Meet the Editor

Sarah Mercier, MBA, CPACC, specializes in innovative learning technology and strategic implementation of learning solutions. She is an advocate for learner-centered design and is known for her ability to translate highly technical concepts and research to real-world practice.

As CEO of Build Capable, Sarah leads the team behind XCL, the data layer for workforce learning. XCL lets organizations deliver and track training anywhere, without an LMS, and won Most Innovative New Learning Technologies Product at the 2025 UK Learning Technologies Awards. Build Capable prioritizes inclusive design, equity, and accessibility in everything it builds, and works with organizations ranging from small community nonprofits to global corporations.

Sarah is a keynote speaker and frequently shares her experience in learning technology strategy and instructional design at industry conferences and business events. She is a subject matter expert and international facilitator for the Association for Talent Development. Her work appears in The Frontline Enablement Playbook, Digital Outcasts, ATD’s 2020 Trends in Learning Technology, TD Magazine, Learning Solutions Magazine, and CLO Magazine, among other training and workforce publications.

Sarah lives in Olympia, WA and enjoys searching for local pods of orcas in Puget Sound and rocks to put in her tumbler.