Karen Maida Heckman, CPDC

Karen Maida Heckman, CPDC has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Karen is currently the Founder of KM Heckman Consulting, LLC, where they provide comprehensive consultation for learning initiatives, designs and facilitates workshops for team performance and career development, and develops engaging training content. Karen is also a Partner at Intentional Discovery for Learning, a Subject Matter Speaker at The Rise Journey, a Business & Career Coach at SkillCycle, and a Certified Life Coach and Business Coach at noomii.com.

In their previous roles, Karen worked as a Senior Career Consultant at Careerminds and as a GMI Orientation Facilitator (Freelance) at General Mills. Prior to that, they held various positions at Mars, including Learning & Development Manager where they created and facilitated sales training programs, designed career development plans, and managed a training budget. Karen also served as a Seasonal Sales Planning Manager, Category Insights Manager, and HR Analyst at Mars.

Before their time at Mars, Karen worked as a Compensation Manager at Chubb and as a Human Resources Information System Analyst at Bayer.

Overall, Karen Maida Heckman, CPDC has a strong background in consulting, training, coaching, and human resources, with a focus on learning and development, team performance, and career development.

Karen Maida Heckman, CPDC, has pursued their education at Centenary University. However, the specific degree and field of study are not provided. In addition to their education, Karen has obtained various certifications to enhance their professional skills. Karen completed the Certified Professional Development Coach - Life/Transformational Coaching program at the Work2Live Dynamic Coaching Certification Program in October 2021. In September 2016, they became a Meyers Briggs Type Indicator Certified Practitioner through CPP, Inc. Furthermore, in September 2015, they obtained certification as an Insights Discovery Certified Practitioner from Insights. Finally, in January 2013, Karen became a Stretch Experience Facilitator through Stretch Learning.