Experience

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  JoJo's Jewelry Designs

  • Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Owner/Creative Designer

    • Mar 2019 - Present
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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  Vaughn-Lee and Associates

  • President

    • Nov 2012 - Present

    Rejoining Vaughn-Lee and Associates after 8 years with the City of Minneapolis. VLA is a Human Resources Consulting firm that provides supervisory and management development training programs and strategic HR consulting services. We provide consulting services to organizations in diversity planning, management development, EEO/Affirmation Action and the Supervisor, Effective Supervision, Performance Management, Coaching for Improved Performance, Workforce Planning, etc. We have an extensive background and experience in assisting organizations in launching diversity initiatives and diversity councils/affinity groups.Company president, who along with associated assist organizations with strategic human resources planning, diversity initiatives, training needs assessments, custom training designs and facilitation, performance management, workforce planning.

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  City of Minneapolis

  • Director, Employment, Development and Diversity

    • Dec 2004 - Nov 2012

    Responsible for leading the development and implementation of the organization’s philosophy of diversity and inclusion; assuring fair and equitable treatment of applicants and employees to ensure the workforce represents the communities we serve. This included incorporating the philosophy of honoring and respecting the value diversity brings to all human resource functions including internal consulting, recruiting, staffing testing, selection, employment and affirmative action services.

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  Vaughn-Lee and Associates

  • President

    • Aug 1985 - Dec 2004

    Human Resources Consulting firm that I launched in 1986 to provide supervisory and management development training programs and HR consulting services to small and medium sized organizations including topics like EEO/Affirmation Action and the Supervisor, Supervision, Coaching for Improved Performance, etc. Later firm morphed into diversity arena and has become one of the principal diversity consulting groups in midwest.

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  University of MN-Employer Education Service (Contnuing Ed)

  • Consultant

    • 1986 - 2002

    Researched, designed, developed and delivered learning and development programs aimed at front-line supervisors in companies across the midwest.

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  Dayton Hudson Corp. (now Target)

  • Employee Development Specialist, HR Manager, Training and Development Specialist

    • Jun 1978 - Jun 1985

    Within the years at Dayton-Hudson I held many positions within the DH family of companies including Dayton's Dept. Stores, Pickwick Discount Books and DH Corporate.

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  Minneapolis Public Schools

  • Atlanta Public Schools, D.C. Public Schools, Cook County Public Schools

  • Teacher

    • May 1966 - Jun 1978
    • Atlanta Public Schools, D.C. Public Schools, Cook County Public Schools