Managers/Coordinators

Communications Team

Taylor Fisher - Newsletter Editor

Marketing Coordinator

Jamie Martinez Anderson - Social Media Coordinator

Jamie is a dedicated Positive Psychology Practitioner with a passion for fostering holistic well-being and transformative growth. Raised in the culturally rich Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Jamie embraces her Mexican American heritage with pride.

Jamie's academic journey took her to Georgia for graduate school, where a newfound love for the outdoors blossomed. This passion led to adventures across over 30 national parks worldwide and ultimately drew her to the Pacific Northwest. Here, Jamie enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, cycling, backpacking, and skiing with her family.

In her professional role at FranklinCovey, Jamie collaborates with esteemed organizations in the Pacific Northwest to develop exceptional leaders, foster cohesive teams, and cultivate inclusive, high-trust environments. Jamie’s work focuses on aligning learning and development initiatives with business outcomes to drive meaningful impact.

Jamie is also actively involved in several non-profit organizations, including Latino Outdoors, NextUp, Empower Youth Network, NAMI, and Camp Kindness. Through these roles, Jamie empowers families and individuals from diverse backgrounds to connect with nature, discovering the profound benefits of purpose and connection.

Programs Team

Azure Kraxberger-Unger - Manager, Volunteer Recruitment

Azure Kraxberger-Unger, PsyD., originally from Alaska, currently works as a Clinical Research Education Specialist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Her educational background includes a BS in Psychology, MA in Organizational Psychology and Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD) in Organizational Consulting.

Her professional experience includes adult distance learning, ELearning development, recruitment, training coordination, Learning Management System (LMS) management, and program management. Other professional areas of interest include learning and development, onboarding, employee engagement, organizational development, corporate volunteering. She enjoys traveling, cooking, SCUBA diving and volunteering for various causes in the Seattle community. 

Emma Badner, Manager, Employee Retention

Emma Badner is a newcomer to Washington state coming from New York, and is looking forward to contributing to the ATD Puget Sound community! She has previously experience as a teacher and mental health provider and has made the recent pivot into learning and development sector. Emma finds so much joy in connecting with others and getting to know their own professional journey and is excited to begin building relationships with the members of ATD Puget Sound.

Erica Largent, Retention Ambassador

Erica is a current MA student of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, set to graduate in June 2024. Prior to entering her current studies, she worked as an international student program manager for a K-12 school in the Seattle area, as well as an undergraduate admissions counselor and student outreach manager for Seattle Pacific University.

In both of those roles, Erica realized her enthusiasm for developing the programs and systems that support those learning anything from new cultural skills to emotional intelligence to tangible professional skills. She believes that a foundation to any kind of learning should be a solid, supportive learning community, and relationships with mentors that generate the confidence to keep growing.

A third-culture kid, Erica enjoys traveling the world whenever and wherever she can. Otherwise, you can find her around town exploring museums, cafes, tennis courts, and concerts, or up in the mountains hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter.

Shane Meek - Membership Growth Manager 

Shane has over 7 years in L&D roles, operating as a full-stack Instructional Designer / Learning Consultant. He has designed ILT and eLearning solutions for software and process adoption as well as group activities that allow teams to identify performance opportunities in a psychologically safe environment. He wants to help people excel in and enjoy what they do, and champions the L&D function in this pursuit.

Shane is a Seattle native, and lives north of downtown with his wife, dog and cat. He’s a cook, and a lover of coffee, science, and aviation. He’s also into cycling, hiking, disc golf, racquet sports, and live music. He’s very Seattle.

Jonathan Vetter - Corporate Relations Coordinator

Now a full-time partner of Vetter Solutions since 2021, Jonathan is involved with all aspects of his e-Learning business: He works with clients to plan the macro-design and script content. He leverages ten years’ experience in e-Learning to scout and then coach new, talented team members on the company’s process, and to oversee development. He also spends time in marketing and outreach.

