Salena Coachman

About Salena Coachman

Thought and change leader in People Belonging and Inclusion. Public speaker and communicator with expertise in corporate social responsibility, employee relations and engagement, talent-identification, and people-bridging.

Experience

1. VP, Talent Sustainability Talent Acquisition and d & i

   Armstrong World Industries

   Nov 2020 — Present · Lancaster, PA, US

   Responsible for development and execution of programs and processes in support of the company’s Talent Sustainability (People Pillar) goals, working with the HR and Sustainability teams, the People Pillar council, company leadership and employees. Lead all diversity and inclusion efforts and drive community impact and engagement efforts. • Implemented employee giving and volunteering platform with an increase in organizations that employee’s serve with their giving and volunteering by 44%.• Designed, implemented, and actively control the employee sustainability and inclusive culture platform. • Supported and launched employee resource groups and their governance structures.• Champion of All Things People, lead Include training efforts to all employees and ensure sponsorship and mentoring of over 20 minorities in the last two years to upskill their leadership training the McKinsey’s Connected Leaders program. • Leads and tracks all community impact efforts of the company with an increase in company and foundation giving of >50% from 2020. • Promote and support leadership’s diversity and inclusion goals.

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Non-degree, Vocal Performance

  1992 — 1993

• University of Houston

  Degree plan unfinished, English Education

  1993 — 1996