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| Chapter LeadersATD Maryland is under the direction of a volunteer group of leaders from the membership of ATD Maryland. Through their guidance, the organization serves the educational and professional development needs of its members. 2025 Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors manages the on-going activities of the Chapter. The role of the Board of Directors is to guide the activities, services, and business of the chapter. They are responsible for establishing and implementing annual goals based on the Chapter's Strategic Plan and meet monthly to respond to member needs and to fulfill the vision of ATD Maryland. Members may request a copy of our Chapter Bylaws, annual operating budget, strategic plan and/or board meeting minutes. Please submit your request to atdmaryland@gmail.com Each year members elect a President-Elect. Every other year members elect a Finance and Communications Director. All other Directors are appointed by the President/President-Elect. The Board of Directors are listed below. Click on any name to contact via Linkedin. |
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Gretchen Ringer
President
Lori Grego
Vice President of Finance (Past President)
Diana Decatur
Vice President of Marketing and Communication (Past President)
David Di Pietro
Vice President of Membership
Wanda Scott Erinle |
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Chapter Champions
We are so thankful our ATD Maryland Chapter Champions. A Chapter Champion is a ATD Power Member that does not serve in an official board capacity but helps to support the chapter and our community initiatives.
| Richard Blackman (MBA University of Maryland), an ATD Md. Power Member. He supports our new member campaigns and has been involved with ATD/ASTD for over 10 years. It was a session by Master Trainer, Bob Pike that got him hooked on the organization. He retired 3 years ago from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) where for 20+ years, he managed the EPA budget. He trained over 3,000 federal employees in a multi-media program on federal budgeting. He conducted training on Presentation Skills, Interview Skills, Keys to Success, Resume Writing, Career Development and other topics and continues to do that on a volunteer basis. He now conducts courses on federal budgeting for the Graduate School USA. He participates with the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith Business School’s Executive Communication team and career development team to help students prepare for their next careers. He is a member of the Smith Business School’s alumni Board. |
| Aleksandr Chatskiy, our newest Chapter Champion joined us in 2024 and shares a passion for training and facilitation. Aleksandr graduated from Towson University in May 2018 with a B.S. degree in Communication Studies. He is currently career changer with previous customer service experience. Currently he is volunteering with 4 non-profit organizations (Career-Confidence.org, Alzheimer's Association, Literacy Council of Carroll County, and MD ATD) and is pursuing a career in the field as a Facilitator. |
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| Chapter RecognitionOur chapter is proud to announce that we are 100% CARE compliant. This means that we have met all the chapter operating requirements set forth by ATD National. These requirements cover areas such as chapter administration, finances, membership, professional development and communications. Members may request a copy of our CARE/CORE submissions by emailing: atdmaryland@gmail.comWe are proud of our 2023 Chapter Recognition. Earlier this year Chapter Leaders submitted a Sharing Our Success (SOS) best practice for “Developing a Community of Practice.” The Chapter Recognition Committee was impressed with the submission because we effectively create specialized programming groups as a part of our chapter operations/value proposition.
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