Deborale Richardson-Phillips, PhD
Mentor,OH
Summary
Dedicated administrator with 25 years of value-based leadership experience. Experience establishing strategic plans consistent with organization mission and vision. Strategic education, corporate, and community partner with successful track record of collaborating enterprise wide to recruit, retain and promote top student and workforce talent. Proven ability to establish internal/external relationships that impact outcomes and community partnerships. Concrete record in leading organizations through sustainable change while maximizing personnel success.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Saint Ignatius High School
08.2019 - Current
- Serve on president's senior leadership team
- Established key SIHS partnerships: principals, alumni relations, advancement, college counseling, school counseling, discipline, admission, athletics, curriculum, and professional development
- Collaborate with Office Advancement on stewardship efforts
- Serve as thought partner for Jesuit School Network (Midwest Province)
- Established DEI 5 year strategic plan
- Manage office budget and personnel (12 employees)
- Chair Verneda Bentley & Howley scholarship committees
- Attend high school open house nights
- Organize and facilitate annual Multicultural Student Open House
- Facilitate admission break out sessions on school culture, financial aid, and enrollment
- Serve on Human Resource hiring committees
- Partner with key stakeholders to cultivate and sustain inclusive and equitable culture
- Oversee underrepresented alumni and parent advisory groups
- Partner with Advancement to identify and engage underrepresented alumni
- Established DEI effectiveness scorecard
- Assess community cultural competence
- Identify DEI professional development opportunities for key stakeholders (e.g., leadership team, board, students, faculty, staff, alumni, etc.)
- Identify and champion restorative justice framework
- Design, facilitate and manage diversity and inclusion training for faculty and staff
- Manage SIHS Magis academic enrichment program for 5th – 8th grade young men
- Manage Magis recruiting strategy and enrollment process
- Establish relationships with elementary school administrators, families, and students
- Collaborate with Marketing & Communications to create marketing material
- Teach African American History course (Spring '22, '23)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant
FirstEnergy
06.2016 - 07.2019
- Lead company diversity & inclusion strategic planning
- Developed monthly minority staffing report for recruitment, retention and promotion
- Served on Executive Diversity & Inclusion Council
- Managed Diversity & Inclusion department budget and staffing oversight for 1FTE (Diversity Outreach) and 105 D&I Champions
- Reviewed full cycle applicant flow and hiring decisions
- Collaborated with recruiting to identify and secure top talent “impact” hires
- Managed Employee Business Resource Groups (MOSaic - racial & ethnic group, Veterans & Allies, LGBTQIA & Allies, Women in Leadership, Helping Women Grow, and Thrive – disabilities group) development and oversight
- Identified executive sponsors to better leverage relationships
- Served as Diversity & Inclusion Business Partner Liaison (FirstEnergy Corporate Shared Services, Generations & Utilities)
- Developed Diversity & Inclusion key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Served as HR resource for employee performance evaluations & succession planning
- Developed best practice gap closure and implementation plans
- Reviewed policies and procedures to ensure equitable application
- Lead company diversity & inclusion strategic planning
- Oversaw company climate assessment instrument design, implementation, and analysis
- Built supplier diversity and community involvement metrics
- Recommended best practices and “quick hits” to drive company performance
- Designed, facilitated, and managed diversity and inclusion training curriculum for leadership, management, and employees
Human Resource Representative IV/District Director
Cuyahoga Community College
01.2013 - 05.2016
- Served on Human Resource and Student Affairs leadership teams
- Managed diversity & inclusion department operations, personnel and budget
- Served as Human Resource representative on strategic hire committees
- Lead best practice employee diversity retention efforts
- Served as Human Resource representative on strategic hire committees
- Served on college student equity gap committee;
- Analyzed student achievement data;
- Gathered and analyzed prerequisite placement data;
- Reviewed introductory course completion data;
- Tracked enrollment, matriculation, and graduation rates by race, gender, and discipline; and
- Served on First Year Experience (FYE) and Sophomore experience (SYE) committee
- Tracked diverse employee retention rates, monthly and annual employee key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Identified and approved electronic and print sources for position postings
- Recommended professional development and succession planning
- Designed and facilitated new employee orientation
- Designed and facilitated classroom and online diversity, inclusion, civility and Title IX training for employees, students and leadership teams
