Organizations (For Profit) Time Warner Cable Welch Allyn
Organizations (Not for Profit) Greater Chamber of Commerce, CNY Works, OCM BOCES, Work Keys Center of Syracuse University, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse and Partners in Learning Junior Achievement of CNY Tully Central School District
Consultants Dale Carnegie Training New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Syracuse
Individuals Robin Bridson, New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Syracuse Chuck Durante Jeff Fouts, New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Syracuse Christy Rohmer, New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Syracuse Beth Teska, New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Syracuse
Judges
Rebecca T. Boyle, SPHR, Trocaire College Karen DeJarnette, Empire State Development Corporation Phil Doughty, Syracuse University Laura Georgianna, Welch Allyn, Inc. Darlene Goetzman, Global Learning Partners Marci Henderson, American Red Cross Sherry Mossotti, Leadership Greater Syracuse Margie Polis, New Horizons Computer Learnng Center of Syracuse & Rochester Ken Steiger, Steiger Training & Development James Sunser, Onondaga Community College Bob Zimel, The Children's Place; ASTD National Advisor to Chapters
CNY BEST Committee
Maithreyee Dubé,New Horizons of Syracuse, Chair Jennifer Blusk,Syracuse Housing Authority Pat Costello Brenda Grady, ACME Planning Kathy Howard, Human Development Associates Sandy Stefano, Sandler Training/DB&B Peak Performance Management
CONGRATULATIONS!
Learning and Performance
2009 Award Recipients
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Organization
Time Warner Cable
Enhanced Division Training Program
The newly created Central New York Division of Time Warner Cable is operated with 1,600 employees. With the challenges of geography, diverse product and service lines and a multi-generational workforce, the traditional ways of delivering training needed to adapt to become a sustainable competitive advantage for our organization. To capitalize on this opportunity, we enhanced our current training program tomeet the needs of our changing workforce and began the transitions into a regional model.
Organization (Not-for-Profit)
Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, CNY Works, OCM BOCES, Work Keys Center at Syracuse University, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse, and Partners in Learning
Contextualized Workplace Literacy Program
OnondagaCounty currently has over 10,000 immigrant adults. The immigrant population is a viable resource for employment but they often lack the necessary skills to keep jobs, improve their wages, and move up to the next job title at the same business. The goal of this collaborative program is to improve English literacy gains and increase wages of the English as a Second Language employees at four employer sites.
Consultant
New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Syracuse
During 2008, New Horizons trained 6,115 students. As a training company, we pay attention to providing opportunities for our employees to develop including online training material, certification programs, lunch-and-learn sessions, and special Mentored Learning sessions. Development opportunities are created for instructors, account executives and the management team. After training and listening to our customers, the training department was inspired to create custom course offerings and developed workshops to fulfill needs of our clients. New Horizons of Syracuse is #16 in customer satisfaction scores of 1,165 Learning Solutions Partners worldwide.
Individual
Chuck Durante
Chuck Durante works with a broad range of students. Many have just lost their jobs. He helps them develop skills that many of them take directly into the work place. Using his professional and educational background, he has helped to expand the learning horizons of over 600 students. As an educator, Chuck plans and develops classes and activities that fit the needs of his students, which include traditional and nontraditional students as well as people making transitions in their lives. Chuck helps his students set and achieve their goals. He does this by listening, acting as teacher, coach and friend.
Recognizing excellence in
learning and performance practices in the CNY area.
Thank you to Keynote Speaker
Kenneth A. Shaw Chancellor Emeritus and University Professor Syracuse University
"A recent ASTD studying showed that 38 percent of companies surveyed are placing more emphasis on learning as result of the economic turndown. These companies have a decided advantage, and are positioned well for the economic upturn - they will become workplaces of choice."
2009 CNY BEST Sponsors
Sharing BEST Practices A sharing of CNY BEST nominated practices September 15, 2009
CNY ASTD PO Box 6343 Syracuse, NY 13217-6343 315.546.ASTD(2783)
