Prior to becoming President of Charlotte Area SHRM (CASHRM), Jennifer served as President- Elect and Vice President of Member Education and Certification. She also served as chair of the strategic interest group supported by CASHRM that provides programming for HR professionals in the recruitment and staffing space. While in Atlanta, Jennifer served as an ambassador to new members of SHRM-Atlanta.
Jennifer is a certified coach for DISC + Values through Institute Success, a certified coach, levels I & II for the Harrison Assessment, a certified mentor in Emotional Intelligence and holds a Six Sigma Green Belt. She has presented at the North Carolina International Personnel Management Association’s semi-annual conference and is also their Past President and former Southern Region Program Chair. Additionally, she has presented at the National Association of Development Organizations’ annual conference and has facilitated strategic planning sessions for several local nonprofit organizations.
Jennifer is head of Human Resources of SERC Reliability Corporation and, along with her team, is responsible for all facets of Human Resources for the organization. Her current focus is on supporting SERC’s Commitment to Culture program, internal coaching and employee success. SERC’s mission is to reduce risks to the reliability and security of the electric grid for today and for the future. Jennifer also has previous experience in the utility industry, having served as head of HR for MEAG Power (Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia), which is based in Atlanta and is a member entity of SERC.
Prior to joining SERC, Jennifer served as the Director of Human Resources for W.K. Dickson & Co, Inc., a multi-disciplined consulting firm specializing in community infrastructure solutions. She was responsible for all facets of human resources for employees in eleven offices across four states.
Along with her passion for coaching and development, Jennifer has tremendous enthusiasm for understanding policy and benefits. She maintains a life and health Insurance license to assist with benefits selection, management and administration while partnering with her company’s broker to provide comprehensive benefit offerings. Jennifer finds great satisfaction in applying this knowledge to provide the best in class policy, practices and benefits programs for employees.