Kendall Kiyohara

About Kendall Kiyohara

Training people has always been my passion. I love seeing a concept click in someone\'s mind, that moment when they understand something for the first time, whether it\'s with a child or with an adult. I love watching people take what they\'ve learned, and do great things with it. Or, better yet, teach others to do great things as well. I love helping other people become the best version of themselves, because the me that does that is the best version of me. I\'d love to train you.

Experience

1. Learning Specialist

   Altres

   Aug 2019 — Present · Honolulu, US

   Design and deliver training on a wide variety of topics to client employees and manager, both in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams. Trainings generally include 5-40 participants, but up to 50+. • Training Topics include Communication in the Workplace, Diversity and Sensitivity, Leadership Skills (such as Employee Retention, Employee Development, Coaching Conversations, and Interviewing and Hiring).• Partner with Department Heads in both simplicityHR by ALTRES as well as sister company ALTRES Staffing to manage training for internal employees.• Incorporated Learning Theory into the training content, ensuring high quality content that is informative and impactful.• Constant, ongoing review of content based on updated research in Learning and Development and industry changes.• Consistently positive comments from participants via evaluation follow up by Training Coordinator.• Proficient with SalesForce and Microsoft Teams for use with Learning and Development.

Education

• Occidental College

  Bachelor of Arts, Chinese and Japanese Language and Linguistics

  2006 — 2010

• The American School in Japan

  High School Diploma

  1993 — 2005