Dawn J. Mahoney CPTD is a talent development professional who is passionate about developing people through better learning content, better learning strategy, and better dialog. In 2015, Dawn founded Learning In the White Space, a boutique consultancy devoted to planning a learning strategy and bringing it to life. Dawn writes the "Last Word" column in Training Magazine and is the author of Lean Learning Using the ADDIE Model.

Andrea May is the vice president of instructional design services for Dashe & Thomson. Andrea has 18 years of experience consulting, designing, developing, and delivering customized training programs for large organizations. Her early career was spent leading documentation and training efforts for organizations such as General Mills, Thomson Reuters, and Saudi Aramco as they implemented SAP at US locations and abroad. Since 2009, Andrea has designed and managed the development of national certified employee training programs for the propane industry. She also holds a master of fine arts degree in directing from the University of California, Irvine.