Margi Strub, Chief Learning Officer, Center for Personal Protection and Safety

     As the Chief Learning Officer, Margi is responsible for promoting a culture for organizational learning; conducting needs analysis; managing the capture, sharing, and retention of knowledge-content activities; leveraging corporate-wide knowledge and expertise; conducting strategic planning; and uncovering best practices and benchmarking. She oversees the development of a comprehensive training curriculum focused on cutting edge training techniques.  Margi researches and designs program curriculum to address specific training needs and creates tools to evaluate effectiveness. 

     Prior to her retirement in 2006 after 30 years of service with the Department of Defense, she managed the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency Education and Training Development Division.  Her efforts in this capacity led to the development of a Department of Defense Core Captivity training program—a program that would enhance the survival of military personnel captured in the performance of their operational missions. Margi managed the production of training programs and products used by over 700,000 high-risk armed forces personnel and multinational partners.