Full Name
Rory McCorkle
Job Title
VP, Business Development
Company
Strasz Assessment Systems
Speaker Bio
Rory has 23 years of working in the assessment world, driving the growth of assessment programs across the world in the certification, licensure, education, and talent verticals. As the Vice President of Business Development for Strasz Assessment Solutions, Rory helps organizations with their item banking, scoring, software, and test delivery needs, while supporting clients and the industry using his extensive background in testing and assessment. During his career, Rory has proudly worked with hundreds of associations, universities and colleges, and Fortune 500 technology providers. Previously, Rory served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Client Success for PSI Services, running the go-to-market teams for this global full-service testing organization. Dr. McCorkle also worked as the President of International Credentialing Associates (ICA), providing test development, market research, and program management consulting for credentialing organizations. Other past roles include Career Resources Product Manager at IEEE, Product Manager of Credentials at the Project Management Institute (PMI), and Exam Developer at Prometric.

Rory serves extensively in the nonprofit community. He is the Past Chair for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Board of Directors and a member of ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) committee. He also serves as the Public Board Member for the Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI) and as a member of the Publications and Editorial Committee for the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). His past roles have included chairing the 2019 Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Innovations in Testing Conference. He has previously served on several Boards of Directors around the testing industry, including as President of the Performance Testing Council, Security Director for the IT Certification Council, and Director at Large for the Credentialing Network Group (CNG) Board of Directors. He has previously chaired the ATP Security and Marketing Committees, ICE External Stakeholders Committee, ICE Education Committee, as well as serving as Treasurer for the CNG Board and on the ICE Exchange Program Committee. Dr. McCorkle has also served on multiple committees for credentialing organizations, including Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

Rory received a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He also holds an MBA from Drexel University and B.A. in Psychology from Millersville University. Finally, he holds the Certified Association Executive (CAE), I.C.E. Certified Credentialing Professional (ICE-CCP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.
Rory McCorkle