For all those lovers (and haters!), here's another story on certifcation. This one is in regards to Ombuds and originally posted at The Ombuds Blog:
The Board of Certification for Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioners has announced the names of the first Ombuds to become certified. Nineteen individuals from 12 different organizations have now passed the examination and have demonstrated they have at least a year of experience and practice to the IOA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Evan R. Arrowsmith, Eaton Corporation
Thomas W. Barnette, American Express
Carol L. Breslin, Chevron Corporation
Victoria Brown, University of Central Florida
Ilene Butensky Brehm, Eaton Corporation
Mary Chavez Rudolph, University of Colorado Denver
Melissa Connell, University of Colorado Denver
Joan Elaine Engel, Career Concepts, Inc.
Sylvia L. Powlis Garvin, Career Concepts, Inc.
Sharon Lanier, Munroe Regional Medical Center
Bathabile K. S. Mthombeni, Columbia University
Lisa M. Neale, University of Colorado Denver
David Richardson, Kaiser Permanente
Janis Schonauer, AllianceBernstein
John A. Simonetti, Eaton Corporation
Albin W. Swenson, Chevron Corporation
Marc Vaucher, United Nations
Richard G. Wall, Chevron Corporation
Theodore R. Williamson III, The Coca-Cola Company
The next CO-OP examination will be offered during the IOA annual conference in New Orleans, April 8, 2010. (CO-OP Directory of Practitioners.)