MEET OUR CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Chad Buckendahl Conference Chair

Chad W. Buckendahl, Ph.D., is a Partner with ACS Ventures, LLC. His research interests include test evaluation, legal issues, standard setting, and validity. Dr. Buckendahl has designed and led validation studies for programs in education, licensure, and certification. He regularly presents research at conferences and contributes to professional literature through white papers, journal articles, and book chapters. He currently serves on technical advisory committees in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom for diverse education, certification, and licensure programs; editorial boards for peer reviewed journals; and on volunteer committees for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP), Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE), International Test Commission (ITC), and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).

Isabelle Gonthier Conference Vice Chair

Isabelle Gonthier, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President of Assessment Services at PSI Services, where she oversees the psychometric, test development, and language assessment development teams within the global credentialing organization. She has been highly engaged in the testing and credentialing industry for almost 20 years. Over the course of her career, Dr. Gonthier has managed and overseen the development and administration of large-scale licensure and certification examinations and assessment tools for various professions in the healthcare, financial, and IT sectors. She brings her unique perspective of being both a test sponsor and a testing services provider to the work she does across the testing industry, including her volunteer work with various industry associations.

Brodie Wise Program Chair

Brodie has over 24 years in the technology field with a focus in the online assessment industry. His primary expertise is in partner relations, new business development, market development, and operational efficiencies. He is a known industry influencer with ATP, the IT Certification Council (ITCC,) and the Performance Testing Council (PTC). He served as the ATP Marketing Chair from 2018 – 2020, and he will be the ATP Conference Chair in 2024.

Bridget Herd Program Vice Chair

Bridget is a results-oriented professional with over 20 years of success in all aspects of program management, including marketing, development, launch, and program transition. As the leader of program management and the project management office, Bridget makes certain that the service expectations of all clients are met or exceeded by her team of expert program managers. Bridget has an added focus of bringing ongoing process improvement and quality assurance to the company’s growing business.

Bridget is also responsible for leadership of Pearson VUE’s “Innovation through Partnership” program, which involves evaluating, integrating, and managing vendors and their technologies to supplement Pearson VUE’s system capabilities. Her in-depth understanding of clients’ testing challenges—resulting from direct oversight of their programs—allows her to leverage technology partners who can both meet client needs and integrate well with our internal processes. Bridget possesses a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of St. Thomas.

Stephanie Dille Marketing Chair

Stephanie Dille is Chief Marketing Officer at Meazure Learning (formerly ProctorU and Yardstick Assessment Strategies), a tech-enabled provider of online proctoring and assessment. She brings over 25 years of testing industry experience and leadership to her role and currently leads a full-service, integrated marketing team across digital, brand, web, design, content marketing and proposals. Prior to joining ProctorU, Stephanie was head of global marketing at Pearson VUE and prior to that spent time in both corporate and clinical assessment. She is a strong supporter of industry organizations including ATP, ITCC and ICE and currently serves as Chair for the ATP Marketing Committee. She has been involved in various roles with ATP throughout her tenure, including serving on its Board of Directors. Stephanie holds a BA in Psychology from University of Minnesota and MBA in Marketing from University of St. Thomas.