"I want my learners to fall in love with learning and realize it never stops. Every time I train, I learn. Learning is not a sedentary activity. I have a passion for learning that comes alive for the participants — through in-class activities and application of knowledge. Learning unlocks all sorts of possibilities — with knowledge there is no limit to what you can do. As someone who once lost everything I “owned “ in a fire, I realized the one thing that no one could ever take away was what I had learned throughout my life. Learning is something we will always keep."
  Annette Cremo PhD
With 15 years of experience as an education, training, and human resource development consultant and university instructor, Dr. Cremo designs, develops, and delivers programs to meet the diverse needs of organizations in the private and public sector. In addition to her consulting work, she teaches a graduate course in training/presentation skills for Pennsylvania State University.

Annette spent the majority of her doctoral research examining the learning needs of teams — specifically as they relate to the active learning process for team development, high-performance work systems, and the group problem-solving process. She also researched the training needs of small businesses and contributed to a number of projects in this area, including development of collateral materials, marketing strategy, and various policy documents. As an expert in prevention and handling of sexual harassment in the workplace, she assists with both organizational policy and employee training.

Areas of Expertise:
  • Personal and Executive Coaching
  • Communication
  • Customer Service
  • Instructional Design and Development
  • Leadership and Supervisory Skills
  • Negotiating
  • Presentation and Training Skills
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Diversity
  • Strategic Skills
  • Team Building
  • Training and Facilitation Skills

Her clients have included: AAA, Air Products, Choice Hotels, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GlaxoSmithKline, Hershey Foods, Hilton Hotels, Ingersol Rand, Outback Steakhouse, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Blue Cross, Pennsylvania State University, Philips, Scott Paper Company, United Way, Unysis Corporate University, Washington D.C. Department of Corrections, and others.

Education: Annette earned her PhD in Psychoeducational Process (adult education and organizational development) from Temple University. She holds an MA in Education (with a concentration in Training and Development) from Pennsylvania State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the university with a BS in Behavioral Science. Annette also earned an advanced certificate in gerontology.

Accomplishments and Distinctions: Past president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society of Training & Development, past president and member of Delta Tau Kappa (the National Social Science Honor Society), ASTD National Review Team member, and member of the following: Academy for Human Resource Development, Society for Human Resources Management, International Society for Performance Improvement, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education, and the Association for Psychological Type.

 
 

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