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Leadership Team
Advisory Board
Advisory BoardThe Advisory Board offers leading-edge executive and academic experience in the learning industry to Intrepid. The Board collaborates to provide guidance and direction on emerging trends and research. Bryan Chapman Bryan Chapman is Chief Learning Strategist at Chapman Alliance, LLC; a provider of research-centric consulting solutions that assist organizations in defining, operating and optimizing their strategic learning initiatives. As a veteran in the industry, Bryan has over 20 years experience and has worked with such organizations as American Express, Shell, Kodak, Sprint, Sharp Electronics, Honda, IBM, Microsoft, Avon, UNICEF, The Food and Drug Administration, U.S. State Department, and many others, to help them optimize learning efficiency through the use of innovative learning techniques and technologies. Bryan was formerly the Director of Research and Strategy for independent research and consulting firm Brandon Hall Research, where he served as the primary author and researcher on high profile projects such as the LMS Knowledgebase, LCMS Comparative Analysis Report, Comparison of Simulation Products and Services, and a comprehensive study of custom content developers in the industry. In addition, Bryan was responsible for structuring Brandon Hall Research’s consulting practice. Prior to joining Brandon Hall Research, Bryan was responsible for bringing two emerging, enterprise learning technologies to the learning community. As Vice President of Product Management at Avaltus, he was a key designer of Jupiter, the industry’s first fully XML-based learning content management system (LCMS). At Allen Communication, Bryan was the inventor of the first commercial EPSS system for instructional designers, called Designer’s Edge; a tool for guiding novice developers through the instructional design process. Designer’s Edge became widely used by military and large corporate entities as a central repository for learning designs and content. Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan is CEO of SSS, which offers private K-12 schools a combination of software and professional services that make it easy for parents to apply for financial aid, and for school administrators to manage the process. SSS is part of the National Association of Independent Schools, a membership organization that represents approximately 1,400 independent schools and associations in the United States. A co-founder of Intrepid Learning Solutions, Mike was most recently an Executive Vice President with Intrepid, responsible for leading the delivery of learning services to Intrepid clients, including consulting, instructional design, media production, instructor led-delivery, and project management. As an Intrepid consulting principal, Mike led teams for major global clients in industries that include financial services, high technology, management consulting, aerospace, and retail, and in service areas that include learning strategy, LMS selection, organizational benchmarking and curriculum development. In his prior roles at Intrepid, Mike developed many of the research methodologies, consulting toolsets, and process models that are now the basis for ongoing Intrepid consulting work. He has written a monthly column on web-based training design for Training Magazine, and frequently presented at industry conferences on topics ranging from e-learning strategy to best practices in web-based training design. Mike holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's degree from the University of Washington. He has an extensive background in education, curricula design, and applied linguistics. Ernie Kahane, Ph.D. Ernie Kahane is recognized as an organizational leader who creates and implements learning strategy that improves organizational performance and business results. He has received a national award for his work in aligning business goals with global training and in implementing development systems. He has focused expertise in learning theory, e-learning, and learning management systems. Ernie has been a medical educator and held leading training and management consulting roles at Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies and Instructional Design from the University of Illinois. Ernie has authored a number of books and periodicals including “Certification: Business and Legal issues” in Evaluating Corporate Training. He has received ASTD best practice awards and is co-inventor of two patented consumer products. Kevin Oakes Kevin Oakes is the CEO and co-founder of The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the world’s largest private network of corporations focused on improving workforce productivity. Kevin has been a leader in the human capital field for the last 15 years, and was most recently the President of SumTotal Systems, (NASDAQ: SUMT), which he helped to create in 2003 by merging Click2learn (where he was Chairman and CEO) with Docent. Kevin was most recently the Chairman of ASTD (serving 5 years on the ASTD board), is the current Chairman of the ASTD board selection committee, and is a frequent speaker and author in the industry. Prior to joining Click2learn, Kevin was president and founder of Oakes Interactive, an award winning technology-based training company in Needham, Massachusetts. Kevin also founded TopShelf Multimedia, a distributor of off-the-shelf e-Learning titles, and Acorn Consulting, a strategic consulting organization. All three companies merged with Click2learn in 1997, which Kevin helped take public one year later. Allison Rossett, Ph.D. Dr. Allison Rossett, long time Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University, is in the Training Magazine HRD Hall of Fame, was recently a member of the ASTD International Board of Directors, and was honored by selection as an ISPI Member-for-Life. Recipient of ASTD’s 2002 recognition for lifelong contributions to workplace learning and performance and designated a 2008 LEGEND. Allison co-authored Job Aids and Performance Support: Moving from Knowledge in the Classroom to Knowledge Everywhere in 2007. Allison edited The ASTD E-Learning Handbook: Best Practices, Strategies, and Case Studies for an Emerging Field. She also co-authored a white paper for the American Management Association, Blended Learning Opportunities, and another on learner engagement for Adobe Systems. She is the author of four award-winning books, including Beyond the Podium: Delivering Training and Performance to a Digital World and First Things Fast: A Handbook for Performance Analysis. Prior award-winning books are Training Needs Assessment, and A Handbook of Job Aids. Some of Allison’s recent articles are “Performance Support Tools: Delivering Value When and Where Needed,” “Moving Your Class Online,” "Confessions of a Web Dropout," and “Training and Organizational Development, Siblings Separated at Birth.” She has conducted research and published articles on needs analysis, learner engagement, and persistence in online learning. Her client list includes IBM, HP, the Getty Conservation Institute, Fidelity Investments, Deloitte Consulting, BP, the IRS, Amgen, Royal Bank of Scotland, National Security Agency, Transportation Security Administration, and several workplace learning start-ups.  Share
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