TEAM – TorranceLearning

Megan TorranceChief Energy Officer

Megan brings over 2 decades of consulting, instructional design, and project management experience to the team. Not only does Megan facilitate our LLAMA® and instructional design workshops, but she also supports our clients with project kickoffs to make sure each project has clear direction. She is devoted to delivering outstanding work to our clients and creating a top-notch work environment based on trust, flexibility, compassion and fun.

Megan gardens, hikes, and plays ice hockey in her spare time.

Steve Wallag-MunoCOO | Integrator

As our Chief Operating Officer (COO), Steve brings his leadership experience to keep our office operations, staffing and billing running smoothly. He leverages his marketing experience with Zingerman’s, Borders Book Group and University of Michigan, to lead the team creatively in the design of client materials.

Steve lives an active lifestyle as an avid bicyclist, ice skater and father of four fabulous kids.

Michelle UcarClient Solutions

Michelle brings her experience with graphic design and course development to all her projects as one of our instructional developers. With a fine arts and print media background she brings her experience to set course standards and templates to enforce consistency over the course of a project.

Michelle and her son operate a custom food business, Julen’s Ausomesauce, to build skills and develop awareness of autism.

Matt RobinsonFinancial Specialist

Matt brings his expertise in accounts receivable and accounts payable to coordinate our client billing and supplier payments. He brings over a decade of experience and supports the TL team with many other internal financial and accounting functions. Matt also takes time away from TorranceLearning to serve as a drilling reservist in the Michigan Army National Guard.

Matt enjoys playing an intriguing assortment of pretend games, like knights and dragons, with two rambunctious boys.

Jami WashingtonExperience Host

Jami has a passion for learning and for helping others to aspire to greater things. Jami is focused on providing supportive and sustainable resources at TorranceLearning to ensure smooth, efficient, and effective processes in the day-to-day work experience, and to foster a productive, creative climate where everyone can excel and shine.

Outside of work, Jami loves to travel, meet new people, and learn other languages. Her hobbies also include graphic design, illustration, and copy editing. She is an avid knitter and enjoys spending time with people who sparkle.

Barb FlemingInstructional Design Team Lead

Barb brings her experience with learning project management to handle project logistics as Instructional Design Team Lead. Her attention to detail and personal approach allows her to support LLAMA® workshops and a variety of client needs.

Barb enjoys skiing and spending time up north with family and friends.

Leanne GeeCourse Development Team Lead

As our Learning Development Team Lead, Leanne brings her instructional design and development experience to create meaningful learning solutions for our clients. She’s a formidable wordsmith with a strong background in written, technical, and visual communication.

Outside of work, you may find Leanne at a concert, buying shoes she doesn’t need, or catering to the demands of her diva bunny, Beans.

Matt KliewerSoftware & Platforms Team Lead

Matt’s days are spent coding unique learning solutions for clients, building really functional user interfaces for 3rd party learning systems, and consulting on data structures and platforms for clients. Matt’s experience with xAPI makes him invaluable to our clients.

Matt’s background in elearning development, computer graphics, 3-D animation and film-making give him unique insight to the needs of elearning developers.

Jessica Jackson, M. Ed, MBA Instructional Designer

Jessica brings a myriad of educational experiences to instructional design. She leverages her background in classroom instruction and team development & management to design meaningful and impactful learning content for clients.

In her spare time, Jessica enjoys writing, hiking, and spending quality time with her family and dogs: Chloe Mae & Cardi B.

Linda Yesh-McMasterSenior Instructional Designer

Linda leverages her human resource experience to design and deliver training for our clients as one of our instructional designers. With a background in needs analysis and training delivery she brings her experience into the design of learning solutions that meet client needs while engaging the learner.

Linda loves the sun and sand and spends vacation time on a beach.

Erin StellerLMS Maven | UX Specialist

Erin handles some of our most complex client relationships, balancing learning design & development with platform integration and custom software. She leads our LMS implementation and administration services, leveraging her experience as an information architect and user experience designer to great advantage for our clients.

Erin is a wanderer at heart, whether by foot, bike or camper van! She is always on the lookout for a challenging trail, a new city to explore or the perfect plate of nachos.

Dean CastileCourse Developer | Office Technology Specialist

Dean manages to blend his career in music production with skills in software testing and cloud computing here at TorranceLearning. He manages video production projects and provides internal IT support.

Dean volunteers with the Chelsea Marching Band and enjoys watching his son compete in the Special Olympics.

Rachel GrantCourse Developer

Rachel wears many hats! She’s a member of our instructional design team. She loves being able to use her creativity to bring engaging learning content to life.

In her spare time, Rachel enjoys spending time with family and friends, and catching up on the latest true crime podcasts and documentaries.

