Our Team

Britt Andreatta, MA, PhD

Chief Executive Officer
Britt is the CEO of Brain Aware Training, providing groundbreaking research and science-based solutions for today’s workplace challenges. She is an internationally recognized thought leader in leadership development and learning strategy.

Jackie Burton

Executive Assistant
With a proven track record of providing exceptional administrative support, Jackie serves as the executive assistant at Brain Aware. She ensures seamless operations and supports the executive team in achieving their goals. Jackie is adept at handling multiple priorities with efficiency and confidentiality. 
Claudia Arnett

Claudia Arnett

VP of Marketing
Claudia leads product management, strategic communications and marketing for Britt. She has a passion for storytelling and enjoys building meaningful relationships that go far beyond product and service.
Justin Reinert

Justin Reinert, CPTD, SPHR

VP of Partnerships
As a seasoned learning leader and executive coach, Justin has built the learning function from the ground up at many organizations. He holds an MA in Educating Adults and has a passion for learning effectiveness. He strives to identify the connection between learning and results at both individual and organizational levels.
Chris Sneathen

Chris Sneathen

Chief Technology Officer
With technology constantly changing, Chris leads the efforts to bring cutting-edge products to transformative learning experiences. He has a long history working in IT for a range of companies including Crystal Cruises, local county government, and the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Heloisa Vila

Heloisa Villa

Associate 
Heloisa is passionate about making change stick. For nearly 16 years, she has worked with leaders and dozens of organizations across the country to change mindsets, behaviors, processes, and systems so that people, teams, and organizations achieve measurable results and thrive in an equitable and inclusive way.
Leigh Duddy

Leigh Duddy

Director of Partnerships
Leigh has found her passion in helping others upskill their talents. With over 15 years of experience in sales and training, she is an enthusiastic and dynamic Learning & Development professional. Having been responsible for L&D departments and their initiatives in the past, Leigh is excited to use her knowledge and experience to help others succeed with Brain Aware.
Al Dea

Al Dea

Business Development
Al is a leadership coach and corporate trainer with 10+ years experience delivering keynotes and workshops on leadership and professional development to employees and leaders across Fortune 500 organizations and higher education institutions.
Lisa Slavid

Lisa Slavid, MA

Associate
Lisa has over 25 years of experience designing powerful learning workshops, programs, and keynote presentations. She regularly works with corporations, universities, and nonprofits, specializing in appreciative inquiry, strategic planning, innovation, and creativity.
Dana Campagna

Dana Campagna, PhD

Organizational Psychologist
Dana is a contributing research and clinical psychologist whose work and interests focus on human potential, helping diverse and minoritized communities thrive, and maximizing workplace environments for organizational success.
Margarita Lozano

Margarita Job

Product Specialist
A mexican american citizen fluent in Spanish and English. Certified in: HR (SHRM SCP); consulting, training, and competency assessment (CONOCER and ISO) and fund raising (Indiana University).
Richard Hilton

Richard Hilton

Website Developer + Video Editor
Richard Hilton is a front-end web developer and video editor. His interest in psychology and usability plays a major part in the process of creating content that is both uplifting and informative
Alejandra Langerica

Alejandra Langarica

Marketing Specialist
Alejandra brings her keen eye for design and marketing to a range of projects ranging from comprehensive analysis of the needs, information, situations, and problems that arise.
Jenefer Angell

Jenefer Angell

Editor/Writer
Jenefer's seasoned editorial eye helps put the polish on Britt's many projects, including her books and marketing communications. She draws on 20 years of acquisitions, development, and marketing experience with traditional and independent publishers.

