Lavena Sipes

Lavena Sipes has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Lavena currently holds the position of Vice President, Associate Broker, and REALTOR at Lindsey & Associates since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a REALTOR at Bespoke Realty NWA from 2020 to 2022. In 2019, they were a Licensed Real Estate Agent at eXp Realty.

Before their career in real estate, Lavena had extensive experience in human resources and talent development. From 2014 to 2019, they served as a Senior Principal and Director of Talent Development at CA Technologies, where they managed various programs to optimize performance management and productivity. Lavena was also a Senior Principal and Director, Senior HR Business Partner at CA Technologies from 2008 to 2014, where they provided advisory services on talent processes and programs to C-level executives.

Additionally, Lavena has non-profit experience as Executive Director of The Courtney Sipes Memorial Foundation from 2011 to 2018. In this role, they launched initiatives and secured funding to improve road safety.

Earlier in their career, they held the position of Area Director, Human Resources at CA Technologies from 1993 to 2008. In this role, they oversaw HR operations and managed teams across the US and Canada.

Overall, Lavena Sipes has a strong background in real estate, talent development, HR, and non-profit management.

Lavena Sipes completed a course in Real Estate at Real Estate Express in 2019. In 2017, they enrolled in Dallas College and is currently pursuing an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration and Management. Additionally, they obtained the REALTOR® certification from the National Association of REALTORS® in October 2019 and the Arkansas Real Estate Agent License from the Arkansas Real Estate Commission in July 2019. In 2016, they received a certification from the Kobus Neethling Institute (NBI). Furthermore, they achieved the GPHR certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI in November 2011. It is not known if they obtained the DiSC and MBTI Facilitator certifications, as no information regarding the institution or year of attainment is provided.