Christine Benassi Appointed Director of Cosmetology Licensing Services of Experior Assessments
27 October 2003 - 7:55PM
PR Newswire (US)
Christine Benassi Appointed Director of Cosmetology Licensing
Services of Experior Assessments ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 27
/PRNewswire/ -- Experior Assessments(TM), a Division of
Capstar(TM), announced the appointment of Christine Benassi to the
position of Director, Cosmetology Licensing Services. Benassi will
immediately assume leadership of the cosmetology business line and
will be responsible for developing short- and long-term strategic
plans for cosmetology-related services. Benassi began her career as
a cosmetologist in 1989. She holds several cosmetology licenses,
including Cosmetology Manager, and has seven years of experience as
a cosmetologist practitioner. Benassi expanded her career to
include sales and sales management and has held numerous sales
positions in the information technology field over the past five
years. During this time, she held positions as an Area Manager,
District Manager and was subsequently promoted to Director where
she led the sales efforts for the eastern United States. "Benassi's
unique blend of cosmetology and sales management experience
provides not only the essential cosmetology subject-matter
expertise but also a strong foundation in developing successful
business partnerships," says Mark Caulfield, Vice President,
Experior Assessments. "Her skills and knowledge provide a strong
foundation for developing and delivering services to fit the needs
of our state regulatory clients." Currently, Experior(R)
administers more than 50,000 cosmetology and barber examinations to
20 state agencies and one U.S. territory each year. Cosmetology and
barbering have been a major business line since 1986. "I am
thrilled to join an organization of the caliber of Experior. I look
forward to working with both current and future customers to
understand the needs of this dynamic market. I am eager to identify
key requirements, expand our service offerings and show regulators
how well Experior can meet their licensing needs," said Benassi.
About Experior Experior Assessments, LLC, headquartered in St.
Paul, Minnesota, is the largest provider of testing services to
state agencies that license occupations in insurance, construction,
cosmetology, real estate, and nurse aides through state-specific
examinations. Experior provides professional test development,
measurement, test administration, licensing management, continuing
education administration and other related services to regulatory
authorities across the United States. Experior delivers exams via
computer- based, Internet-based, and paper-based formats through
the Capstar Testing Network(TM), which is a proprietary network of
high-stakes testing centers located across the country. Experior
also provides testing services to the food industry helping to
ensure the safe handling of food by employees in the grocery and
restaurant/hospitality industries. For more information please
visit our Web site at http://www.experioronline.com/. About Capstar
As the leading Learning Solutions Integrator, Capstar provides
comprehensive knowledge and learning transfer solutions. Through
its expertise in designing, developing, and integrating complex
learning solutions, Capstar serves clients across a wide range of
industries as well as academic institutions and state and federal
government agencies. Capstar's heritage is steeped in education,
assessment, learning and measurement as a partially owned venture
of Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world's largest private
educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in
educational research. Capstar's unique approach is to bring the
best of breed to clients who require one-stop-shopping in meeting
their requirements for learning solutions. Core competencies in
assessment, learning and measurement, together with
state-of-the-art technology for design, delivery and management of
training and knowledge transfer, are brought to bear in a
consultative approach on clients' learning strategies. DATASOURCE:
Capstar CONTACT: Kevin Thibodeau, Capstar, +1-410-951-2850, ; or
Experior: Mark Caulfield, +1-800-786-3926 ext. 7266 or Web site:
http://www.experioronline.com/ Web site: http://www.ilearning.com/
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