News

February 2013
Lynn Collins and Matt Tonken have two of the most viewed profiles of 2012 on LinkedIn.

December 2012
Fenestra has 4 presentations accepted for SIOP 2013!

October 2012
Sandra Hartog and Matt Tonken met in Madrid with Ray Human Capital to roll out a new Assessment Center Partnership in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

July 2012
Lynn Collins accepts the IPAC Innovations in Assesment Award for New Frontiers in Scalable Assessment Centers.

March 2012
Matt Tonken spoke at the Assessment Centre Study Group of South Africa (www.acsg.co.za) on virtual assessment centers.

January 2012
Sandra Hartog and Matt Tonken met in South Africa with LeMaSa Consulting to roll out a new Assessment Center Partnership.

03.11.2012
Matt Tonken to speak at the Assessment Centre Study Group of South Africa (www.acsg.co.za) on virtual assessment centers.

01.20.2012
Sandra Hartog and Matt Tonken met in South Africa with LeMaSa Consulting to roll out a new Assessment Center Partnership.

SH&A/Fenestra, Inc. a leader in innovative learning, won a coveted Brandon Hall Silver award for excellence in the Best Use of Blended Learning category for MyLead: A Blended Leadership Immersion Development Program  Other winners are listed at www.brandon-hall.com. To learn more about MyLead click here.

04.14.2011-04.16.2011
Sandra Hartog & Associates and Fenestra, Inc. will be exhibiting at the 26th Annual SIOP Conference in Chicago and are proud to be SIOP 2011 partners. Click the image for details.

02.2011 - Sandra Hartog to publish chapter in SIOP Professional Practice Series - Hartog, S.B, Case Study (in press). Innovation in Senior Level Assessment and Development: Grab 'Em When and Where You Can in SIOP Professional Practice Series, Technology-Enhanced Assessment.

02.2011- Lynn Collins, Ph.D., and Sandra Hartog, Ph.D. to publish chapter, "Online Assessments" in upcoming Oxford Handbook of Lifelong Learning (in press). Lynn Collins, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of SH&A and Fenestra, Inc. and Sandra Hartog, Ph.D., President and CEO of the same, will publish a chapter in an upcoming issue of the Oxford Handbook of Lifelong Learning titled, "Online Assessments."  The handbook, to be published by Oxford University Press in 2010, will be part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, a landmark series of handbooks edited by Peter Nathan that will span the entire field of psychology from its broadest subdisciplines to its most in-depth topics. Drs. Collins and Hartog were asked to author this chapter based on their extensive work in the field of assessments for selection and development, as well as their positions as leaders in the area of virtual assessment centers.

01.2011 - Lynn G. Collins, Ph.D. accepted an invitation to speak about Assessment Centers at the National Academy of Sciences. On January 13th, Lynn addressed  the National Research Council Board on Testing and Assessment about the use of Assessment Centers to evaluate interpersonal skills and participated in a panel discussion about assessments to evaluate 21st century interpersonal skills. 

09.25.2010 - SH&A and Fenestra announce an open enrollment TASL (The Art and Science of Leadership) session beginning November 29th. For more information, contact Laura Dietrick at ldietrick@sandrahartogassoc.com.

6.02.2010 - Sandra Hartog, Ph.D. and Lynn G. Collins, Ph.D. will be presenting "Innovations in Technology-enhanced Assessment and Development" at the Zicklin School of Business International Executive MBA 2010 Graduation Class.

05.07.2010 - Lynn Collins, Sandra Hartog and Laura Dietrick to  present “Accelerated Learning: Maximizing the Blend of Adult Development Strategies” at the 12^th New Jersey ODN Annual Sharing Day.

04.08.2010-04.11.2010 - SH&A/Fenestra, Inc. will present the following at the 25th Annual SIOP Conference in Atlanta:

• Battista, M., Guglielmo, F., Collins, L.G., Donovan,C., Albright,G., London, M. (2010) Innovative Approaches to Simulation-Based Learning and Development Programs.
• Lanik, M. Bernthal, P., Hartog, S.B., Moses, J., Postosky, D. Rupp, D. Assessment Center 2.0: Holes, Fixes, and Projections.
• Dreyer, M., Gribb, A, Hartog, S. (Chair), and Lomakina, N. Leadership Development in Practice: Unique Challenges, Unique Solutions.
• Collins, L.G. & Frame, M.  Practice Meet Science, Science Meet Practice: Assessment Center Research Collaboration.

04.08.2010 - Sandra Hartog & Associates and Fenestra, Inc. will be exhibiting at the 25th Annual SIOP Conference in Atlanta and is proud to be a SIOP 2010 partner. Click the image for details.

10.05.2009 - Sandra Hartog & Associates Receives 2009 Best of Brooklyn Award. Sandra Hartog & Associates has been selected for the 2009 Best of Brooklyn Award in the Management Consulting Services category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

08.07.2009 - Lynn Collins, Ph.D., Laura Dietrick, M.A., and Sandra Hartog, Ph.D. are presenting a paper at the 117^th annual American Psychological Association conference in Toronto on Friday, August 7 at 10:00 AM in Exhibit Hall D and E.  The paper is titled "The Efficacy of Learning Styles and Leadership Development," and focuses on how learning styles influence activity choices and skill development in an online leadership development program.

04.02.2009-04.04.2009 - Sandra Hartog & Associates and Fenestra, Inc. will be exhibiting at the 24th Annual SIOP Conference in New Orleans - come by booth 205 and say hello.  On Friday April 3rd between 3:00-5:00 PM join us for a glass of champagne.  Also, on Saturday afternoon at 3:30, our EVP of Selection, Dr. Lynn Collins, will be presenting a Roundtable Discussion/Conversation titled: Assessment Centers and Technology: Best Practices, Challenges, and Innovations.

