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Training and Development

Dec 4, 2025

David Winningham ’25 MED: ‘The Professors in My Program Made the Biggest Impact on My Education’

As he graduates from the NC State College of Education this December with his Master of Education in Training and Development, David Winningham ’25 MED reflects on how his experience in College of Education helped him balance his desire to learn with his commitments as a full-time employee and busy father.

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Nov 21, 2025

Five Projects Receive Funding through College of Education’s Community-Engaged Partnerships Initiative

The NC State College of Education has awarded funding to five proposals for community-engaged partnerships. The goal of this initiative, introduced this year, is to foster new or existing connections by bringing people together to promote partnerships and advance the college’s vision to ensure access and success for all learners.

Nov 17, 2025

Assistant Teaching Professor Pooneh Lari Elected Member-at-large of AAACE Commission for Distance Learning and Technology Executive Leadership Committee

Pooneh Lari, an assistant teaching professor of training and development in NC State’s College of Education, has been elected as a member-at-large of the executive leadership committee of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education’s Commission for Distance Learning and Technology (CDLT).

Jul 8, 2025

Maja Stojanović Joining College of Education as Assistant Professor of Adult and Lifelong Education/Training and Development

Maja Stojanović will join NC State’s College of Education as an assistant professor of adult and lifelong education/training and development beginning Aug. 15, 2025. She currently serves as an assistant professor of adult learning and leadership at Kansas State University, where she has been a faculty member since 2022.

Apr 24, 2024

Tala Dahmash ’24MED: ‘Learning is a Lifelong Journey, and Adult Education Allows Individuals to Continually Adapt, Grow and Thrive in an Ever-changing World’

Tala Dahmash '24MED has spent the last decade as an English teacher and English as a second language (ESL) specialist in Dubai. To further grow as an educator, Dahmash decided to earn her master's degree in training and development at the NC State College of Education, and she will make the 15-hour flight from Dubai to Raleigh to attend her graduation ceremony.

NC State College of Education graduate Ewarja Hinton

Dec 7, 2021

Ewarja Hinton ’21MED: ‘Throughout This Program, I Gained Knowledge, Skills and Experience to Help Me Both Personally and Professionally’

Ewarja Hinton ’21MED fell in love with education several years ago as a teacher assistant for an elementary school class. Now, as a supervisor, she has earned her Master of Education in training and development to create training programs to help her employees better learn and prepare for their own careers.

Amanda Melniczek

Dec 16, 2019

Amanda Dye Melniczek ’19MED: As a First-generation College Student, Education was the Key to Opening the Door to a World of Opportunity to Learn, Travel and Grow

As a community college professor, Amanda Dye Melniczek ’19MED will use her master’s degree in training and development to help provide professional development for faculty and staff in a two-year institution.
Jason Cook, Michael Von Bargen and Richard Singer at the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Annual Conference in New Orleans in April 2019. The group is set to graduate from the Master of Education in Training and Development program this May. The three are pictured in front of their presentation screen.

May 2, 2019

Three Colleagues Tackle Master’s Degree and Professional World

Michael Von Bargen, Jason Cook and Richard Singer will soon graduate from the NC State College of Education's training and development program. Learn how this group of friends took what they learned in the program and applied it to their careers at Duke Energy — saving the company $1.5 million in training costs.

Dec 14, 2018

Dylan Stoneham ’18MED: Helping Others Succeed in Their Careers

As his career progressed, Dylan discovered a natural draw to training processes at the organization level. He wanted to explore how training opportunities not only created better working environments but how they empower employees. Now, he prepares to graduate with a master’s degree in Training and Development to help others gain the skills they need to succeed in their careers.

Mar 2, 2018

#WhyIChoseEducation: Ashley Swing

Ashley Swing graduated with her master's degree in 2014, and now she's back at the NC State College of Education working on her doctorate. Find how why education is so important to her.