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January 26, 2011

 The Professional Development and Training Centre has a new purpose built facility in Governors Square, as part of the new Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centre. The PD&TC has been providing members with high quality and affordable training programmes since 1995 and this year will offer over 75 courses as it keeps pace with the demand for time efficient, first class training, with an emphasis on value for money.

The new Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centre encompasses the perfect space for training, which is designed to be bright, airy and versatile while accommodating up to 80 people. Comfortable furniture and state-of-the-art presentation equipment make the courses a joy to attend and an ideal learning environment for all course participants.

Courses generally fall into the subject areas of Customer Service & Business Essentials, Business Basics, Finance, Human Resource Development and Supervision & Management. Each course will give you a thorough understanding of the subject and an opportunity to question experts in that field. The schedule for 2011 is available online at www.caymanchamber.ky Click on ‘Training’ for a full course description, cost and time frame. It’s the perfect way for HR managers or individuals to browse available courses from their office and book online. From The Exceptional Receptionist to the many management courses, there is a professional development opportunity for everyone.

But what really makes the courses so popular are the exceptional facilitators that are handpicked for their thorough knowledge of their subject matter and their excellent communications skills. You can be sure they will provide you with the most current and relevant business practices for today’s workplace environment. We are pleased to introduce the following facilitators for the 2011 course year:

Rod-Waddell

Rod Waddell

Mr. Waddell has nearly 20 years of experience in training, team building and organizational development. As a principle partner with Dynamic Resource Development, Inc. his international client base has included many fortune 100 corporations. Whilst in the Cayman Islands Mr. Waddell has worked with organisations such as Admiral Administration, British Caymanian Insurance, Lime, Coutts Cayman and Coutts Jersey, Julius Baer Bank, and many CI Government departments. Beyond training and Team building, Mr Waddell has developed customized software systems including Performance Path® a performance management system for business, 360 degree feedback, and customer service surveys. In addition Mr. Waddell has incorporated avatar and text-to-speech technologies to animate psychological assessments, customer service surveys and 360 degree feedback systems. Mr. Waddell holds a BA in psychology and a Masters degree in Counseling. Post graduate work includes attaining Advisor Specialist with IIP, Deming Quality Management, Human Element Leader/Trainer, Situational Leadership and DISC assessment among many other training certification.

 

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Terry Carson

Mr. Terry W. Carson, CA CMA is a partner with Grant Thornton in the Cayman Islands. He has extensive business experience gained as a Chartered Accountant. Terry was previously an Instructor for Dale Carnegie and has developed a series of his own communication and financial courses that he has offered to the public and in-house over the last 16 years. He has trained over 2,000 participants in Bermuda, Canada, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. He is registered as a Professional member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

 

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Catherine Tyson

Catherine Tyson, MSW is a trained counselor and manager for the Cayman Islands Government in the area of Human Services. Prior to returning to Grand Cayman, Ms. Tyson taught middle school with the Dade County Public School system for many years. While abroad, Ms. Tyson conducted various self development seminars and workshops as well as for the CI Govt. She periodically teaches college level courses for ITLD and ICCI as an adjunct professor in the areas of Sociology and various counseling related courses in the Bachelor’s and Masters programs. Her expertise is in the area of self development and interests include grooming women for the professional world on different levels. Ms. Tyson has a Psychology degree from Miami Dade Community College, a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Florida Atlantic University and a Master of Social Work degree from Barry University.

 

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Glenda Davidowski

Glenda Davidowski has 25 years experience in the financial services and education sectors. She has spent 11 years in the Cayman Islands with CIBC Bank and Trust and FirstCaribbean International Bank. As part of the FirstCaribbean’s senior management team, Glenda held the position of Human Resources Manager and Regional Employee Development Manger. Prior to relocating to the Cayman Islands Glenda worked with Toronto Dominion Bank, one of Canada’s largest retail banks. During her 10 years with Toronto Dominion she worked in a broad range of areas including branch banking, internal audit, compliance and human resources. A qualified educator, Glenda taught business studies in Canada and has served as an adjunct lecturer at UCCI since 1998, instructing in the Certificate Banking Programme. Glenda possesses degrees in Business and Education with a professional teaching qualification. She holds an AICB and certificates in compliance, human resource management, facilitation and e-learning design.

 

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Lois Kellyman

Lois has 20 years experience in the field of Human Resources and Training & Development. She has worked in both the public and private sectors, in industries that include health services, retail, finance, telecommunications, and aviation. Lois has developed expertise in a variety of HR functions and has managed the HR and training functions for companies locally, and overseas. Lois has served on a number of task forces for the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education including providing input on employee related legislations and compensation. She has served on the Labour Appeals tribunal, the Business Staffing Plan Board and the Graduate Advisory Board for the International College of the Cayman Islands. Lois holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work and a Masters Degree in Human Resources and is a Founding Member and the first President of the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resources Professionals.

 

Gregg-Anderson

Gregg Anderson, MBA, CMC, BSc(Hons)

Mr. Gregg Anderson is the founder and Managing Director of VisionQuest Management Services Ltd, an independent management consulting entity. He has a diverse 32-year career with specialties in management consulting, business strategy, operations, financial & quantitative analysis, operational risk management and compliance, restructuring, startups, sales & marketing, information, communications, and technology. Gregg holds a Masters in Business Administration M.B.A., from Queens University, Kingston, ON. Canada, and his undergraduate honours degree is in Telecommunication Systems Management and Design from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK. Gregg is Cayman’s first Certified Management Consultant (CMC), a member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CAMC), a member of the IEEE & IET, a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), and also a member of the American Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI). As a Management Consultant professional, Mr. Anderson has provided expertise to both local and international enterprises and public sector entities.

 

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Julie McLaughlin

Julie McLaughlin is a professional dispute mediator and facilitator for Workplace Solutions. Julie has been a certified mediator since 1995 and is a qualified mediator for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She has over 10 years experience as a mediator of workplace disputes. Over the past 14 years, Julie has practiced Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Cayman Islands, South Africa, Central America, the UK and the United States. With over 10 years experience as a trainer in conflict management she has conducted advanced training in corporate mediation, multi-party mediation, and large group facilitation. Julie has assisted organisations in designing procedures for the systematic management of tensions that emerge during an organization’s restructuring and on-going development and has over 10 years experience as a facilitator of large and small group meetings. Julie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Masters of Science degree in Conflict Resolution.



Alexander-Von-Rumont

Alexander von Reumont

Alexander von Reumont holds a Master Degree of Science in Creativity and Change Leadership from the State University of New York, a BA (Hons) in Film and Drama from WITS University in Johannesburg and a Diploma in Business Management. For 10 years he worked on stage, in TV and film. From 1985 - 93 he lectured Method Acting at the Universities of Johannesburg and Capetown. Since 1995 he is a consultant, trainer and coach in the domain of Public Speaking and Personal Development. He lectures in his native country Germany, conducts seminars in companies and organisations all over Europe and gives presen-tations on conferences in Canada & USA.



GRAHAM-WOOD

Graham Wood

Graham Wood is an independent HR Consultant with Trans4M. Employment relations, talent management, organization development, staff and management development, performance management, recruitment and selection, reward strategy have all featured in Graham’s activities to date. He has lectured in HR Management and Health Service Management in the UK and whilst in Cayman has been responsible for many development programmes and education courses for the public and private sectors including the MSc HRM (University of Portsmouth), MSC Public Policy and Management (University of London), Executive MBA (University of Miami), supervisory management, health management and the very popular Certificate in HR Practice. Graham was a founding Director of the Employee Assistance Programme, he is a Rotarian, a member of the CI Society of HR professionals and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.

 
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