From a young age, Jonathan’s dedication to music shaped his hard work ethic and natural attention to detail; and he went on to attain Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Cello Performance. But he feels music aided him more in being able to step back and see the big picture—and perhaps most of all, to be able to work through difficulties, in partnership with opinionated, sometimes obstinate collaborators, to create masterful, cohesive, and moving performances. Jonathan speaks fluent German, conversational Mandarin, and has lived, studied, and worked abroad for a total of five years. Being highly adaptable, he strives to honor the best (or most propitious) elements of the cultures he absorbs—applying them to improve his work and positively influence others.

When not designing engaging e-Learning, you’ll find him with his wife and daughter in the garden, working on home projects, or enjoying the amazing Puget Sound ecosystem.

Bill Taylor - Higher Education Relations Coordinator

Bill has over 20 years of training and development experience including formal classroom instruction, managing training teams, LMS administration, eLearning development, and a-z instructional design services as a consultant. He’s a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and his educational background includes a degree in psychology from Gonzaga University and Master’s in Teacher Education from Eastern Oregon University.

Bill is a Seattle native who loves being outdoors on bikes, skis, snowboards, boats, or hiking boots and hanging out with friends and family.

 OPEN - Membership Concierge

Professional Development Team

Nick Bade - Professional Development Manager

Director of Learning and Development for Columbia distributing. Former school teacher, current people teacher, instructional designer, and LEAN advocate.

 Lisette West - Mentoring Manager

Lisette West specializes in the creation and delivery of engaging leadership development programs that enable people to tackle tough issues, empower their teams, and enhance performance.  Because of her ability to listen to diverse perspectives, empathize in tough situations, and be solution-minded, Lisette was selected from her organization to be Master Trainer for Crucial Conversations.  She has a passion for supporting leaders and her impact is wide-reaching, ultimately changing lives one conversation at a time. 

Lisette has nearly two decades of facilitation experience in person, virtually, and globally in the staffing and healthcare industries.  This includes a decade of teaching recruiting best practices, 5 years teaching EPIC electronic medical records software to healthcare professionals, and experience in the development of end to end learning curricula that both engages and moves the needle for the business.

Lisette earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resources from Loyola Marymount University, a Six Sigma Green Belt certification and the Distinguished Toastmaster Award with Toastmasters International, where she continues to volunteer.  In her free time, she enjoys hiking and boating in Gig Harbor with her husband and son.

Randy Rebman - Professional Development Manager (Design)

Randy is currently a HR learning and development coordinator within the transportation industry in Alaska. His diverse background spans several different roles in the military, tourism, higher education, and corporate settings. Originally from Idaho, Randy holds an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Randy volunteers with Junior Achievement Alaska, teaching financial literacy and career readiness. He spends most of his free time outdoors, mountain biking, hiking, and camping.

Kerry Hollenberry – Professional Development Manager (Content Development)

Kerry is a new member of ATD Puget Sound and is excited to join the team! After 9 years in secondary education, Kerry is transitioning to the L&D space. She enjoys developing and designing engaging trainings and courses that solve problems in a fun and thoughtful way. Connecting with others and personalizing the learning experience is what excites her the most.

She has lived in Chicago (suburbs), San Diego, and now Seattle for the past 4.5 years. Kerry and her husband recently bought a home in the Central District and have a Ragdoll kitten named Finn (and thinking about getting another...). She loves all things Disney, playing rec softball, visiting with her nieces in Denver, and living sustainably. She would love to work in the climate space in the future working towards finding climate change solutions.

Tselmeg Erdenebayar - Professional Development Coordinator

Tselmeg Erdenebayar is a learning and development specialist from Mongolia with a master's degree in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the University of Washington. They have a diverse background in talent development in the banking sector and ESL teaching.

Helen Cheng - Certification Program Manager

With almost a decade of experience in talent development (human resources, career development, and learning & development), Helen has coached people in workplaces and higher education in reaching their professional goals. As an Instructional Designer for a workforce analytics software company, she enables her clients to use award-winning technology to gain valuable insights into their people.

After passing the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) exam in 2021, Helen established a supportive certification candidate community through ATDps. She manages the chapter's exam prep program as well as recertification initiatives.