Tracia N. Cloud

Human Resources Manager @DeKalb County School District

Stone Mountain, GE

Human Resources Manager for the 3rdlargest school systemin the state of Georgia. Directly responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of the human resources function for one of 7 regions within the school district. This work includes serving as the primary human resources support for the district to include effectively recruiting top talent, creating partnerships with universities/educational institutions, training and development of leaders, management of special programs/projects as well as data and metric analysis in reporting outcomes. Talent Acquisition/Leadership Development: Provided leadership, direction and strategic planning of recruitment programs to fill vacancies at 14 schools. On average hired over 200 employees per year, with a fill rate of over 95%.Project Management: Project Lead over a multi-million-dollar Recruitment & Retention Incentive Plan, which included 15+ programs that benefited over employees.Program Development: Redesigned the Employee Referral Program.Increased participation by 30%. DEI: Member of leadership team responsible for reviewingHR policies and procedures to identify and potentially eliminate barriers.Cross-Functional Management: Successfully coordinated logistics for40+career fairs designed to attract top talent.Training & Development: Facilitated training forDCSDAspiring Leadership Academy.Key Honor & Awards: 20••••20 District Office Employee of the year.

Albany State University

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Information Technology

Miami University

Master of Education (M.Ed.), College Student Counseling and Personnel Services

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cultural Studies and Educational Foundations