Training Associates

Here are members of our teams that are certified in various products who can support you in your roll out.
All Product Categories
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware
Justin Reinert

Justin Reinert

Certified In:
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware Leader, Executive, Professional
Language:
English
Location:
Chicago, IL
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Heloisa Vila

Heloisa Villa

Certified In:
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware Leader, Executive, Professional
Language:
English
Location:
Oakland, CA, USA
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Lisa Slavid

Lisa Slavid, MA

Certified In:
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware Leader, Executive, Professional
Language:
English
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Steve Caputo

Steve Caputo

Certified In:
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA
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Angeli Mancuso

Angeli Mancuso

Certified In:
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA
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Annalyn Cruz

Annalyn Cruz

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English
Location:
Oakland, CA, USA
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Al Dea

Certified In:
Change Quest
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
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Leigh Duddy

Leigh Duddy

Certified In:
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
New York City, NY
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International Certified Trainers

Here are members of our teams that are certified in various products who can support you in your roll out.
All Product Categories
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware
Margarita Lozano

Margarita Lozano Jobs

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Spanish
Location:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Inigo Sanchez-Cabezudo

Iñigo Sánchez-Cabezudo, SHRM-SCP

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Spanish
Location:
Washington, DC., USA
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Koko Nakahara

Koko Nakahara

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Japanese
Location:
Yokohama, Japan
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Satomi Uno

Satomi Uno

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Japanese
Location:
Tokyo, Japan
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Jessica Schweizer

Jessica Schweizer

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
French
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
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Flora Alves

Flora Alves

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Portuguese
Location:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Tatiany Melecchi

Tatiany Melecchi

Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Portuguese
Location:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Learn More & Contact Info
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Margarita Lozano Jobs

Margarita Lozano
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Spanish
Location:
Mexico City, Mexico

Certified Facilitator Bio

I love helping others achieve their goals.
A mexican american citizen fluent in Spanish and English. I love learning and sharing what I have learned to help others through consulting and training. Certified in: HR (SHRM SCP); consulting, training, and competency assessment (CONOCER and ISO) and fund raising (Indiana University).
I am a volunteer and advocate of various non-profit organizations in Mexico and abroad. I am also a university professor. I have bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in administration and education.
I have received distinctions in Mexico and USA.

Bio In Spanish

me encanta ayudar a que otros logren sus objetivos
Ciudadana mexicana y americana. Amo aprender y compartir lo aprendido para ayudar a los demás a través de consultoría y capacitación. Estoy certificada en: RRHH (SHRM SCP); consultoría, impartición de cursos, evaluación de competencias (CONOCER e ISO) y procuración de fondos (Indiana University).
Soy voluntaria y representante de diversas organizaciones no lucrativas en México y el extranjero. También soy maestra en universidades nacionales y extranjeras. Mi formación en grados de licenciatura, maestría y doctorado es en administración y educación. He recibido distinciones a nivel nacional e internacional.
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Iñigo Sánchez-Cabezudo, SHRM-SCP

Íñigo Sánchez-Cabezudo
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Spanish
Location:
Washington, DC., USA

Certified Facilitator Bio

Leadership consultant and entrepreneur on purpose
Spaniard and American consultant and entrepreneur, dedicated to talent development, specialized on transformational leadership, storytelling and change management. He is a change management certified (Change Quest™ model) and team management certified (Peak Team Performance™ model) by the neuroscience expert Dr. Britt Andreatta. He is passionate about entrepreneurship with purpose.

He defines himself as a multipotentialite. He is currently exploring his IKIGAI, his life moto is the African life philosophy UBUNTU and he considers himself an eternal learner. He was former director of global markets, for the Americas, Caribbean and Spain at SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), the largest professional society in the world dedicated to HR professionals for three years.

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Prior to SHRM he was senior regional manager at ATD (Association for Talent Development, formerly ASTD), where he managed international relations with Europe and Latin America for six years.

Prior to his role in ATD, Iñigo worked as director of sales and marketing at Fonexion USA, a European bluetooth and wireless accessories distributor, managing U.S. and Latin American operations. Before that, he was deputy director for AGRAGEX (the Spanish Farm Equipment and Irrigation Exporters Association) for 10 years in Bilbao, Spain. He extensively promoted farm equipment products, organizing trade shows and trade missions, and bringing entrepreneurs to more than 86 countries around the world.

