Spanning diverse populations, geographies and sectors, we bring results-oriented training and technical assistance to our engagements with the federal government and communities across the country.
Using collaborative methods and modern technology, we provide you with optimized learning experiences and measurable outcomes. Our capabilities include custom curriculum design, leadership training and coaching, training delivery and learning community management.
We develop, execute and measure best-in-class learning and performance programs that maximize employee talent and produce lasting organizational change.
Aptive helps the Department of Veterans Affairs transform information technology (IT) practices.
READ ARTICLEStrengthening mentoring, promoting and hiring processes to develop and secure optimal talent.
READ ARTICLEEffective training for new personnel and leadership provides faster knowledge integration.
READ ARTICLEA top-down and bottom-up approach for VHA's Journey to High Reliability.
READ ARTICLEAptive provides organizational development and engagement support through a changing environment.
READ ARTICLEAbby Rosenberg helps clients address challenges, implement organizational improvements, communicate effectively and improve health care access and equity. With nearly 15 years of federal consulting experience, Abby leads technical assistance, health education, research and evaluation and program management projects, using data to drive decision-making and impact. She supports projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency and Department of Health and Human Services.
Jennifer Farrell is an innovative learning and development leader who strives to ensure employees have access to the best training and development resources to be successful in their jobs. At Aptive, she leads a team that creates and curates interactive and relevant standardized curricula for 500+ employees and implements learner-centered development initiatives throughout all levels of the organization, collaborating and consulting with business leaders to develop targeted training solutions.
Since her start with Aptive in 2022, Jennifer has established and successfully implemented a Learning Management System (LMS), five communities of practice, an executive coaching program, an internal training academy, administered the employee professional development stipend and managed a comprehensive budget for tools and resources. She also led the Veterans Training Program, comprised of transitioning military service members and Veterans who can pursue project management courses to receive certifications such as PMP, Agile and ITIL.
Throughout her career in government consulting, Jennifer ensured service delivery excellence for global learning and development contracts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor and Department of Defense. She designed and developed a standardized curriculum in alignment with federal guidelines used by 200,000 servicemembers annually and trained hundreds of trainers on the subject matter and adult learning principles. Additionally, as a workshop facilitator, Jennifer coached 6,000 of America’s Veterans through their military to civilian career transition by delivering dynamic and educational planning workshops. She has developed quality assurance programs, prepared contract training infrastructure and materials, built standardized virtual training templates and delivered synchronous onboarding sessions.
Jon Brooks is a federal leader and U.S. Army Veteran with more than 20 years of experience supporting multiple agencies. At Aptive, Jon oversees a portfolio of health care-related projects and is responsible for the overall management of service delivery, quality, risk and cost control. He monitors and reports on the team’s financial performance, manages resources, builds key stakeholder relationships, leads project teams and mentors a learning culture across the enterprise.
Jon’s work in the industry includes project and program management experience leading large-scale, enterprise-level, transformative initiatives, including health care transformation, supply chain improvement/optimization and IT transformation. He has led teams of 50+ subcontractors and managed a $1.4B prime contract award, including a portfolio of 14 contract/task orders with over $30M in total contract value. Jon also led activities within the full business development lifecycle and designed go-to-market strategies.
In past roles, Jon has supported the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. He has built multi-year pipelines while leading pricing activities and coordinating strategic capture initiatives. Jon’s efforts led to exceeding profitability goals by over 75%, doubling service line headcount and revenue. He is a proven leader who has worked for top firms such as Rios Partners, IronArch Technology, and Deloitte and is highly skilled in developing meaningful relationships and strategic partnerships.
Yessenia “Yessie” Castillo is an accomplished health professional, consulting executive and program leader. She leads the growth and operations for Aptive’s Civilian Health account.
Yessie leads Aptive’s efforts with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and other federal health care projects. She supports business development activities, including strategic planning and solutioning related to program evaluation, implementation, measurement, public health, mental health, suicide prevention and substance use disorder.
A results-driven self-starter with a proven background in the academic and federal health care sectors, Yessie has over 18 years of experience, particularly in public health, evaluation and data analytics. In previous roles, she supported several Veterans Health Administration (VHA) contracts, primarily focused on mental health and suicide prevention, including evaluating the national rollout of the Women’s Health Transition Training, President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS), VHA’s Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clinical Decision Framework, Creating Options for Veterans’ Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission for VHA and supported the VHA Primary Care Services Office for Post Deployment Health Services.
