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SumTotal's President to be 2006 Chair of ASTD Board of Directors

The president of SumTotal Systems, Kevin Oakes, has been named by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) as the organisation's 2006 chair of the board of directors. Oakes, who currently serves as the board's treasurer, will serve as chair-elect in 2005 before assuming the role of chair at the beginning of 2006.

As chair, Oakes will work with the board and CEO to lead the coordination of the organisation's strategy and direction, represent the board and its leadership to ASTD's 70,000 members and associates worldwide and represent the organisation on issues of workplace learning and performance to a wide variety of international audiences.

Oakes will also serve as an ASTD spokesperson during his tenure as chair, represent the organisation with government, business and media organisations across the globe, develop relationships with industry organisations, and represent ASTD in publications covering learning and business performance.

"I'm honoured to have been chosen to serve as ASTD chair-elect and as chair in 2006," said Oakes. "As a long-time member of the association, and as a member of the board, I have found it incredibly rewarding to be in the company of some of the best, most innovative minds in the industry. I look forward to the opportunity to able to continue to build on momentum ASTD has generated, and to help lead the organisation in new directions, particularly around learning's proven ability to accelerate organisational performance."

Prior to his position as president and director of SumTotal, Oakes served as Click2learn's chairman of the board after 2001, its CEO from 2000-2004 and as president from 1997 - 2000. Before joining Click2learn, Oakes was president and founder of Oakes Interactive, an award winning technology-based training company in Needham, Massachusetts, which merged with Click2learn in 1997. In addition to his position on the ASTD board, Oakes is also a member of Elliott Masie's TechLearn Consortium, is an advisory board member of Development Dimensions International (DDI), a past board member of the Instructional Systems Association (ISA) as well as an advisory board member of Longworth Ventures, a Boston area venture capital firm. Oakes is currently a regular columnist and editorial advisor to T+D Magazine, and is a frequent author in various publications and speaker at industry events.

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