Buffy Chapman
About Buffy Chapman
Buffy Chapman is a Learning Development Strategist at FranklinCovey, with extensive experience in talent and career development across various organizations in Austin, Texas.
Professional Experience at FranklinCovey
Buffy Chapman is currently working as a Learning Development Strategist at FranklinCovey. She has held this position since 2022 and is based in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area. In this role, she focuses on transforming organizations by building exceptional leaders, teams, and cultures that achieve results. Utilizing a dynamic behavior change platform and key metrics, she delivers results that help people change their mindsets and behavior.
Previous Roles at Atlassian and Oracle
Before joining FranklinCovey, Buffy Chapman served as a Senior Talent Development Lead at Atlassian from 2021 to 2022 in Austin, Texas. She then moved to Oracle, where she worked as a Talent Development Program Manager from 2018 to 2021. In these roles, she specialized in solution selling and on-boarding, contributing to the development of career and talent development programs.
Earlier Career Positions
Buffy Chapman has a diverse background in learning and development. From 2016 to 2018, she was a Learning and Sales Enablement Manager at Personify Corp. Prior to that, she worked for five years as a Learning Development Specialist at Insights. Her career also includes a position as an International Program Manager at AIDE Abroad (2010-2011) and a part-time role as a Workshop Manager at Pax Programs Inc. (2006-2008). She started her career at Community At Work as a Workshop & Project Manager, serving from 2004 to 2009.
Educational Background
Buffy Chapman holds a Master's Degree in Sociology from Central European University, where she studied from 2009 to 2010. She also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Cultural Anthropology from The University of Queensland, attended from 2001 to 2003. Additionally, she studied at Dickinson College, focusing on Cultural Anthropology, from 1999 to 2001.
Expertise in Career and Talent Development
Buffy Chapman specializes in career and talent development, with considerable expertise in solution selling and on-boarding. Her work is aimed at transforming organizations by building exceptional leaders, teams, and cultures. She employs content based on timeless principles of human effectiveness to help individuals and teams change their mindsets and behaviors.