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• Scaling Smarter: How Fractional L&D Can Drive Organizational Results and Impact Your Career Path!

  • When
    28 Jul 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mO9zEEQnTBGihBV7mvdI9g

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  Scaling Smarter: How Fractional L&D Can Drive Organizational Results and Impact Your Career Path

  Looking to stay agile, fill critical skill gaps, and drive key initiatives? Fractional L&D and HR professionals are transforming the way organizations scale—with flexibility, expertise, and impact.

  Join ATD Long Island for a powerful conversation featuring Meryl Rosenthal, Janet Wise, and Gary O'Connor on how Fractional Talent is reshaping the future of work and can shape yours!

  What is fractional talent?
  Seasoned professionals who step into leadership or specialist roles on a part-time or project basis—offering deep expertise without the full-time commitment. It's a smart, strategic solution to help companies scale faster, build stronger teams, and meet evolving workforce demands. Whether supporting transformation, leading initiatives, or developing talent, fractional HR and L&D professionals act as both catalyst and guide—offering fresh insights and lasting impact.

  Why it matters:
  Fractional talent brings an objective lens and cross-industry insight, helping organizations evolve their people strategy, accelerate performance, and build internal capabilities. Whether guiding change, mentoring teams, or improving organizational design, you can be the catalyst for both short-term results and long-term resilience.

  Why you should attend:
  In this interactive live online panel discussion, you’ll hear firsthand from experts who hire, place, and serve as fractional talent. Learn how companies are embracing the model—and how you can leverage this approach to meet your business goals or take the next step in your own professional journey.

  Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the future of flexible, high-impact talent.

  PANEL GUESTS:

  Meryl Rosenthal: co-founded her human capital firm, FlexPaths and serves as CEO and President. She brings deep insights into workforce, workplace, and talent development needs and is a sought-after thought leader and frequent speaker on the future of work. Before launching the firm, she spent over 20 years in the financial services industry in strategic, operational, and leadership roles.

  Janet Wise: chief career strategist and fractional Learning & Development executive, currently leading global talent and leadership programs at ADM. She is the creator of The Branding Room™ and The Career Visibility Studio™, two signature platforms that help leaders and consultants position themselves for visibility, advancement, and opportunity in today’s evolving world of work.

  Gary O'Connor: Managing Partner of My Part-Time HR Manager, LLC, a national provider of fractional HR services that helps CEOs and leadership teams scale smarter by aligning people strategy with business goals. Known for delivering cost-effective, no-nonsense HR solutions that drive results, Gary blends data from The Predictive Index with practical leadership insight. With over 30+ years of HR experience, including for-profit and not-for-profit CHRO roles, and a background as a licensed mental health counselor, he brings a unique lens to engagement and workplace dynamics.

  

  
  

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  Date: Monday July 28, 2025
  Time: 12N EST
  Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mO9zEEQnTBGihBV7mvdI9g

  Cost: Complimentary

  Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the future of flexible, high-impact talent.

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• Elevating Learning & Development: From Order-Taker to Impact Maker: Building a Strategic L&D Function

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Elevating Learning & Development: From Order-Taker to Impact Maker: Building a Strategic L&D Function

  Hosted by the Pittsburg Chapter
  

  Wednesday, July 30th | 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. ET | Zoom

  
  

  About This Event

  In today's dynamic business landscape, strategic thinking is a crucial skill for leaders and teams to thrive. Join Mary Rapaport, Chief Xceleration Officer and Strategy Coach at Xcelerate, in this thought-provoking and interactive presentation. Mary will help you rethink how to position your L&D talents and equip you with practical, actionable strategies to rebuild your L&D team’s strategic skills and mindset.

  Explore the evolution of corporate L&D and understand how economic, social, and other factors have shaped it into a vital yet often undervalued resource for business success. Mary will guide you through the essence of a strategic mindset, exploring its significance and why it is particularly critical for L&D teams to develop this ability. 

  Mary will provide the tools and insights to help you create powerful development plans that foster strategic thinking within your L&D team. Gain insights and ideas to help your teams build, think, and operate more strategically, increasing your team's influence and directly impacting your company’s ability to achieve its goals.

  Investment

  • Members – Member Benefit
  • Non Members – $20.00           

  About Our Presenters

  Mary Rapaport | Chief Xceleration Officer at Xcelerate

  

  Mary Rapaport is on a mission to democratize strategic thinking. She believes it's not just for the elite few, but for everyone in an organization. When everyone channels a strategic mindset, the business culture thrives, teams become more creative, and employees lean in and engage more. Cultivating this mindset helps leaders create a better (and more fun) place to work, fostering a stronger culture of creativity and innovation.

  As a strategic thinking architect, Mary empowers leaders and teams across all functions and levels to think, act, and lead more strategically. As the founder of Xcelerate, she builds learning strategy, designing and delivering immersive learning experiences that ignite "aha moments" and drive tangible business results.

  Mary's signature program, the Strategic Playground Workshop, is a unique blend of immersion, play, and practical application. Participants engage in reflection, peer learning, and scenario learning to awaken and channel their strategic mindset, helping them solve complex challenges and have a greater impact.

  As a trusted strategic thinking coach, Mary partners with individuals and teams at leading brands to develop customized learning and development strategies. She works closely with clients to identify blind spots, refine critical thinking skills, and translate strategic insights into actionable plans for tangible ROI.

