Education

Don Whitty

Don is a Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) with a passion for learning, technology and innovation. He brings learning industry expertise from national and international markets and has extensive business experience helping clients innovate learning, close competency gaps and achieve and maintain compliance.

Gloria Higdon

Cybersecurity Solutions

Gloria Higdon has been with Calian since August 1999 at which time she and her business partners sold two staffing companies to Calian, Permatemp Personnel and PTI. Apart from a brief period in 2008 whereby she returned to school and did some coaching and teaching in higher education, her passion for Calian and passion for managing client relationships brought her back to Calian in 2014. Gloria possesses a Master of Arts degree in Leadership from University of Guelph. She is a skilled Senior Business Relationship Manager with over 30 years of experience managing all manner of client relationships and engagements.

David Pierce

Before joining Calian Learning in 2019, David was the Director of Willis College and the Willis Cyber Academy. His understanding of curriculum development and delivery using the latest approaches and technologies is supported by close to two decades working in and with the federal government, with areas of expertise in the portfolio’s of Health Canada and the Public Health Agency, Industry Canada, Treasury Board, Veterans Affairs and National Defence. With a pan-Canadian network of learning specialists, content subject matter experts, and a broad range of technology partners, David offers clients a one-stop shop for all their Learning needs.