Sue Kaiden is senior project manager, credentialing for the ATD Certification Institute. In this role, she supports candidates throughout the decision and preparation process and manages recertification for APTD and CPTD credential holders. Prior to joining the CI team, she served as manager of the career development community at ATD where she oversaw content and services related to career development, including ATD's Job Bank.

She is the author of “Keeping Your Career on Track” (TD at Work) and the editor of Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Landing a Job You'll Love, a book written with 16 top-notch career coaches, published in October 2016. Kaiden holds a master of business administration degree from Cornell University and recently achieved the Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD).
 

Nick Smith is a Global Events Learning Specialist for Rotary International. For the past 5 years, Nick has designed an annual two-day in-person leadership development training seminar for more than 500 senior volunteers in roughly 18 locations around the world. In 2019, he expanded these seminars to include more sessions and an additional 500 volunteers. He supports approximately 150 trainers each year, providing resources and training on best practices to facilitators in eight languages. Alongside Rotary’s L&D team, he’s developed a number of eLearning courses and designed learning plans for various volunteer audiences. He also serves as an occasional facilitator of professional development classes and as a mentor for Rotary staff. He lives with his partner and a 3-legged dog in Chicago, IL, where he is always trying to catch up on his “to-be-read” pile. He achieved his APTD certification in September 2020.

Joel Taylor is a Training Coordinator with five years of experience developing soft-skill, technical, and safety solutions for a global geothermal power company. Joel fell into his current role as an "accidental trainer", finding his calling in L&D. His primary responsibilities are instructional design, curriculum development, and LMS administration.

In Joel's free time, he enjoys traveling with his wife and six children and working towards his bachelor's degree in leadership and management.

Sarah Cusack, APTD is Safety and Development Specialist at the professional treecare company Arborwell, based in Hayward California. After creating a new role as Arborwell’s instructional designer and eLearning developer, Sarah earned her APTD certification in July 2020. Given that the treecare industry has not historically placed a strong emphasis on employee development or on integrating technology into training, discovering ATD and creating new avenues for learning has been an exciting challenge. Sarah is passionate about creating tools to help others reach their full potential, and is excited to take the CPTD exam in April of 2021!