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PPAI Welcomes Jennifer Crowfoot
As Director Of Professional Development
Jennifer Crowfoot has joined PPAI
as the new director of professional
development. Crowfoot brings a strong
background in educational development,
internal community building and
conference management, which will be of
considerable value to PPAI’s professional
development team.
PPB
spoke with Crowfoot to learn
more about this newest member of the
Association’s staff:
PPB
What did you do before joining
the Association?
Crowfoot
Prior to joining PPAI, I was the
global learning and development senior
manager for Hitachi Consulting, where I
was responsible for the development and
deployment of global learning programs. I
have over 19 years of training experience
in a variety of industries focusing on
facilitation, curriculum development,
adult learning, communications and
change management.
I earned both my bachelor’s degree in
speech communication and my master’s
degree in educational human development
from Texas A&M University, and I am a
certified facilitator in Fierce Conversations.
I was the 2008 recipient of the Learning
Leader of the Year Award at [on-demand
e-learning and performance support
solutions provider Skillsoft’s] Perspectives
and led my team to receive the Learning in
Emerging Business Achievement Award in
2010. I have also participated as a speaker
and panelist at a number of national
learning and development conferences
and events.
PPB
What attracted you to your new
position within the Association?
Crowfoot
From my very first interaction
with PPAI it was clear that everyone here
is passionate about serving members. As
a learning and development professional,
there is nothing more exciting or attractive
than being part of an organization that
has a focus on providing development
opportunities to those they serve.
PPB
What are your initial objectives for
the position?
Crowfoot
One of the first things I will be
focusing on is the strategy and launch of
our knowledge communities, the Promo
Community Exchange. As part of PPAI’s
strategic goal to drive meaningful member
engagement, the Promo Community
Exchange will serve as a platform to allow
our members to exchange ideas in targeted
areas of the industry. I will also be working
with the professional development team
on our upcoming live conference events
including Women’s Leadership Conference,
North American Leadership Conference
and Tech Summit, and I am immersing
myself in information to learn about the
promotional products industry.
PPB
Outside of PPAI, what are
your interests?
Crowfoot
Outside of work I keep busy with
activities with my four children and my
husband. I spend time with my daughter
doing Girl Scouts, where I serve as a troop
leader to an amazing group of 26 young
ladies. I really enjoy taking them camping.
I also enjoy running. I run with an
organization called Team in Training
where we train for endurance sports and
fundraise for the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society. In fact, I will be running my third
marathon in May. My whole family has
taken up running; we try to do a 5K as a
family every few months or give back to
the running community by working a water
stop at a race.
“As a learningand
development professional
there isnothingmore
excitingor attractive than
beingpart of anorganization
that has a focus onproviding
development opportunities
to those they serve.”
Jennifer Crowfoot
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