  Mary's passion extends beyond individual development. She champions inclusive growth through the Minority Business Growth Alliance, a non-profit providing invaluable coaching and support to BIPOC entrepreneurs. She holds an MBA, a BA in International Business and French, and is a certified leadership and sales trainer. Mary has extensive experience in marketing, transformation, and strategic initiatives. She also serves as the current president of the Twin Cities chapter of the Association of Talent Development.

  
  

  Regional Webinar Series
  

  The ATD NYC Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following twelve ATD chapters:

  
  

  Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content! We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2025!

  
  

  ATD Recertification Credits

  ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Programs are pre-approved through the ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model may be applied towards recertification by Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holders.

  

  This webinar supports 1.25 credits in the Capabilities:

  Developing Professional Capability:

  • Career and Leadership Development

  Impacting Organizational Capability:

  • Business Insight

  • Consulting and Business Partnering

  • Organizational Development and Culture

  • Performance Improvement

  • Future Readiness

  
  

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  A Zoom Registration link will be sent with your Registration Confirmation and Reminder emails. This is best completed within an hour of starting the webinar and will lead directly into the meeting. Completing registration more than an hour before the webinar will not lead directly into the meeting, instead resulting in another confirmation email from Zoom with a direct link to the meeting to be used later (at the time of the webinar).

  
  

  Materials

  The presentation and materials will be shared after the event.

  
  

  Recording

  This webinar will be recorded in this instance.

  
  

  Online Event Recording Policy

  By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event. 

  
  

  Event Contact

  For any questions about this event, please e-mail dj.husted@atdnyc.org

  
  

  
  

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• Chick Fil A Networking Breakfast

  • When
    31 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Chick-fil-A, 656 Commack Road, Commack

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  Networking Breakfast Event | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | 8:30 - 10:00  AM | Chick Fil A

   

  NETWORKING BREAKFAST EVENT

  THURSDAY, July 31st, 2025

  8:30 – 10:00 AM

  
  

  You're Invited! ATDLI Networking Breakfast 

  
  

  Join us for a morning of meaningful connections at our ATD Long Island Networking Breakfast on Thursday, July 31st from 8:30–10:00 AM, graciously hosted at Chick-fil-A, 656 Commack Road, Commack.

  Enjoy great conversation, meet fellow professionals in Talent and Organizational Development, experience a quick connection activity and learn more about ATDLI!

  Seating is limited—RSVP early!

  
  We ask for a $7 donation, which will go toward sponsoring local college students pursuing careers in Training & Development with a free 1-year ATDLI membership.

  Let’s grow together—see you there!

  RSVP today by replying to this email.

  Warmly,

  Your ATD LI Leadership Team

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• Liberating Structures: Unlocking Participation and Learning

  • When
    27 Aug 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Liberating Structures: Unlocking Participation and Learning

  Hosted by the Metro DC Chapter
  

  Wednesday, Aug 27th | 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. ET | Zoom

  
  

  About This Event

  Liberating Structures is a best-of collection of group facilitation techniques that spark creativity, connection, and full-group engagement. In this active session, you’ll experience several key tools that help groups collaborate more effectively, surface new ideas, and build shared understanding. Whether you're designing a learning session, leading change, or just want to engage people more meaningfully, this workshop gives you easy, immediately usable strategies for any group. The Liberating Structures methodology is great to layer on for those with lots of experience working with groups, but also acts as a gateway to those who are new to facilitation and group engagement.

  Investment

  • Members – Member Benefit
  • Non Members – $20.00           

  About Our Presenters

  Lee Gimpel | President, Better Meetings

  

  Lee Gimpel helps organizations design and deliver more engaging, connected, and effective trainings, conferences, and retreats. He is the founder of Better Meetings, a Washington, DC-based firm that provides professional facilitation, meeting skills training, and conference design. His work blends adult learning, group facilitation, and human-centered design to strengthen collaboration, capability, and culture.

  Lee previously worked at a national training firm and in knowledge management at Capital One. Clients have included the World Bank, U.S. Treasury, Sodexo, and National Association of Realtors. He created the Conference Improvement Kit and produced the Conference Organizers Summit. He leads the DC community of practice for Liberating Structures and serves on the board of the Association of Meeting Professionals. A contributing expert for Forbes, Lee is also widely quoted in other media including USA Today, Convene, MeetingsNet, and The Guardian.

  

  Regional Webinar Series
  

  The ATD NYC Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following twelve ATD chapters:

  
  

  

  Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content! We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2025!

  
  

  ATD Recertification Credits

  ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Programs are pre-approved through the ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model may be applied towards recertification by Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holders.

  

  

  This webinar supports 1.25 credits in the Capabilities:

  Developing Professional Capability:

  • Training Delivery and Facilitation

  
  

  Add Meeting to Calendar

  After you register, don't forget to use the "add to my calendar" feature on the top righthand side of the webpage to hold your time.

  
  

  Accessing the Webinar

  A Zoom Registration link will be sent with your Registration Confirmation and Reminder emails. This is best completed within an hour of starting the webinar and will lead directly into the meeting. Completing registration more than an hour before the webinar will not lead directly into the meeting, instead resulting in another confirmation email from Zoom with a direct link to the meeting to be used later (at the time of the webinar).

  
  

  Materials

  The presentation and materials will be shared after the event.

  
  

  Recording

  This webinar will be recorded in this instance.

  
  

  Online Event Recording Policy

  By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event.  

  
  

  Event Contact

  For any questions about this event, please e-mail dj.husted@atdnyc.org

  
  

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