I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.Albert Einstein
If you ask Tonya what she wants to do or learn, her answer will always be: “Everything!” That’s her personality. She’s curious about everything. That’s why being an HR generalist early in her career was such a wonderful experience. At 19, she was hired as a payroll processor for a small machine tool builder in Dayton, Ohio. From payroll processor to benefits administrator to HRIS implementation project management, Tonya discovered that she could successfully transition to a Strategic HR Business Partner by knowing how all the transactional HR pieces work together.
Expertise
Tonya’s professional career spans 25 years. She has an extensive background in HRIS implementation, analytics, and metrics. Additional advanced expertise includes affirmative action compliance planning and auditing support, employee recruitment and retention, mediation and conflict resolution, benefits, compensation, HR policy and process development, and legal compliance.
Key Accomplishments
- Served as subject matter expert on a successful Workday implementation for a global organization in 34 countries
- Awarded a $150,000 advanced materials training grant for the development of an organizational training program
- Served as subject matter expert for the successful development and deployment of online benefits enrollment application
- SHRM-SCP Certification 2011-2017
Education
Tonya holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources from Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, and an Associate of Science in Business Management from Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio.
Publications and Presentations
- Introduction to the Basics of Affirmative Action Programs, 2022
- Advance Knowledge of Affirmative Action Programs, 2022
Professional and Community Activities
- SHRM
- Agriculture