Founding Members and Advisors
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Tamar Elkeles Ph.D. As Vice President of QUALCOMM's Learning Center, Tamar Elkeles, Ph.D., is responsible for defining the overall learning and development strategic direction for the company. Her scope of leadership includes global learning, executive/leadership development, technical development, employee communications, organization development and learning technology for more than 12,000 QUALCOMM employees worldwide. More... |
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Larry Mohl Larry Mohl is the Vice President and Chief Learning Officer for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the nation's top pediatric healthcare systems and recently distinguished as one of Fortune Magazine's Top 100 Companies to work for in America. As part of the Human Resources team, Mr. Mohl is responsible for leadership development and organization effectiveness, clinical staff development, physician continuing education, and technology training. Over the past year, Mr. Mohl has created the Center for Leadership which is a multi-dimensional acceleration process aimed at ensuring a steady supply of leadership talent to meet the growing demands of the system. Mr. Mohl and his team have championed a learning culture which has recently been honored by Training Magazine as a top 100 learning organization for the fifth consecutive year. More... |
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Dr. George Soper George is currently Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Learning Officer for Memorial Hospital and Health System, in South Bend, Indiana. Prior to his current position he was Senior Vise President and Executive Director of Adult Patient Services at Memorial Hospital. He served as an Adjunct Faculty at Indiana University South Bend and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Prior to coming to South Bend in 1980, he was Director of Physical Therapy at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for nine years. More... |
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Alfreda (Freddie) Jacob, Her career spans 25 years in various positions with small to large companies, including Schlumberger and Sun Microsystems. Before joining Mutual Trust in September 2001, Freddie had worldwide responsibilities as VP of Organization Development for ShowCase Corp. She holds a bachelor's degree from Northwood University and is currently a member of the "101 Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" Advisory Board of Directors. More... |
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