  
• Served as a facilitator for Listening to the City, an historic gathering in New York City of 5000 diverse NYC region citizens to help shape the future of Lower Manhattan, including creation of a memorial to honor the victims of September 11th.
• Managed training and development for major insurance, manufacturing, and banking organizations,
  including TRINOVA Corporation, Trustcorp Bank, Erie Insurance Group, and Maryland National Bank.
  
• Conducted benchmarking studies for major corporations and contributed to the American Society for
  Training and Development (ASTD) National Report—Benchmarking: How Companies Learn From the Best
  to Become the Best.
  
• Contributed expertise to ASTD by chairing committees (including the Program Advisory Committee for
  the 1999 International Conference), by making presentations at 14 national and international ASTD conferences (The Expatriate Experience: It’s Not All Glory, Help, I'm the New Training Manager, 20 Tips
  for Designing Experiential Learning Exercises, Strategic Needs Analysis, and Benchmarking Management Development), and by writing an ASTD INFO-LINE (Strategic Needs Analysis)
  
• Received the ASTD 1995 Torch Award for Leadership Within the Society.

A graduate of Kent State University, Ms. Sparhawk has her Masters degree from Bowling Green State University. She completed the Organization and Systems Development Program at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and has served on the Institute’s Board of Governors. Sally is also a Level 2 Certified Ski Instructor (PSIA) and lives in Snowmass Village, Colorado where she teaches skiing to children with special needs.

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