- Produced annual diversity reports
- Partnered with Employee & Labor Relations, Human Resources, Student Affairs and Legal Services to investigate internal employee and student discrimination, harassment, retaliation and sexual misconduct complaints
- Partnered with Employee & Labor Relations and Legal Services to prepare for external discrimination complaints
- Served on executive leadership boards for college Employee Resource Groups (i.e., Black Caucus Hispanic Council, Veterans Affairs; LGBTQ/Ally)
- Lead college-wide diversity and inclusion and Title IX strategic planning
- Created, reviewed and interpreted diversity and sexual misconduct policies for employees and students
- Consulted employees on diversity and inclusion merit based performance goals
- Consulted departmental leadership teams on diversity goals
- Performed cultural competency and inclusivity assessments
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Case Western Reserve University
08.2004 - 12.2012
- Served on college effectiveness committees (i.e., Student Affairs leadership team; First Year Experience (FYE), and Residence Hall)
- Assisted with undergraduate student recruitment and retention; college fairs, open house events, alumni affairs, student and parent orientation, and student convocation
- Managed Office of Multicultural Affairs budget and staffing of 4FTE (i.e., Assistant Director, Academic Director, Program Coordinator, Administrative Assistant) and 2 work-study students
- Served as co-chair of institutional diversity committee
- Delivered annual reports to Board
- Made staffing recommendations
- Created pipeline faculty hiring program
- Reviewed institutional policies and procedures of consistency
- Designed and facilitated diversity training for Residence Life, Counseling, Greek Life, Campus Police, and Athletic departments;
- Created cultural competence training for students engaged in community internship, practicum, clinical, experiential learning, and cross cultural opportunities
- Created undergraduate pilot retention program (DUCES) that included curricular and co-curricular resources
- Organized diversity student programming; annual diversity celebrations; faculty diversity panels; time management and study skill trainings, and annual retreats
Associate Dean Multicultural Affairs/Assistant Professor
Messiah College
08.1998 - 07.2004
- Supervised Office of Multicultural Affairs personnel and budget
- Served on Student Affairs advisory and Human Resource Hiring committees
- Taught Human Development and Women's Studies intro-level courses
- Advised 22 Human Development and 50 Undeclared students academically per semester
- Created diversity professional development sessions for faculty and staff
- Advised student multicultural groups
- Served as committee chair for Multicultural Advisory committee
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Supervised admissions programs, student recruitment and retention
- Implemented initiatives to drive curriculum quality and target learning outcomes
- Recruited, hired and trained academic faculty and staff members
Education
Master of Arts - Theology
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA07.2027
Ph.D. - Philosophy, Human Development
University of Delaware
Wilmington, DE05.1997
Master of Public Administration - Administration Personnel Management
University of Delaware
Wilmington, DE05.1991
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/Sociology
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC06.1989
Skills
- Educational Leadership
- Fundraising
- Employee Performance
- Professional Development
- Strategic Execution
- Restorative Justice
- Relationship and Team-Building
- Change and Growth Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Cultural Awareness
Certification
- Professional Human Resource Certification (PHR)
- Ohio Non-tax Catholic School Teaching
Affiliations
- UMI Racial Healing Committee
- JCCU Formation
- Ignatian Solidarity Network (Board)
- St. Martin DePorres High School (Board Mission Committee)
- Jesuit Schools Network Global and Midwest Region (JSN)
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- LeadDIVERSITY CLASS OF 2017
Consulting
Loyola High School (Los Angeles, CA), Jesuit High School (Portland, OR), Creighton High School (Omaha, NE), Beaumont High School (Cleveland Heights, OH), St. John's Jesuit High School (Toledo, OH)
Timeline
Vice President Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Saint Ignatius High School
08.2019 - Current
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant
FirstEnergy
06.2016 - 07.2019
Human Resource Representative IV/District Director
Cuyahoga Community College
01.2013 - 05.2016
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Case Western Reserve University
08.2004 - 12.2012
Associate Dean Multicultural Affairs/Assistant Professor
Messiah College
08.1998 - 07.2004
Master of Arts - Theology
Xavier University of Louisiana
Ph.D. - Philosophy, Human Development
University of Delaware
Master of Public Administration - Administration Personnel Management
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/Sociology
Winston-Salem State University
- Professional Human Resource Certification (PHR)
- Ohio Non-tax Catholic School Teaching
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