CEDIA Expo 2019

Samantha Ventura

CEDIA


Samantha Ventura currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Education and Training at CEDIA. Samantha directs, manages, and provides global leadership in all instructional and academic systems within CEDIA’s education programs, including Standards and Workforce Development. She also plans, develops, and oversees the curriculum development and online learning program, and promotes and supports the creation of innovative and diverse class offerings, as well as the evaluation and assessment of the education offered by CEDIA. While at CEDIA, Samantha has overseen the adoption of a true learning management system “The Academy,” the move for classes to be updated, offered online, and localized for the EMEA region, the translation of many classes into Spanish, and was instrumental in rewriting and creating the hybrid version of the very popular CEDIA Outreach Instructor class. She also sits on the Professional Development Advisory Council (PDAC), the Instructor Working Group (IWG) and oversees many working groups at CEDIA. Additionally, Samantha supports the organization by designing and teaching Leadership Development classes, participating in podcasts, writing blogs and articles, and supporting partner organizations by speaking on topics related to Transformational Leadership and Organizational Change. Both in California and Indiana, Samantha has developed and implemented diverse and inclusive learning programs, in many larger organizations and institutions of higher learning. Her undergraduate work was specifically in education, and her master’s and PhD work focused on teaching and organizational leadership. She has a special interest and focus on cultural intelligence and virtual leadership. She has been in the area of education, and teaching continuously, for 25 years.

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