Instructors
Abby Herriman, PMP, CPLP
Abby is an experienced training development specialist, manager, and PMP-Certified project director who has assisted clients from a number of industries including industrial, electrical and plumbing distribution as well as retail home centers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies and financial institutions to manage projects, as well as develop high-performance project management organizations.
Since assuming the managing director role in Praxis Learning Networks, she has designed and delivered a number of training courses including: PMP Exam Boot Camp, Project Management for Decision Makers, Project Management Essentials and Project Planning and Scheduling. Abby also leads Praxis' PMGrow practice.
Abby received a B.A. in English and Organizational Communication from Purdue University. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a certificate in Performance Improvement Consulting.
Colleen Cullinan, PMP
Colleen’s background covers project management in a number of different industries including: banking, mining, aviation, real estate and state government. Her experience spans over 25 years in a variety of different roles including program manager, project manager, business continuity manager and technical lead.
Colleen is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). She has taught project management classes for private industry clients, PMI chapter events and Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
She has been an active member of the PMI - Central Indiana Chapter (PMI-CIC), serving on the education and outreach committees. She has also served on the PMI-CIC Board.
Colleen holds a B.S. degree from Indiana University in Finance and minor in Economics.
Dr. Scott Toussaint
Scott has been actively involved in leading businesses and organizations since a very early age. Having built four successful companies, he brings a fresh perspective to advanced leadership techniques in addition to his proven background in growing and staffing functional teams.
Dr. Toussaint has consulted to the U.S. State Department and The White House, as well as having been recognized as the founder of an INC. 500 company. Since 1983, his entrepreneurial skills have led him to participate in the staffing and growth of more than 450 companies, many of them recognized as industry leaders in their respective fields today.
Dr. Toussaint has extensive experience in engineering advanced leadership techniques in the workplace and assisting companies deal with issues relating to employee performance
He is a graduate of University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.A. in Economics and a Doctor of Ministry from Heritage Baptist University. His doctoral studies focused on human development by creating new paradigms to address personal and family behavior as they relate to career transition and workplace stress
Steven A. Vinson, PMP
Steve has a broad background in several industries, including Life Science (pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical device), Health Care, telecommunications, and general information services. He has been providing business and technical leadership in these industries for over 15 years. His passion for quality systems, compliance, and project management really comes across in client settings and in the classroom. Steve's values-centered leadership style and personal approach make him a trusted colleague, an effective consultant, and an engaging instructor.
In addition to his duties as a Project Management and Quality Systems instructor, Steve continues to manage information systems projects and consult in Computer System Validation. He is serving as a Director on the Board of the Project Management Institute Pharmaceutical Specific Interest Group (PMI Pharmaceutical SIG) and is an active member of the PMI - Central Indiana Chapter (PMI-CIC), serving on the outreach committee.
Steve holds a B.S. degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering and a certification in German Technical Translation.