Angela Blake is an associate director on Verizon's Corporate Leadership Development team. She leads the team responsible for the design, development, and delivery of executive education and top talent leadership development programs for Verizon's most senior leaders around the globe. Angela joined Verizon Wireless in 2008 during the acquisition of Rural Cellular Corporation (RCC). Since joining Verizon Wireless, Angela has led a variety of learning and development teams, including Divested Markets, held in regulatory status during the RCC and Alltel acquisitions; the New Product, Data, and Device Training Team; and the Development and Culture Team, where she led content development, learning strategies, and programs related to employee, manager, and leadership development. Angela began her career in telecommunications in 1996 and held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility and authority within customer service, marketing, and sales operations, eventually overseeing all of RCC's curriculum development and training delivery programs, including regulatory compliance, systems and operations, products and services, and new hire and soft skills development as training director. Angela holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Castleton State College and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Norwich University.