Marijn MeijerInstructional Designer

Marijn pronounces his name (ma-Ryan or ma-Rhine) Meijer (MY-er) and has a master’s degree in Industrial /Organizational Behavior Management from Western Michigan University. He is enthusiastically applying all of that great academic knowledge to developing learning experiences for our clients.

In his free time Marijn competes in trading card game tournaments and can be found exploring nature one way or another.

Molly MerkelInstructional Designer

Molly is one of our Instructional Designers with a background in teaching English as a second language. Her experience developing and leading classroom learning helps her approach her work here at TorranceLearning from a learner’s perspective.

When she’s not at work, you might find her cooking, playing table-top games, reading, or walking her dog, Django.

Zari OzturkCourse Developer

Zari brings her experience in media and communication to create learning experiences for our clients as one of our instructional developers. With a background in publishing and journalism she brings her analytical eye to ensure we develop learning that is creative while still clearly communicating key points to learners.

Zari has written two children’s books, directed two award winning short films and a documentary. She’s translated seven children’s books from English to Turkish and coordinated the publishing of over a hundred books.

Carolyn CalleryInstructional Designer

Carolyn is one of our instructional designers with a background in customer service management and instructor-led training for search engine marketing. Her customer service experience and education in the social work field provides her with a skillset to meet the client “where they are” and work to provide excellent customer interactions and results. She loves to get people excited about learning.

In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys reading, writing, cooking, petting dogs, and long walks on the beach.

Joan TobinInstructional Designer

Joan brings her enthusiasm for design and delivery to every project. Her background in manufacturing, retail, and sales – coupled with her experience in facilitation and human resources – helps her create practical and engaging learning solutions.

Joan enjoys playing softball, golf, and watching college hoops. (Go Green!) She loves to travel and palm trees make her happy.

Dawn PutnamInstructional Designer

As one of our instructional designers, Dawn draws on her extensive classroom teaching experience and her experience in professional development to create engaging and effective instruction. Dawn’s background in writing is an asset in crafting a wide variety of instructional resources.

In her time away from work, Dawn chauffeurs her two teen children to various activities. When she has time to herself, she is cooking, or her nose is in a book. If you need a book recommendation, Dawn always has at least 7.

Clinton NicholsIntern

Clinton is ready to jump in wherever needed so the team can focus on making the magic happen. Clinton brings a strong aptitude for math and programming, and loves learning and brings his smile and enthusiasm to the office every day. He believes in the TorranceLearning mission and is excited about the future of elearning.

Clinton has traveled to twenty-one countries and lived in four states. He plays the trumpet with the Chelsea High School Band and composes jazz in his spare time. He also enjoys playing board games with friends and family.

Caitlin BeucheInstructional Designer

Caitlin brings her strategic eye to all her projects as one of our instructional designers and project managers. She makes sure that projects run smoothly, and client needs are met so they can educate their learners on everything from soft skills to medical education.

Joe DindaInstructional Developer

Joe brings his vast range of experiences as one of our instructional developers to develop learning that our clients will enjoy. With his experience in engineering, video and programming, Joe enjoys leveraging this experience to deliver knowledge to others in a variety of methods.

Joe enjoys traveling, photography, dancing, eating and learning. And more eating.

Todd RainsInstructional Developer

With a background in designing and developing web and print materials, Todd brings both his creative and analytical knowledge into his elearning development for our clients.

In his free time Todd enjoys the outdoors, boating and spending time with family and friends.

Willem Van ReesemaClient Solutions

Willem is focused on establishing long-term happy client relationships. He helps our clients develop their elearning business solutions, scope of work, budget and contract. He takes the lead on responding to proposal requests.

After hours, Willem writes original songs on his guitar and posts them to his Instagram fan base of 36 followers comprising mostly of his immediate family members.

Susanne Vanden BoschOffice Manager/Events Coordinator

As our Office Manager and Events Coordinator, Susanne keeps our office running smoothly. She handles everything from organizing office events to supporting Megan’s zany schedule, all the while juggling a myriad of day-to-day needs for the entire team.

Susanne volunteers throughout the Chelsea community, takes care of her family and pursues her passion of English riding and eventing.

Alex InmanSoftware Developer

With a passion for technology and learning, Alex brings the two together while developing our elearning software at TorranceLearning. Utilizing his background of mechanical engineering and technical training in the automotive industry, he offers quality and consistency in each and every project he puts his mind to.

Alex will get nose-deep in code while listening to a variety of podcasts about tabletop games, top technology, or what’s new in zymology. When not at the computer, he enjoys planning his next adventure, either at the gaming table or abroad.

Joseph PalmisanoSenior Instructional Designer

Joseph applies his M.Ed. in instructional technology and keen interest in human learning to support the learning and professional development of our clients’ learner audiences. He brings solid project management and content development skill sets to TorranceLearning from his prior career in educational publishing.

Joseph’s pastimes include traveling, experiencing cultural events, birdwatching, researching history and genealogy, as well as listening to jazz, American roots, and world music.

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