Denny O. Clark, the Director of Staff Development and Training, presented on the organization's strategic areas of focus including succession planning, delivering training academies, leadership development, and redesigning academies. The presentation outlined challenges faced like turnover, procurement issues, and academy redesign. It also summarized accomplishments in areas like the CIM contract, SkillPro training, leadership training courses, and the expansion of micro-learning training through Grovo. Upcoming strategic initiatives were identified like evaluating training effectiveness and continuing the rollout of succession planning and the intranet website. The presentation concluded by thanking staff for their hard work.