{"id":87,"date":"2016-01-21T02:34:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T02:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proftesting.com\/blog\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2021-04-15T14:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:00:44","slug":"christine-niero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/contributors\/christine-niero\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Niero, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Christine Niero, Ph.D.<\/h1>\n<h3>Vice President, Professional Testing, Inc.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-205 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ChristineNiero.png\" alt=\"Christine Niero\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ChristineNiero.png 200w, https:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ChristineNiero-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ChristineNiero-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Niero heads the Washington D.C. office for Professional Testing, Inc. and is a senior executive who brings over twenty years of experience in credentialing and non-profit management with a record of highly successful client outcomes. Dr. Niero has demonstrated skills and expertise in developing and implementing viable credentialing programs, policy development, establishing operational and governance structures, optimizing management functions, leadership development, strategic planning, standard setting and accreditation. Dr. Niero is an astute team builder, skilled leader and facilitator with the ability to bring together diverse perspectives. \u00a0She has conducted numerous audits for conformity with the global accreditation standard ISO\/IEC 17024 Conformity Assessment\u2014General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons as administered by the American National Standards Institute, and has successfully guided several clients through the accreditation process, including the preparation of the application for accreditation and supporting documents, all resulting in successful accreditation decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Niero is a leader in several organizations, including the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Conformity Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC), National Policy Committee (NPC) and\u00a0 Governmental Inter-Agency work group, providing expertise on certification and testing.\u00a0 Dr. Niero recently served as committee member and Vice-Chair of the Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) for the world standard for personnel certification, ISO\/IEC 17024, and the ANSI Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative as an authority on workforce credentialing.\u00a0 Dr. Niero currently serves as Director on the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/author\/cniero\/\">Click Here for Christine&#8217;s Blog Posts<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Connect with\u00a0Christine<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christineniero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-292\" style=\"margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"Follow Christine on Twitter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Twitter-Small.png\" alt=\"@christineniero\" width=\"45\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christine-niero-ab75291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-293\" style=\"margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"Connect with Christine on LinkedIn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/LinkedIn-Small.png\" alt=\"Connect with Christine on LinkedIn\" width=\"45\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><a href=\"mailto:cniero@proftesting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-294\" style=\"margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"E-mail Christine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.proftesting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mail-Small.png\" alt=\"E-mail Christine\" width=\"45\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christine Niero, Ph.D. Vice President, Professional Testing, Inc. Dr. Niero heads the Washington D.C. office for Professional Testing, Inc. and is a senior executive who brings over twenty years of experience in credentialing and non-profit management with a record of highly successful client outcomes. 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