
Debra Hallisey
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About me
Advocate for Mom and Dad
Education

Albright College
-Bachelor of Education (BEd) Family and Consumer SciencesActivities and Societies: PA Student Member Section - Family and Consumer Sciences - Vice President and President Campus Center Board - Vice-President and President Phi Beta Mu Albrightian newspaper contributor Domino Players publicity Orientation volunteer Wrote a grant funded by American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences for conducting a leadership workshop for student members of the Pennsylvania Family and Consumer Sciences group.Testified at senate sub-committee hearing on the impact incarcerated mothers have on the children in the family as part of senior project work.

Hood College
-Master's degree Leadership and SupervisionServed as liason on Capital Hill for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) in the public policy department. While the director was on maternity leave, I attended public policy hearings on the Family Home Protection Act. Tasked with writing a white paper on the AAFCS position a unanimous agreed not to support this act.
Experience

ISA Consulting
Jan 1998 - Jan 2011Cognos Training Manager• Developed short training videos posted to YouTube to drive public training for Cognos suite of tools.• Partnered with sales force to sell training by conducting public Webinars, respond to RFP's and creation of SOW's. Specialized business analytics training using Cognos suite of tools for the Pharmaceuticals industry.• Served as field sales helpdesk for 400 pharmaceutical sales.• Collaborated with Sales training team to write on integrating ILT and eLearning into management training.• Conducted multiple Instructor Lead training, Web based training and train the trainer sessions.• Liaison between IT and Sales Management to define reporting needs and dashboard. Show less

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Jan 1998 - Jan 2005ISA Consulting• Strategic partner in support of OMP commitment to increasing sales management’s ability to analyze and measure their business. • Creatred the Gold Standard for PowerPlay training at J&J through a training program for the field at all levels, from RBD’s, to Hospital Contracting Strategic Accounts Group. Program included ILT, WebEx sessions and long distance training via Centra. • Pioneered “Business case” training using Centra and WebEx sessions to cut travel costs and still meet CD&T rganizational goals.• Collaborated with IM on upgrade and cross-country training blitz that resulted in a clean, painless upgrade in less than a month for the entire field sales force.• Published a monthly newsletter to increase skills that including a data CD with software changes and tips and tricks.• Created an online training program for a new field website: FieldXpress. The result was a transition with a minimum of help desk calls Show less

Gwynedd Mercy University
Sept 1999 - Dec 1999Adjunct InstructorTeam taught basic Internet Course at the Center for Lifelong Learning.

Ernst & Young
Apr 2011 - Mar 2014Manager Ernst & Young• Advised an insurance firm going through a line of business realignment and transformation of management roles and people a new leadership model on an on-boarding program. The success of this full year of on-boarding is directly related to alignment with change management efforts for the transformation.• Managed internal and external resources to create training materials that were translated into 25 languages for 47 countries on a global rollout of compliance training• Assisted in an Oracle finance transformation rollout for a multi-national retail food manufacturing company. Lead a team in the development Captivate training material in Captivate as part of an Oracle transformation.• Generated eLearning Storyboards and worked with offshore developers to create eLearning training.• Contribute to Response for Proposal's (70% success rate), and responsible for training Statements of Work. Show less

Huron Consulting Group
Mar 2014 - Oct 2015Manager• Lead Instructional design and development of ILT and eLearning training material for transformational Hyperion Planning and HFM implementations.• Ongoing use of Captivate, Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) and SAP uPerform tools to create eLearning training.• Strategic consulting, including change impact of technology implementation and planning for end user adoption.• Contributor to multiple Responses for Proposal (RFP's) with high success rate.• Written multiple Statements of Work for training initiatives. Show less

Advocate for Mom and Dad LLC
Mar 2016 - nowFounderAdvocate for Mom and Dad offers solutions and resources to the issues and questions we face as our parents age and we become their caregivers.In 2014, I became a healthcare advocate at my fathers illness and death. And a care giver expert as the result of becoming responsible for my disabled mother. These life changing events is how Advocate for Mom and Dad was born.
Licenses & Certifications

Certified Caregiving Consultant
The Caregiving Years Training AcademySept 2019- View certificate

CCE
The Caregiving Years Training AcademyAug 2021 - View certificate

Certified Caregiving Consultant CCC
The Caregiving Years Training AcademyAug 2021 - View certificate

Certified Caregiving Advocate
The Caregiving Years Training AcademyJul 2021 - View certificate

CCF
The Caregiving Years Training AcademySept 2022 - View certificate

CCC Certificate
The Caregiving Years Training AcademyAug 2020 - View certificate

CEU Certificate from Caregiving Years Training Academy
The Caregiving Years Training AcademyJun 2025 - View certificate

CCF
The Caregiving Years Training AcademySept 2022 - View certificate

Certified Caregiving Advocate
The Caregiving Years Training AcademyJul 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Debra HalliseyAwarded Top 50 Caregiver Blog - Mar 2020 Top 50 Blogs, Websites & Influencers
- Awarded to Debra HalliseyWinner Top Blogs for Caregivers Graying With Grace's Jun 2019
- Awarded to Debra HalliseyFeatured in Aging Insider SeniorCare Mar 2018
- Awarded to Debra Hallisey2020 Top 50 Caregiver Blog, Featured in Aging Insider, Kaiser Health News and AARP. Living Our Values Recognition Ernst & Young - As an author and writer, being featured in my go to resources is an honor.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer
Issued by Adopt A Senior on May 2017
Associated with Debra HalliseyMember of the Community Advisory Board
Issued by Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership on May 2017
Associated with Debra HalliseyVolunteer
Issued by Special Olympics on Jun 2014
Associated with Debra Hallisey
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