Katie Sica

Katie Sica
Katie is a Content Editor at Skye Learning.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Nicole Mailhot

Posted by Katie Sica on Apr 16, 2021 1:09 PM

This week, Skye Learning® is thrilled to spotlight Nicole Mailhot, Chief Business Officer at Dirigo Federal Credit Union (Dirigo FCU), where she has worked for nearly twenty years. Mailhot is responsible for the credit union’s retail operations, including business development, sales, and marketing.

In addition, Mailhot serves as a board member for Dirigo FCU as well as for the Center for Financial Training & Education Alliance (CFTEA). She has a BSBM from the University of Maine. Skye was thrilled to include her expert commentary in the online course Banking Today.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Jessica Bollotta

Posted by Katie Sica on Apr 2, 2021 12:37 PM

This week, Skye Learning® is featuring Jessica Bollotta, an E-Services Manager at Achieva Credit Union. Bollotta has over 24 years of banking experienced has specialized in Digital Experience/Call Center Management for over 13 years.

Bollotta has formerly worked for The Provident Bank, Federal Savings Bank, Kennebunk Savings Bank, and TD Bank Group in leadership roles ranging from VP to Electronic Banking Officer. She is also serves as a council member for the Center for Financial Training & Education Alliance (CFTEA). Skye was excited to feature Bollotta in the online course Quality Service, available now!

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Bob Cargill

Posted by Katie Sica on Mar 26, 2021 10:45 AM

This week, Skye Learning® is spotlighting Bob Cargill, an award-winning copywriter, social media consultant, content marketer, creative director, teacher, public speaker, contractor, freelancer, and subject matter expert. He is also President of the American Marketing Association of Boston.

Formerly, Cargill has been an adjunct professor at Suffolk University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and New England College of Business. He has also worked at various companies as Senior Copywriter, Director of Social Media, Creative Director, and more. Skye was thrilled to feature Bob Cargill in the online course Social Media Marketing.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Laurie LaBrie

Posted by Katie Sica on Feb 26, 2021 12:28 PM

This week, Skye Learning® is excited to spotlight Laurie LaBrie, who has been President of Integrated Human Resources for nearly 23 years. Her company functions as an outsourced human resources department, providing a full breadth of HR services to small and medium-sized organizations across the country.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Daniel Aldrich

Posted by Katie Sica on Nov 13, 2020 12:29 PM

Daniel Aldrich is a professor of political science and public policy at Northeastern University, where he’s also Co-Director of the Center for Resilience Studies. Aldrich specializes in disaster recovery, Japanese politics, nuclear power, and NIMBY politics. He has a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University. Skye Learning was thrilled to feature Aldrich’s expert commentary in its online course HR in Times of Crisis.

Formerly, Aldrich has taught at Purdue University, the University of Tokyo, and Tulane University. He has published five books, including Building Resilience and Black Wave, has authored more than 55 peer-reviewed articles, and has written op-eds for media outlets like The New York Times, CNN, and HuffPost.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Christopher Plummer

Posted by Katie Sica on Oct 30, 2020 11:16 AM

Christopher Plummer is a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a member of Cyber Health Working Group (CHWG), FBI InfraGard, Crimedex, and the New England Healthcare Information Security Forum (NEHISF).

Plummer has worked across a wide spectrum of organizations and industries, now specializing in healthcare information security. Before moving to Dartmouth-Hitchcock, he worked as a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst for Catholic Medical Center. He also spent nearly 10 years working as an Information Systems and Security Manager for the U.S. Navy. Skye Learning is thrilled to feature Plummer’s expert commentary in the online course Cybersecurity for Healthcare Professionals.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Priya Prabhakar

Posted by Katie Sica on Oct 23, 2020 1:27 PM

Priya Prabhakar is the Director of Compliance at Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare. Formerly, she was the Corporate Compliance Officer at Walden Behavioral Care. Skye Learning was thrilled to include her expert commentary in Skye’s online course Nonprofit Ethics and Compliance.

Prabhaker has earned her MBA, Master of Public Health (MPH), and Doctor of Medicine (MD). In addition to her compliance-related roles, she was a physician for more than six years at both Jackson Park Hospital and Inlaks Medical Hospital, served as a visiting faculty member at Boston University, and was the Associate Director for the Foundation for Research and Education in Eating Disorders.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Lloyd Schwartz

Posted by Katie Sica on Oct 9, 2020 1:15 PM

This week, Skye Learning is spotlighting Lloyd Schwartz, an award-winning poet, critic, and teacher. Lloyd Schwartz is currently the Poet Laureate of Somerville, MA. For nearly 40 years, he taught poetry at UMass Boston, where he helped to establish a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program.

Schwartz has authored five books of poetry, including Little Kisses and the forthcoming Who’s on First (New and Selected Poems). His poems have been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Best of the Best American Poetry, and other prominent journals. In 1994, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism regarding his work on American poet Elizabeth Bishop.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Linda Farr

Posted by Katie Sica on Oct 2, 2020 2:06 PM

This week, Skye Learning is featuring Linda Farr, an accomplished human resources leader who provides strategic and tactical consulting to SMBs, through Farr HR Solutions, Inc.,  in the biotech/pharma, medical device, and technology industries. She has consulted with employees across the globe, including Hong Kong, Germany, and Denmark. Previously, she was Vice President of Human Resources, North America at Straumann USA.

What’s more, Farr has an MBA from Western Michigan University, has earned her SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications, and is a board member for the Greater Merrimack Valley HR Association. Skye Learning was thrilled to feature her expert commentary in our HR Hot Topic courseware, including HR Hot Topic: Flexible Work Arrangements.

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Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Alena Huniova

Posted by Katie Sica on Sep 18, 2020 12:44 PM

This week, Skye Learning would like to spotlight Alena Huniova, a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) and Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II). Huniova has a wealth of experience in software product development, from the delivery of 16+ software products to automation in 9+ business domains. She also has a master’s degree in CAD/CAE systems.

Huniova is a Technical Product Manager at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Previously, she was a Senior Business Analyst at Kanda Software. Skye was thrilled to feature Huniova’s expert commentary in Introduction to Business Analysis.

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