I am humbled and excited to serve the chapter as the VP of the Strategic Partnerships committee this year. Our committee works with businesses, associations, and colleges & universities in the greater Atlanta area to create mutually beneficial partnerships and add value for you, our members. We have some exciting things in the works for 2022 and I would love to share some key highlights with you of what is to come!

We are partnering with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for our members to attend ICF Atlanta events at a 50% discount of their non-member rate! In addition, we are partnering with NAAAHR, the Interaction Design Association of Atlanta (iXDA Atlanta), and the Southeast Association of Facilitators (SEAF) to bring complementary content to our programming this year. Keep your eyes open for details on programming content in the next few months as well as information on a fun networking event with NAAHR in late Spring/early Summer!

For our student members and young professionals, we have been working with colleges and universities to spread the word on opportunities for networking, job experience, and mentorship. We are currently collecting applications for our mentor program, which is a wonderful opportunity for students interested in the Talent Development field to be partnered with a more senior member of our chapter and learn. If you are interested in being a mentee or a mentor, you can find more information on our mentorship page.

Potential mentors, we need you too! This program is a great opportunity for our more experienced members to give back to our community, gain mentorship experience, and possibly even source new talent for your organization. In addition, we will be hiring an intern for the chapter later this year and holding an instructional design competition that will help you build your professional portfolio of work. More to come!

We have a lot planned for this coming year, more than I could possibly highlight here, but know that our small and mighty committee is working hard behind the scenes to help enable our talented Programming and Membership committees to bring world class experiences and resources to you. As a member, we invite you to share potential future partnerships you would like to see. And if you are part of a business, association, or college/university that would like to be a future partner or sponsor of our ATD Greater Atlanta Chapter, I would love to connect with you! 

Jennifer Schmelter

VP Strategic Partnerships

ATD Greater Atlanta

VP_StrategicPartners@atdatlanta.org