meet a few of the pros who make SVC what it is.

If there’s one thing that makes SVC different from other training centers, it’s these folks — and many, many more just like them. They bring their up-to-the-minute industry knowledge, years of experience, and impressive network of connections to every SVC workshop. Consider, too, that the relationship between your team and SVC instructors doesn’t end when the workshop’s over. In addition to everything they learn, your people will take away a connection to a respected, knowledgeable industry leader they can cultivate for years.

  • Devin Liddell

    Devin Liddell

    Principal Futurist, TEAGUE
    Previously:
    Director of Brand Strategy,
    Phinney Bischoff
    FITCH
    LinkedIn
    Website
    Podcast

  • Torrey Podmajersky

    Torrey Podmajersky

    President, Catbird Content
    Previously:
    UX Manager, Google
    Sr. Content Developer, Microsoft
    LinkedIn
    Website
    Strategic Writing for UX

  • Michael Ortlieb

    Michael Ortlieb

    Senior Manager,
    Product Experience Design,
    Oak Street Health (div. of CVS)
    Previously:
    Product Design Manager,
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    LinkedIn
    Website

  • Cheryl Couris

    Cheryl Couris

    Director of Product Design
    Webex
    Previously:
    Interaction Designer, Google
    Sr. UX Design Manager, Microsoft
    LinkedIn
    Website

  • Surya Vanka

    Surya Vanka

    Founder, Authentic Design
    Previously:
    Director of User Experience, Microsoft
    Professor of Industrial Design, University of Illinois at Urbana
    LinkedIn
    Website

  • Kim Mats Mats

    Kim Mats Mats

    Director, UX Design
    Kaiser Permanente
    Previously:
    Design Lead, Avanade
    Experience Design Director, Avanade
    Senior Associate, Infosys
    LinkedIn
    Website

  • Larry Asher

    Larry Asher

    Creative Director, Worker Bees, Inc.
    Previously:
    Creative Director;
    Borders Perrin & Norrander
    LinkedIn
    Website

  • Hillary Miller

    Hillary Miller

    Branding and Marketing
    Training Facilitator
    Previously:
    Chief Operating Officer,
    Hydrogen Advertising
    Global Strategic Services Director,
    Wunderman
    LinkedIn

  • Tristen Click

    Tristen Click

    Director of Markting, CALSTART
    Previously:
    Visual Designer, Emerging Tech and Tech Leadership, Deloitte
    LinkedIn
    Website

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If you’d like to share some of the knowledge you’ve earned along the way, we’d love to chat with you about teaching an SVC workshop. If you’ve never taught before, it’s a great way to improve your presentation skills, get some experience at team management, and give back in a big way.

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