Director of Diversity
Initiatives,
The Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM)
 As Director of Diversity
Initiatives, Shirley
acts as the SHRM “thought
leader” on global
diversity issues and
will be working to
position SHRM as the
leader in the diversity
field. She designs
and implements innovative
diversity initiatives
to further both the
ATP (Advance the Profession)
and STP (Serve the
Professional) portions
of SHRM’s overall
strategy. Shirley also
acts as the staff leader
to the Diversity Special
Expertise Panel; the
liaison to SHRM’s
Diversity Advisory
Council, the SHRM Diversity
Conference; and the
representative of SHRM’s
Diversity Initiative
to the public.
Shirley has more than
15 years of experience
in Human Resources,
Organizational & Leadership
Development and Diversity
Management. She has
led such functions
Training & Education,
Leadership Development,
Performance Management,
Recruiting, Change
Management, Strategic
Planning and Global
Diversity. She holds
a Bachelor’s
Degree in Pre-Law,
a Master’s Degree
in Human Resources
Management, and a Ph.D.
in Business and Organization
Management.
Shirley held such
positions as Director
of Diversity at Constellation
Energy; several leadership
positions at Capital
One, including Senior
Manager of HR and Diversity;
Training Director,
Sr. Change Consultant,
and Sr. HR Consultant;
she was a Sr. HR Analyst
and Management Development
Consultant at Circuit
City Headquarters;
and worked in the banking
industry for 10 years.
Shirley is a member
of numerous professional
organizations and is
very active in her
church, community and
family. She travels
across the country
and internationally,
speaking to business
and community leaders,
corporate executives
and other professionals.
She’s a former
Ms. American United
States, Miss District
of Columbia and Ms.
Oklahoma.
About the SHRM Foundation
The SHRM Foundation
was founded in
1966 as a 501 (c)(3)
not-for-profit affiliate
of the Society for
Human Resource Management
(SHRM). It is
governed by a volunteer
Board of Directors
from the HR profession,
including academics,
practitioners
and representatives
from SHRM. The Foundation
funds research,
publications and
education to advance
the HR profession
and enhance the
effectiveness of
HR professionals.
To support its
important work, the
SHRM Foundation conducts
an annual fundraising
campaign. All contributions
to the Foundation
are tax-deductible.
The Foundation promotes
research, innovation
and the use of
research-based
knowledge. With an
annual budget of approximately
$1 million, it
funds major
research projects that
have a direct and practical
impact in advancing
the HR profession.
The Foundation puts
out RFP's to the research
community and then
evaluates the research
proposals it receives.
The Foundation
also funds practical
publications on specific
issues such as the
highly acclaimed book,
Making
Mergers Work: The Strategic
Importance of People and
the new DVD Fueling
the Talent Engine;
Finding and Keeping
High Performers.
Other Foundation
projects include educational
scholarships, the Effective
Practice Guidelines series, and online
directories of
undergraduate and masters
degree programs in
human resource management. |
