Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Shwanda Barnette, J.D

Shwanda Barnette, J.D

Human Capital Leader
Orlando,FL

Summary

Experienced People Leader with 18+ years of proven results in human capital management, learning & development, operations, staffing, onboarding, policy development, sales and HR information systems; through the lens of a formal legal education; committed to life-long learning demonstrated by consistent career growth and professional accolades.

Overview

20
20

Years of professional experience

Work History

Consulting Manager

Deloitte Consulting (US)
04.2022 - Current
  • Leading teams of consulting practitioners to provide talent acquisition services to local, state, and federal government entities through change management, as well as program design and facilitation.
  • Contributing to the firm’s business development through proposal responses, Communities of Practice leadership, and internal training for the federal, state & local government, and higher education workforces.
  • Syncing regularly with senior leaders (Partners, Principals and Managing Directors) on project management, project financials (budget), and follow-on project opportunities (business development) to expand impact.
  • Contributing to development of training assessments and training support plans for new systems and tools.
  • Building and maintaining client relationships and project scope insights to become a trusted client advisor.
  • Leading facilitation for over 1000+ employees in virtual/in-person learning modules that I co-design.
  • Human Capital Workforce Transformation Strategy

Membership Relations Ambassador & Certified Trainer

Florida League of Cities, Incorporated
09.2016 - 04.2022
  • Promoted after 3 years as FLC University Training and Operations Specialist.
  • 2021-2023 Chair and Charter Member of the FLC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.
  • Graduate of Leadership FLC 2019 Cohort
  • Included state-wide travel to member cities, local and regional leagues and other conference sites and venues to provide information, consultation and targeted training to members and the public.
  • Certified DEI Consultant providing services internally and to national, state, and local entities.
  • Served as Assistant Liaison to the Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials.
  • Co-hosted monthly webcast series for internal/external stakeholders entitled, “#FLCitiesStrong.”
  • FLC University – Operations Specialist & Training Facilitator
  • Promoted after 1 year as FLC University Assistant to the Director
  • Designed and Facilitated Human Resources Training for internal staff and external stakeholders, presenting at both local and national training events and conferences.
  • Managed Office Operations, tracking inventory and supply orders, and scheduling events.
  • Designed registration pages through iMIS for training events and managed participant engagement.
  • Strategized and helped to design online orientation training platform for local newly elected officials.

Office of Human Capital – Organizational Effectiveness Specialist and UELIP Program Manager

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
10.2010 - 09.2015
  • 2014 DCPS Central Office Employee of the Year Award Recipient
  • Managed recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, and programming for the Urban Education Leaders Internship Program (UELIP), the premiere public education internship in the country.
  • Developed operating plans to expand recruitment efforts and improve the program.
  • Designed, implemented, and facilitated training, executive-level presentations, and skill-building sessions.
  • Budgeted for program operations, maintained inventory of supplies and secured stipends for associates.
  • Assigned UELIP associates to projects and supervisors based upon Chancellor’s priorities and goals.
  • Served as a Delegate on the DCPS Discipline Review Board, through Labor Management and Employee Relations.
  • Office of Human Capital – Central Office Staffing Specialist
  • Primary manager of the staffing process for all DCPS Central Office consisting of 500+ employees.
  • Developed operational processes for every aspect of the DCPS Central Office staffing process, including recruitment & selection, system processing, on-boarding, training, and promotion.
  • Led monthly summits with division representatives, to roll out new initiatives and procedures.
  • Interpreted Collective Bargaining Agreements (Union Contracts) for new hires and internal promotions.
  • Office of the Chief Academic Officer – Out-of-School Time Programs Staffing & Operations Coordinator
  • Managed program staffing – which included hiring coordinators and over 1000 afterschool & summer school employees, for all DCPS afterschool & summer school programs, annually.
  • Drafted and implemented an Interview Rubric that mirrored evaluation competencies by which central office applicants would be evaluated, to ensure equitable and effective hiring practices.
  • Made site visits regularly to monitor programs for evaluating content, quality, and management of programs.
  • Responded to all disciplinary inquiries and reports based upon interpretation of the DCMR Guidance for Out-of-School Time Programs that I assisted in drafting, editing, and publishing.

Education

J.D. - Assistant To The Vice President of Student Affairs

Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC

Bachelor of Science - Sociology/Business

Towson University
Towson, MD

Skills

  • IMIS/GoToMeeting/GoToWebinar/Zoom/Google Meets/Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Office Suite – including Audit Facilitation Certification
  • Oracle – employee records management, employee action processing
  • Salesforce Applications – recruitment and selection, position description records
  • SAP Concur Solutions – Expense Reconciliation and Travel Planning Software
  • Google Professional Applications – Gemini, Drive, Meet, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Google Looker Studio

Certification

  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Legal Aspects of Supervision Certification
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Employee Engagement & Relations Certification
  • DC Government Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Certification
  • DISC Professional Personality Assessment Tools
  • The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO) assessments (FIRO-B) Facilitation
  • Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Certificate – Diversity & Inclusion for Human Resources
  • Deloitte DFX Certified Facilitator

Timeline

Consulting Manager

Deloitte Consulting (US)
04.2022 - Current

Membership Relations Ambassador & Certified Trainer

Florida League of Cities, Incorporated
09.2016 - 04.2022

Office of Human Capital – Organizational Effectiveness Specialist and UELIP Program Manager

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
10.2010 - 09.2015

J.D. - Assistant To The Vice President of Student Affairs

Georgetown University Law Center

Bachelor of Science - Sociology/Business

Towson University

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