Brennan Kraxberger

Experience

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  Christopher Newport University

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2012

  Assistant Professor of Government and Geography

  • Taught 8-9 courses per year in comparative and international politics, American foreign policy, political geography, world geography, and African studies. • Published scholarly articles in the following academic journals: GeoJournal, African Affairs, Space and Polity, Africa Today, Third World Quarterly, Journal of Asian and African Studies. • Presented at Association of American Geographers annual conferences, and other professional meetings. • Led study abroad trips to South Africa, which involved managing all travel logistics and a budget of up to $47,000. • Served as the principal director of a team-taught teacher training institute with a budget of $40,000. • Reviewed scholarly manuscripts for 9 academic journals. Show less

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  Community food pantry

  Mar 2010 - Nov 2014

  Director

  Our emergency pantry in Hampton, Virginia serves 180-220 individuals weekly. Duties included: program monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, fundraising, training and supervision of 45 volunteers. I also oversaw the launch of this program, which partners with the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula and Feeding America.

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  Elevate Technology Solutions

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Technical Editor

  Performed quality assurance reviews of training materials (text material, audio, video, and websites). Reviewed written materials for clarity of expression, consistency, and content. Served as a narrator for Web-based training products. Collaborated with technical writers, Web programmers, graphic designers, instructional designers, subject matter experts, customers, and project/program managers.

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  ICONMA

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  Instructional Designer

  Supported Government Business Division (Medicaid learning) at WellPoint. Developed learning solutions for clinical and operations associates. Collaborated with internal business partners, learning consultants, and other Performance Solutions (training department) associates.

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  Elevance Health

  Jan 2014 - now

  Served as Interim Learning Manager (people leader) from January to May 2022. Served as design lead for large projects and implementations, with up to eight developers per team. Designed and developed learning solutions, including flipped (self-paced) classes and performance support tools. Supported clinical and operations associates, particularly in the Government Business Division. Collaborated with internal business partners, trainers, learning consultants, and other stakeholders. Coordinated and planned professional development activities for content developers. Served as a Quality Lead for all content development teams. Show less

  • Learning Program Manager

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Learning Experience Designer Senior

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2022

  • Instructional Designer II

    Jan 2014 - Mar 2015