Welcome & Introductions

I’m Artecia Mckinley, and I’m a Sr. Manager for Revenue Cycle Strategy and Operations at Emory Healthcare in Georgia. I lead a fantastic team that trains front-end workflows in Epic. We’ve been using Articulate for about two years now to build training modules for our organization, and it’s been a great tool for us.

I was born and raised in Griffin, Georgia.  I’ve been married for 24 years to an amazing man, and we have two awesome sons. We also have a Yorkie named Mack who definitely runs the house with his big personality 😊

I’m really looking forward to this class and learning more about AI Assistant and how I can use it to support our team and training efforts!

Hi everyone! I’m Tracy Daniel, and I’m a Senior Instructional Designer for Insperity. I live in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. I love that I get to work with a variety of teams and learning outputs. Depending on the project, I might be creating eLearning, building training programs, designing presentations, or maybe something completely different.

I currently use AI Assistant on a basic level. I know there is a lot more that AI Assistant can do. I want to understand what it is really capable of and how to use it more effectively.

My goldendoodles Daisy and Dolly.

Hi, I am Krishna Kumar, working as Senior Instructional Designer at Blue Yonder. I am from Hyderabad, India. On the job, I work on storyboards for conceptual content and exercise docs covering technical content.

I use AI chatbots mainly for document summaries, understanding of IT technologies, and understanding supply chain industry processes. 

Hello All!

My name is Chelsey Anderson and I am located in Utah. I am the West Region Training Manager for Marriott Vacations. I have been with this company for nearly 15 years and three of those in the training and development world. Part of my job is designing a learning experience for new leaders with our company.  I am looking forward to learning more about how to leverage the feature of Articulate to enhance our training experiences. 

We have two cats. Opie loves lasers, snuggling and standing in front of my computer. And Gary thinks he is a jaguar spending most of his time outside. 

Opie

Gary

Hi Team,

I am Jeet Makadia, working as Lead Instructional Designer at Everpure (formely Pure Storage). I have been working as an Instructional Designer with various job titles and roles across multiple MNCs for past 15 years in Bangalore, India!

I have joined this cohort to explore and implement the AI features released by Articulate and optimize mine and my team's day to day work.

I used to have 5 gold fishes whom I adored and took utmost care! Unfortunately, after seeing them grow from tiny to big for roughly 1.5 years they passed away one after another! I didn't have heart to get more fishes and it was difficult for me to say goodbye! But I thoroughly enjoyed their company while it lasted :) 

Looking forward to meeting you all and collaborating!

Hej from Denmark! I'm Annie, and for the past 18 months or so, I have been the QA Training Partner at AGC Biologics just outside of Copenhagen. I do mostly compliance and GMP training, and use Storyline and Rise, along with a suite of other tools to try to bring more engaging and interesting training to everyone. 

I am really excited about this cohort, as I have been pushing for the AI Assistant. I'm looking forward to learning how to use this to make course creation easier and faster for me. I have an audiology/instructional design background, so I often struggle with creating content on topics I am not familiar with. I am hoping this can help streamline everything for me.

I have a sweet floofy kitty girl who loves to play and snuggle. This is Rilla, my best girl. And yes, she is named after Marilla Cuthbert. :) 

Hi all, I'm Kayleigh, Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK and I work for Sage.
I've been at Sage for 15 years and am a Principle Learning Designer. 

I spend my days creating content that is interactive, meaningful, always on brand, and always being pushed to be as accessible as I can make it. Being a Principle LD I then get to share this joy with my colleagues to make sure we are all being the absolute best we can be.

I love to learn and love a new tool so that is why I am here :)

Hi Peeps! I’m Noelle Burbank, a Staff Development Instructor at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC. I've been in the role for 8 months and am currently leveling up my Articulate skills with our new AI package. Looking forward to mixing it up with such a diverse group of experts!

I have a black lab named Bodhi and a calico cat named Ember. We recently rescued an orange kitten named Niko who is trying desperately to become best friends with the others!

My name is April Drennan, and I am a Training and Research Consultant for the State of Florida. Basically, I mostly create online tutorials for various tax topics, but I also conduct in house trainings as well. I live in Tallahassee, Florida, with my son and two fur kitties.

Hi everyone! My name is Pam Somers, and I’m based in Kansas City, Kansas. I work at Ascensus as a Senior Learning & Development Specialist. In my day‑to‑day role, I design and improve training and coaching programs, partner closely with subject matter experts and leaders, and focus on creating learning experiences that truly support our client services teams.

I joined this Certification Cohort to deepen my skills and gain new tools and perspectives that I can immediately apply to my work. I’m excited to learn alongside others and walk away feeling more confident and impactful in the learning solutions I create.

Below are my two German Shorthair Pointers, Bella (11) on the left and Coda (8) on the right. While they generally sleep 75% of the day, the 25% that they are awake is pure chaos!