He holds a BA in economics from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and a diploma in economics from the University of Wolverhampton (UK), and has taken several doctorate courses in development economics at the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao (Spain). He has taken several ATD training and coaching certificates. He regularly speaks at different L&D and HR conferences and workshops throughout Latin America and Europe. He holds SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) certification. Last year, he became certified by CLICK-Institute’s (Washington DC) digital facilitator program and he is currently a faculty coach. In 2021, he has also finished a masters in entrepreneurship from Instituto Pensamiento Positivo in Madrid (Spain). He recently took a certificate for Mastermind success accelerator facilitation by The Success Alliance group (USA).

He is fluent in English, Spanish and French, and is currently learning Portuguese, and one of his life goal’s is to reach the 100 countries’ doing business with and traveling to milestone soon.

Bio In Spanish

Consultor de liderazgo y emprendedor en propósito
Consultor y emprendedor español y norteamericano, dedicado al desarrollo de talento, especializándose en liderazgo transformacional, storytelling, gestión del cambio (certificado en el modelo Change Quest™) y gestión de equipos (certificado en el modelo Peak Team Performance™) por la experta en neurociencia Dra. Britt Andreatta; y apasionado del emprendimiento con propósito.

Se confiesa “multipotentialite” o multidisciplinar. Explorando en profundidad su IKIGAI, su motor de vida es el concepto africano UBUNTU y se considera estudiante de por vida.

Durante tres años fue director para las Américas y España en SHRM, la mayor asociación del mundo dedicada a los profesionales de gestión de RRHH. Anterior a SHRM, trabajó durante 6 años como gerente regional senior en ATD (la Asociación para la Gestión del Talento), donde manejó las relaciones internacionales con Europa y Latinoamérica.

Antes de ATD, Iñigo trabajó como director de ventas y marketing en Fonexion USA, un distribuidor europeo de accesorios de tecnología bluetooh, gestionando las operaciones en EE.UU. y Latinoamérica. Anteriormente, fue Subdirector en AGRAGEX (la Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Maquinaria Agrícola y Sistemas de Riego), durante 10 años en Bilbao (España). Promocionó extensivamente a los fabricantes de equipos agrícolas, organizando ferias y exposiciones, misiones comerciales y llevando a empresarios del sector por 86 países.

Posee una licenciatura en C.C. Económicas por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, un diploma en economía por la Universidad de Wolverhampton (Reino Unido) y ha cursado estudios de Doctorado en economía del desarrollo en la Universidad del País Vasco. Tienes cursos de Formación y Coaching por la ATD y. Ha presentado en numerosos congresos y conferencias en Europa y Latinoamérica. Posee también la certificación profesional mundial en recursos humanos, SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) de SHRM.

En el 2020, obtuvo la certificación de CLICK-Institute (EE.UU.) como facilitador digital donde además es coach de equipos como parte del profesorado. Además, recientemente terminó un master en emprendimiento por el Instituto Pensamiento Positivo en Madrid (España). Además, posee una formación como facilitador de grupos de Mastermind por The Success Alliance (EE.UU.).

Es un apasionado de los idiomas, habla fluido español, inglés, francés y está estudiando portugués. Uno de sus próximos objetivos es alcanzar la meta de haber hecho negocios y viajar a 100 países en el mundo.
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Koko Nakahara

Koko Nakahara
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Japanese
Location:
Yokohama, Japan

Certified Facilitator Bio

Koko Nakahara is an experienced Performance and Talent Development Consultant and a trainer in Japan. A founder and CEO of Instructional Design, Japan, Ltd. ATD Network Japan committee vice-chair.  *ATD: Association for Talent Development (World largest organization of Talent Development Professionals, www.td.org. )

She has more than 25 years of experience in Talent Development. Instructional Design, Performance Improvement, Change Management, and Organization Development including her career in Citibank and Microsoft. She has served her consultancy and facilitation initiatives in the change in major Japanese companies such as electronics manufactures, automobiles, IT and communication, pharmaceuticals, financial industries, retail, and other services.