03.18.2009 - Sandra Hartog, Ph.D. to Give Keynote Address at the Assessment Centre Study Group (ACSG) of South Africa. Sandra Hartog, Ph.D., President and CEO of Fenestra, Inc., has been asked to present at the 2009 Assessment Centre Study Group of South Africa Conference to be held March 18-20, 2009 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.  Dr. Hartog will present two keynote addresses.  The first is, "The Changing Face of Validity: The New Nature of Work and its Influence on Assessment Centre Validities."  The second address is titled "HR Challenges in a Shifting Work Environment and Key Talent Management Interventions." For more information click here.

05.12.2008 - Fenestra is pleased to announce the promotion of Matt Tonken from Consultant to Vice President of SH&A and Fenestra.

05.01.2008 - Lynn Collins, Ph.D., EVP of Fenestra, Inc., will speak at the 2008 New Jersey OD Network Annual Sharing Day to be held Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Newark, NJ. Dr. Collins will be part of a presentation titled: Use of Virtual Technology Enhanced Assessment Centers; Challenges, Solutions and Outcomes. The workshop will take place from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

04.10.2008 - 04.12.2008 - Sandra Hartog & Associates/ Fenestra, Inc is a proud sponsor of 23rd Annual SIOP Conference in San Francisco April 10-12, 2008. Visit Fenestra's booth in the exhibit hall and learn more about the web-delivered assessment center solution E-valuation™. Click here for more details.

03.18.2008 - Sandra Hartog, Ph.D., President and CEO of Fenestra, Inc., has been invited by Acqui Assessment to speak in The Netherlands on March 18th. Dr. Hartog's talk will highlight Fenestra, Inc.'s history of best practices in web-based assessment centers and recent ROI findings.

02.01.2008 - Fenestra, Inc is excited to announce its new international partnership with Acqui Assessment. Acqui Assessment will provide E-valuation™ web-delivered assessments in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Learn more here.

04.28.2007 - Sandra Hartog, Ph.D., President and CEO of Fenestra, Inc., has been invited by the Leading Edge Consortium to speak at the 2007 SIOP Annual Conference in New York City . On April 28th, Dr. Hartog will share Fenestra, Inc.'s web-based assessment center practice in the session entitled Talent Attraction, Development, Retention: Insights from SIOP's Leading Edge Consortium.

04.25.2006 - Sandra Hartog, Ph.D., President and CEO of Fenestra, Inc., will speak at the New York University Forum on Technology and Industrial Organizational Psychology on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Dr. Hartog's presentation will discuss the development and implementation of virtual assessment centers.

01.10.2007 - Fenestra, Inc. was named a Finalist in the Technology Innovator of the Year category in The 3^rd Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

10.18.2006 - Fenestra, Inc. wins most informative recruiting & staffing industry resource at the 2006 RASBIC Awards.

06.13.2006 - Fenestra website wins 2006 American Business Awards for Service Advertising.

05.15.2006 - Fenestra website is named as a Finalist in the 2006 American Business Awards for Service Advertising.

05.10.2006 - Fenestra rolls out E-valuation™ to new international client group.

02.05.2006 - Fenestra rolls out E-valuation™ to three new client groups. Stakeholders continue to recognize the value of E-valuation™ as part of their selection processes or to help identify and develop their next generation of leaders.

01.31.2006 - E-valuation™ generates significant return on investment. End-of-year ROI results indicate increased production and reduced turnover among assessed candidates. E-valuation has helped reduce turnover in assessed regions by 150% versus comparable major metro markets. Strongly Recommended Candidates are out-performing non-assessed Candidates in comparable demographic markets by 157% after three months in production and by 103% after six months in production.

12.01.2005 - Laura Emanuel joins Fenestra as Marketing Coordinator. Laura will coordinate all of Fenestra's speaking engagements, tradeshow appearances, and webinars. For more information regarding these events, please contact us.

11.01.2005 - Fenestra partners with Fortune 100 global financial services firm to select financial advisors using
E-valuation^™.

10.25.2005 - Russell Lobsenz, Senior Consultant, was a featured speaker along with Mitchell Lee Marks, Ph.D., head of the San Francisco consulting firm JoiningForces.org in a BNA HR Audio conference titled Managing the Human Aspects Of Mergers and Acquisition. Copies of the audio conference can be obtained at bna.com.

10.24.2005 - Drawing on Fenestra's experience advising leading organizations, Russell Lobsenz and Katie Sokol recently authored a white paper for HR.com on how to ensure leadership continuity and human capital for the future. Ensuring leadership continuity is one of the most critical challenges facing organizations today. The exodus of a generation of leaders is fast approaching and in a few short years, the largest generation in the history of the United States - the "baby boomers" - will begin their much anticipated exit from the workforce, leaving a massive talent void in their wake. How and when organizations address the looming talent shortage will in large part determine their sustainability and future success. Their white paper, " The Perfect Storm: Preparing for the Talent Tornado," appears in the latest issue of HR.com's eBulletin and is available for download.

10.01.2005 - Fenestra launched the 2nd generation of E-valuation^™, our technology-enhanced assessment center.

9.28.2005 - Sandra Hartog, President and CEO, and Howard Epstein, COO, presented to the Securities Industry Association Sales and Marketing Committee on the benefits of technology-enhanced assessment processes
(E-valuation™) for selecting Financial Consultants. Recent ROI results indicate a reduction in new hire turnover of 36% and an increase in production of 73% over those hired without E-valuation™.

8.01.2005 - Fenestra today announced two strategic new hires to support its expanding business. Russell Lobsenz, Ph.D. and Katie Sokol have joined the firm as Senior Consultant and Associate Consultant, respectively. Dr. Lobsenz and Ms. Sokol will practice in Fenestra's New York office.