PORTLAND, OR: Hollander Consultants promoted Vicky Ewing to Deputy Director of Training from her previous position as Training Supervisor. The duties of position Ms. Ewing has ascended to consist of: scheduling clients of Hollander Consultants for training, ensuring all materials in training academy are up-to-date and easily accessible, providing classroom supervision, and conducting mobile delivery of Hollander Consultants’ services.

Charles Mann, Director of Training for Hollander Consultants, said, “Vicky Ewing is perfect for this position. Not only is she a professionally interned training supervisor, she also has 10 years of experience as a bookkeeper, many years running a private school with over 250 students, and a degree in animal health technology. Her combination of life experiences makes her uniquely qualified.”

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