Why SHAMBAUGH
SHAMBAUGH has more than twenty years of research and success in applying integrated solutions to address today's business leadership challenges.
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WILL Alumni Advisory Board
Maruiel Perkins-Chavis is currently Vice President, Workforce Effectiveness and Diversity for Marriott International, Inc. In this role, she is responsible for establishing the strategic direction, development, implementation and management of company-wide workforce diversity and work-life initiatives.
She was previously Senior Director, Leadership Development responsible for talent acquisition, leadership development and retention strategies. In this role, she was involved in the implementation of Marriott International’s enterprise-wide leadership development initiatives, with a specific focus on strategies and programs to identify and develop women and minority leadership talent. She was instrumental in the design and execution of the Leadership Education Series, Women and Minority Leadership Talent Development Inventory, Leadership Development Workshops and Executive On-Boarding Program.
Ms. Perkins-Chavis has over twenty-five years experience in the human resources area with expertise in staffing, leadership development, diversity, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
She began her career as a human resources generalist in the high tech industry and has spent more than fourteen years in the specialty of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in various industries. She joined Marriott in 1990, as a Senior EEO Representative. Her Marriott EEO/AA career led to the promotion of Manager, Affirmative Action Compliance in 1991 and Director, Equal Opportunity and Program Development in 1993.
In 1998, she transitioned to Executive Staffing and Development and assumed responsibilities associated with the implementation of the Executive Talent Development Inventory and other leadership development initiatives. In 2001, she was promoted to Senior Director, Leadership Development and promoted to Vice President, Workforce Effectiveness and Diversity in 2004.
Ms. Perkins-Chavis holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Towson State University and a master’s degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from American University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, the Black Human Resources Network Group and serves on the Shambaugh Leadership Group Executive Advisory Council. In 2007, she was presented with the first ever Dave M. Sampson Diversity Award for demonstrating diversity excellence.