Dale Ludwig (Trainer/President) has a Ph.D. in Communication and, prior to Turpin, taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He founded Turpin Communication in 1992. Since then he has worked to keep Turpin focused on providing the best presentation and facilitation skills training available. He’s also spent a lot of time behind the video camera in the training room and, most recently, in front of the camera as one of the trainers in our online courses. The Turpin name is a reference to a fictional character in one of Dale’s favorite short stories. It was chosen not because the fictional Turpin had anything to do with presenting or training, but rather because the name sounds nice next to “Communication” and isn’t too hard to spell.
	Greg Owen-Boger (Trainer/Vice President) has been with Turpin Communication since 1995, first as a camera man, then trainer, account manager and now vice president. Schooled in management and the performing arts, Greg brings a diverse set of skills and experience to the organization. As a trainer, Greg delivers our live workshops and is one of the instructors in our online courses. Greg is also an account manager and has taken the lead in the design and development of Turpin’s eLearning courses. About that hyphen in his last name, it goes back to the acting years when he was ill-advised to lose his last name and use his middle name instead. He inserted the hyphen when he left acting, mostly because without it the Social Security Administration was confused.
	Mary Clare Healy (Trainer) has been working as a communication trainer and consultant for over 20 years. She has a BS in Marketing and Communication and specializes in management development, presentation and facilitation skills, group process and team building. Prior to Turpin, Mary Clare was Director of Marketing for a communication consulting firm and Director of Management Training for Household International. Mary Clare joined Turpin in 1996. When she’s not in the training room or in front of the camera as one of our eLearning trainers, Mary Clare is busy keeping up with her sons. There are three of them. It’s not easy.
	Sarah Stocker (Trainer/Workshop Coordinator) graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BA in Communication. After college, she spent the first 5 years working as a stage manager for various theatres in Ohio. After moving to Chicago, she worked as a contractor for several Chicago companies, first stage managing corporate theatre productions, and then as a project and logistics coordinator for customized training seminars. She came to Turpin in 2005 as a camera operator then progressed to her Workshop Coordinator and Trainer roles. Sarah managed the creation of Turpin’s eCoach and helped develop our eLearning courses. She also delivers phone consultations as follow-up to the online Comprehensive Presentation Skills Course. Sarah recently moved from Chicago to San Diego where it takes her 10 minutes to walk to the beach.