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Jessica Southwell has more than 14 years of public service experience. Currently, she is the director of NASA’s Office of Agency Council Staff within the Office of the Administrator. Prior to joining NASA, Jessica worked for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a strategy and performance management branch chief, and was involved in DHS’s implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulation, including the development of risk assessment tools. She received a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the American University, and a master’s degree in public administration from the George Washington University.

Jessica Southwell

In the January 2017 issue of The Public Manager, current and former government leaders share a few things you need to know during the presidential transition.

Change Is Here!

January 2017 - The Public Manager

Change Is Coming

Panelists and Attendees Talk Data, Performance, and Volatility Management at Government Workforce 2015

Overcoming VUCA with a Human Touch

June 2015 - TD Magazine

Study identifies both top-ranked and least-important instructional design skills.

Instructional Design Skills Need to Keep up With Pace of Change

As the talent development field evolves and attracts a global pool of professionals with diverse skills and experiences, new questions arise: Have the competencies of instructional design (ID) changed? Should they change? How has ID evolved during the past few decades? Are instructional designers’ competencies keeping up with the pace of change?
Through a collaborative partnership between the Association for Talent Development (ATD), the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and Rothwell & Associates (R&A), the R&A research team implemented a research study to investigate the proposed questions. The results from this study support three major findings, which participants will explore during this webcast:

The skills required in the ID area of expertise developed by ATD remain highly relevant in today’s evolving field.
Although technology is constantly changing, the challenges faced by instructional designers are less about technology and more about serving the multitude of varied learners, as well as maintaining momentum and a relationship with the subject matter expert.
ID has evolved during the past couple of decades, and there is an ongoing need to promote the value and understanding of the ID professional’s role in talent development.
 


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