Ramona Bishop, PHR

Ramona Bishop, PHR has a wealth of experience in human resources. Ramona currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Bible Study Fellowship, where they provide strategic leadership in attracting, developing, and retaining talent. Their responsibilities include overseeing talent management, recruitment, legal compliance, employee benefits, compensation, employee relations, workplace culture, and employee communications.

Prior to their current role, Ramona worked at Hamilton State Bank as the Employment Manager/Assistant Vice President. Ramona partnered with management and the HR team to ensure strategic business plans were achieved through effective attraction, selection, and retention of qualified candidates. Ramona also managed compliance with federal and state laws. Furthermore, they served as an Executive Recruiter, developing and executing recruiting plans for the bank's exempt positions.

Earlier in their career, Ramona was a Human Resources Specialist at First Covenant Bank, where they provided HR support to multiple organizations, including recruitment, benefits enrollment, employee relations, and new employee orientation.

Ramona also worked as the Executive Administrator for Choose Life of Georgia, a non-profit organization, where they managed all administration tasks, including communication, financial management, and tax submissions.

Additionally, Ramona has experience as a Substitute Teacher at Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Their career in human resources began at SunTrust Bank, where they worked as an AVP/Human Resources Manager. Ramona managed HR functions within the bank and its subsidiaries and supervised a team of employees.

Ramona Bishop, PHR has a proven track record of success in attracting and retaining talent, managing compliance, and providing HR support.

Ramona Bishop, PHR completed their education at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where they obtained a B.A.A.S in Organizational Leadership in 2020. Prior to that, they attended St. Petersburg College for their Associate of Arts (AA) degree in General Education.

In terms of additional certifications, Ramona earned the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI in June 2013. Ramona also obtained two certifications from LinkedIn: "Difficult Conversations: Talking About Race at Work" in September 2020 and "Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B: Building Resilience" in May 2020.