Tiffany Ford

About Tiffany Ford

I’m a Senior Talent Acquisition and HR professional with 7+ years of experience leading full-cycle recruitment, workforce development, and HR operations across hospitality, healthcare, and education.My work sits at the intersection of people strategy and business outcomes: helping organizations hire smarter, retain longer, and create teams that actually work.Throughout my career, I’ve been trusted to step into complex workforce challenges and build solutions that last. I’ve led recruiting operations across multi-site organizations, redesigned hiring systems that reduced turnover by as much as 85%, shortened time-to-fill timelines, and developed talent pipelines that supported rapid organizational growth. What drives me most is people. I’m passionate about equitable hiring, career mobility, and helping individuals see opportunities they may not have imagined for themselves. In my current work I combine coaching, workforce strategy, and employer education to help bridge gaps between talent and opportunity.My approach blends strategy with empathy:• Data-driven hiring decisions • Retention-focused recruitment • Workforce planning & talent development • Compliance-driven HR operations • Relationship-centered leadershipI don’t just recruit, I partner with leaders to build strong teams, sustainable systems, and workplaces where employees stay and thrive.If you’re looking for someone who understands both the human side of hiring and the operational strategy behind it, let’s connect!

Experience

1. Workforce Development Specialist

   Schrader Lane Learning Academy

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Lead workforce development strategy to strengthen educator recruitment, hiring pipelines, and long-term staff retention across early childhood education programs.Design and execute target recruiting initiatives that doubled teacher hires, expanding classroom capacity and supporting organizational growth goals.Manage full-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, interviewing, onboarding, and hiring coordination for teaching and support staff roles.Implement skills-based hiring practices to improve candidate quality, reduce turnover risk, and align hires with classroom and student needs.

Education

• University of Memphis

  Bachelor of Science in Education, Sports Studies