President/CEO of Carley Corporation, Sharon Wolford, and Vice President of Programs, Amy Motko took leading roles at the launch of 2012’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC).

Ms. Wolford, representing industry, delivered the keynote address at the opening ceremonies held at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando. In 2011, Ms. Wolford was nationally recognized by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) as the Kathleen P. Sridhar Small Business Executive of the Year. In 2010, she was recognized as one of the five top business owners within Central Florida. She is the founder of Carley and is responsible for the high-level strategic direction of this training technology-based organization. She is an expert in Instructional Systems Design, using virtually any media, with more than 25 years of experience applying adult learning theory to real world training needs.

Ms. Motko was the 2012 Conference Chair for I/ITSEC held in Orlando, December 2 – 6, 2012. For more information on I/ITSEC, visit http://www.iitsec.org. Ms. Motko is well-known to the training and simulation community, as she has worked within it for 25 years. She has worked in the Defense Industry as a Payload Support Engineer, Systems/Software Engineer, Program Manager, Director of Advanced Programs for Training Systems, and Assistant Vice President for Program Management. Amy has been an I/ITSEC contributor and leader since 1989.