She has been a speaker at Global conferences of Talent Development and Performance around the world and also been contributing on series of articles on Talent Development, Instructional Design, Change Management, and HPI (Human Performance Improvement) to major media such as Nikkei, Diamond online, Forbes Japan, and HRD magazines and the website in Japan as well as blogs on the ATD. To introduce HPI concept in Japan, she translated “HPI Basic” (by Joe Willmore) in 2011, also “Data-Driven HR”(by Barnard Marr) in 2019.
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Annalyn Cruz

Annalyn Cruz
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English
Location:
Oakland, CA, USA

Certified Facilitator Bio

I am a professional certified coach (PCC) that specializes in empowering my clients to find the freedom to go after their dreams and live the life they truly crave. I love experiencing the transformations that happen with my clients and feel fortunate to witness their new lives and ways of being unfold.

As a Pilipina, Asian American, and woman of color with immigrant parents, I know the challenges of navigating between worlds. I'm passionate about the intersections of leadership, cultural upbringing, gender and other identities that play into one’s career and life journey. What learning edges do we need to push on to create the biggest impact for ourselves?

I've been through many life transitions and challenges myself. I've fought my way through my own “rubble”--when the world feels like it’s crashing down with no way out. I am a testament that there is a way through; you can rebuild the parts of your life that you truly want and deserve. I'll help get you there.
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Lisa Slavid

Lisa Slavid
Certified In:
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware Leader, Executive, Professional
Language:
English
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Certified Facilitator Bio

Lisa Slavid is an Associate at Brain Aware Training. She is a highly sought after expert in the realms of change, teams, strategic planning, positive psychology, strengths building, motivation, and innovation. She has over 25 years of experience designing powerful learning workshops, programs, and keynotes speeches, working with adiverse range of organizations from corporations, universities, and non-profits. Lisa is certified in all of the Brain Aware™ learning solutions including Change Quest®, Brain Aware Manager, and Four Gates to Peak Team Performance®.
Lisa is an organizational consultant, an executive coach, a Semester at Sea Trustee member, and was the Director of Organizational and Performance at UC Santa Barbara for ten years before launching out on her own. She designs and facilitates programs on leadership, motivation, creativity and innovation, as well as change, teams, strategic planning and visioning. She coined the term “learned hopefulness” in relation to expanding our own sense of creativity and agency. She’s invested in helping people and organizations reach their highest potential through the framework of positive psychology and appreciative inquiry.
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Al Dea

Al Dea
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English
Location:
Los Angeles, CA

Certified Facilitator Bio

Al is a speaker, author, and researcher on talent development and workplace trends. He is the founder of Betterwork Labs, a talent development advisory firm, and the author of the Amazon Bestseller MBA Insider: How to Make the Most of Your MBA Experience. Al helps organizations attract, retain and develop diverse talent and build growth-oriented, diverse and inclusive organizations. He is passionate about helping individuals and organizations flourish in the changing world of work and unlocking purpose and potential for each individual to contribute to exceptional organizational performance.
Al draws on his experience advising Fortune 500 organizations on transformation, employee engagement and work culture, his coaching and career development work with thousands of high-performing employees, and his own career as a management consultant and product marketer at world-class organizations such as Deloitte and Salesforce. He combines research, storytelling, expertise, and actionable tactics to inspire audiences to take action.
Al is an expert in career development, business relationships, and communication, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, and Time Magazine. Al previously worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he, in addition to advising Fortune 500 companies on developing and executing digital transformation, helped train and advise thousands of new hires on career management and leadership development. Al also worked at Salesforce, where, in addition to launching products that touched hundreds of thousands of users, Al led new-hire training and mentoring programs for hundreds of employees. Al received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Theology from Boston College and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill.
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Justin Reinert

Justin Reinert
Certified In:
Change Quest
Four Gates
Brain Aware Leader, Executive, Professional
Language:
English
Location:
Chicago, IL

Certified Facilitator Bio

Justin Reinert is an experienced Talent Leader with nearly 20 years of corporate learning experience. He holds an MA in Educating Adults from DePaul University along with multiple industry leading certifications including the CPTD and SPHR. He has led learning at organizations as large as HSBC and Oralce, and built award winning learning functions at smaller high-growth firms including BigMachines, Specialist Staffing Group, and Amobee. He is currently Principal & Founder of Performance Accelerated Learning, providing executive coaching and training delivery across multiple industries. Justin recently published a book titled Creating Belonging: A Practical Guide to Accelerate Belonging in Organizations and Communities with an accompanying workshop.
Justin has spoken at various industry leading conferences and organizaitons on learning measurement, diversity, culture transformation, and leadership. He is often praised for his fluid and friendly facilitaiton style, and enjoys inspiring others to be more effective.
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Satomi Uno

Satomi Uno
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Japanese
Location:
Tokyo, Japan

Certified Facilitator Bio

Talent Development Consultant & Evidence based Coach
Positive Psychology Practitioner
Gallup Certified Strengths Coach
CTI(CPCC)
Chairman of ATD Japan
I have over 15 years of experience in helping senior leaders and executives in Japan develop their leadership skills & management skills for several different training companies. My clients include some of the largest and most successful multinational corporations in Japan. I provide executive coaching, leadership assessments, and leadership programs to senior leaders at my clients, and implement them to drive change and improve their performance. I am involved in the development of the human resource development industry in Japan as a Chairman of ATD Japan. In 2020, with fellow coaches, I launched a community to support people in their 40s and 50s: Start with YOU.
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Leigh Duddy

Leigh Duddy
Certified In:
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
New York City, NY

Certified Facilitator Bio

Leigh has found her passion in helping others upskill their talents. With over 15 years of experience in sales and training, she is an enthusiastic and dynamic Learning & Development professional. Having been responsible for L&D departments and their initiatives in the past, Leigh is excited to use her knowledge and experience to help others succeed with Brain Aware.
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Steve Caputo

Steve Caputo
Certified In:
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA

Certified Facilitator Bio

Steve Caputo, MA is a dynamic and creative management professional with over twenty five years’ experience offering organizational development, corporate training, team building, and facilitation, and workplace coaching. Steve also brings knowledge and experience in strategic planning, project management, supervision, and problem solving using an open systems approach.
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Angeli Mancuso

Angeli Mancuso
Certified In:
Brain Aware Leader
Language:
English
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA

Certified Facilitator Bio

RN, MPH is an accomplished community and occupational health nurse leader in both the domestic and international arenas. Certified in occupational health and case management, she has extensive experience in disaster response, safety, and clinic operations. After working for a provider-based occupational health clinic, Angeli joined Cottage Health in 2011 and led their Employee Health & Safety department for 8 years.
In 2019, she moved to Bocas del Toro, Panama to serve as Executive Director of Floating Doctors, providing medical, dental, and veterinary services to remote populations of the Ngobe Bugle tribe. Early in the pandemic, she returned to Cottage Health to develop and lead both their emergency labor pool program and drive-thru community vaccination clinic, providing 110,000+ COVID-19 vaccines in 6 months. Between these disaster response roles, she supported the opening of 9 urgent care clinics by training the clinical teams in everything from point-of-care testing, medication administration, customer service, and end-to-end documentation in the Epic electronic health record which included patient registration, insurance verification, clinical documentation, and follow-up work-queues.
Currently, Angeli is building the Workforce Development Department for Cottage Health, partnering with academic institutions and executive leadership to create career pipelines to grow the next generation of the healthcare workforce.
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Flora Alves

Flora Alves
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Portuguese
Location:
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Certified Facilitator Bio


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Tatiany Melecchi

Tatiany Melecchi
Certified In:
Change Quest
Language:
English,
Portuguese
Location:
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Certified Facilitator Bio


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