Staff Bios

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Dr. William Freeman has over 38 years experience in development and  instruction of professional development curriculum in the government,  private and Fortune 500 sectors and has trained over 18,000 people.  As a  United States Air Force Professional Military Instructor he specialized  in Leadership, Management, Communication, Total Quality Management and  Customer Service.  William is a keynote speaker and provides one-on-one  coaching as well.  He has been a Board of Examiner with Quality New  Mexico and established the first Southern Illinois University Society  for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student charter at Kirtland AFB,  New Mexico.  He is also an adjunct instructor for Embry-Riddle  Aeronautical University.  William possesses an Ed.D. (Summa Cum Laude)  from Northcentral University.  He also has a Master's in Human Resource  Management from Webster University, a Bachelor's in Workforce Education  and Training from Southern Illinois University, and 3 Associates in  Criminal Justice, Education and Training and Instructor of Military  Science and Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. 

Robin brings 27 years of financial management experience to TopCorp,  LLC.  She is responsible for all financial aspects of the organization.   She is also a member and lead singer in the Enchanted Mesa Show Chorus, Region  21, Sweet Adeline's International (15 years). 

 Mitzi Cohn has 18 years of training experience, and has demonstrated work experience and success in providing training development and delivery, human resource management and development, operational support, program development, project management, professional communications, and support for implementation of numerous initiatives within various divisions and organizations throughout her career.  She is passionate about organizational learning because employees never stop learning and the workforce is the most important element of success. 
Mitzi Cohn has 18 years of training experience, and has demonstrated work experience and success in providing training development and delivery, human resource management and development, operational support, program development, project management, professional communications, and support for implementation of numerous initiatives within various divisions and organizations throughout her career.  She is passionate about organizational learning because employees never stop learning and the workforce is the most important element of success.   

Mike Brazile is currently a senior training specialist at Los Alamos  National Laboratory where he develops and implements training and  qualification programs in support of engineering operations and where he  also is part of an informal “training triage team.” This “training  triage team” uses a variation of the Japanese manufacturing industry’s  continuous improvement process called “Kaizen" to identify a process  improvement goal and, using SME workers, to execute, in a week or less, a  project improvement plan that shows immediate results in achieving the  process improvement goal identified. Called “Fast Track,” a short term  improvement goal is identified. Mike leads a small team that quickly  plans, executes, and delivers the required short term improvement goal  in two weeks or less. Mike has used Fast Track to improve manufacturing  cell operations, developed a new employee performance process and form,  developed classroom and On-the-Job Training courses, qualification  standards and processes, and needed technical procedures, all in two  weeks or less. 

Mike has worked in both leadership and team  member roles in developing programs to help organization members acquire  the needed skills to help the organization move forward and for team  members to grow through assignments in training, human resources, and  organization development.  He has worked for medium to large-size  organizations, including Fortune 500 corporations, specializing in  manufacturing operations and in finance and call center operations for  over 25 years. Mike served in the U.S. Army in both active duty and  National Guard assignments for almost ten years in the field artillery,  Special Forces, and Airborne Infantry. His career in the military  included attaining the ranks of sergeant and infantry officer where he  served in operations, as an NCO academy instructor, and as an instructor  including small arms weapons training, leadership development, and  small unit tactics. He has masters’ degrees in Adult Education and Human  Resource Management and likes to fly fish, go four wheeling in his  Jeep, and whatever his wife of 36 years “asks” him to do.  

John Wehner has over 20 years experience as an educator in professional  development, Total Quality Management (TQM),  and elementary education,  specializing in communication skills.  As a Professional Military  Education (PME), instructor and superintendent, he developed coursework  and trained managers in leadership skills, creativity, diversity, and  team building. John has a MA Ed.  in Curriculum and Instructional  Leadership, and a BA in Human Resources.   He also holds an Air  University, Occupational Instructor Certificate from his tenure in the  US Air Force. John has  earned honors as a New Mexico charter school  Teacher of the Year, led initiatives in Family Literacy, worked on  Student Assistance Teams (SAT), and was a member of the school governing  council.   Dedicated to helping others achieve their learning and life  goals by teaching them communication skills while inspiring them to  contribute to their communities, he encourages students with the motto:  "The greatest reward is not what you get for your effort, but who you  become because of it."