CLIA named Bernie Blomquist director of training. He had been the association's manager of training development since 2000.
In his new role, Blomquist will have responsibility for classroom, online and video training; educational materials; cruise3sixty seminars; and CLIA's traveling seminar series called TrainingFest. He also will oversee development of partnerships with educational institutions.
Before joining CLIA, Blomquist held various sales and marketing positions at airlines, cruise lines and tour companies. He replaces former training director Tom Cogan, who has left the association.