Serilda Summers-McGee

About Serilda Summers-McGee

Results-driven, business-minded human resources executive with 15-plus years of progressive experience in higher education, corporate, and government environments. Both generalist and specialist expertise across a broad range of HR practices including talent acquisition, strategic planning, workforce planning, performance management, change management, organizational effectiveness, multicultural marketing and labor relations. Trusted advisor to senior executives in solving business problems with innovative HR solutions that positively impact organizational productivity with bottom-line results.

Experience

1. Principal & Chief Human Resources Officer

   Workplace Change, Llc

   Mar 2016 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Serilda has worked with PGE, Providence Health, Wieden + Kennedy, Miller Nash LLP, Oregon Health & Science University, NW Natural, ODOT, Metro, Reed College, University of Oregon, Port of Portland, Portland Trail Blazers, City of Portland, Portland Business Alliance, Marmoset Music, eROI, Lever Architecture, Stand for Children- Oregon, Friends of the Children, Vista Capital Partners and Kaiser Permanente Northwest to help them determine strategies to recruit, retain, and support top talent from all backgrounds!Serilda\'s Philosophy is that leaders are charged with the responsibility of establishing or maintaining company cultures that accepts people for whom they are, transparently informs staff about company policies and processes, holds staff accountable for their work, and empowers them to be their best versions of themselves. When leaders do this, companies thrive.However, even exceptional leaders that have done a good job of establishing an inclusive and healthy workplace culture find it challenging to maintain that environment as the company grows and the workforce churns. When companies actively diversify their workforce with underrepresented staff, it becomes necessary for their workplace to adjust to allow new additions to have a safe and comfortable work environment.Workplace Change exists to help companies assess their workplace culture, creatively resolve identified workplace challenges, recruit underrepresented executives and staff, and retain high quality employees in an inclusive, positive, and high functioning work environment.If you’ve tried with little or no success to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, don’t give up, Workplace Change can help! Culture can always be altered, practices can always be refined, and work reassigned; it just takes time, patience and intentionality. Allow Workplace Change to help you achieve your business goals through optimizing your human capital and refining your workplace practices.

Education

• Muskegon Community College

  Associate of Arts, and Sciences

  2000 — 2001

• Willamette University MBA

  MBA, Business

  2008 — 2010

• Grand Valley State University

  BS, Biology and Behavioral Science

  2001 — 2004

• Ball State University

  M.Ed, Student Affairs in Higher Education

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Organizational Development
• Interviews
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Event Management
• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Management
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Social Networking
• Business Planning
• Public Relations
• Public Speaking
• Talent Acquisition
• Higher Education
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Career Counseling
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Career Development
• Grants
• Psychotherapy
• Admissions
• Coaching
• Public Policy
• Recruiting
• Conflict Resolution
• Workshop Facilitation
• Staff Development
• Program Management
• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy