Serilda Summers-McGee
Founder and Principal, Chief Human Resources Officer
Workplace Change, LLC
Education
Grand Valley State University
B.S., Biology and Behavioral Science
2004Ball State University
M.Ed., Student Affairs in Higher Education
2006Willamette University MBA
M.B.A., Business
2010Podcasts
32:58480: How African Americans Should Navigate Racism at Work With Serilda Summers-McGee, Workplace Change [Main Time4Coffee Interview]
Serilda Summers-McGee is the Founder and Principal of Workplace Change, LLC, a Human Resources consultancy created to guide, advise, and encourage the business world through internal as well as external growth and transition, while incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into HR systems. Serilda has been an HR/DEI innovator for over..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“You don’t have to be in a toxic environment in order to prove your value. You’re just valuable because of who you are.”
Best Career Advice
“Having some balance and having moments where you can frolic and enjoy life and appreciate what you have been able to accomplish over time is so valuable.”
Career Challenge
“Even as a young professional, you have a choice whether you stay or you go. And sometimes for me growing up where I grew up, I would tell myself that, ‘you just have to be strong, you have to power through, don’t be a punk.’ Do you know what? — it wasn’t worth it. The amount of sleepless nights and the amount of psychological and spiritual distress that I experienced, especially in the later years, there were no trophies that I got after I endured horrible mistreatment for years and years before I decided I’m going to transition.”
Skills
Leadership, Fundraising, Community Outreach, Nonprofits, Program Development, Strategic Planning, Research, Policy, Higher Education, Budgets, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Talent Acquisition, Volunteer Management, Time Management, Interviews
Professional Interests
Dr. Dambisa Moyo, Brené Brown, Joel Peterson, EY, Kaiser Permanente, Nike, Diversity Recruitment and Career Seekers Network, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Recruiting Strategy Group, The Leadership Program (Portland, Oregon), Willamette University MBA, Muskegon Community College, Ball State University
