Tasha Blakely

Tasha Blakely, SPHR, currently serves as the Deputy Director of Human Resources at the Public Health Institute since March 2023. Previously, Tasha held the role of Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at a private company from March 2022 to April 2023 and worked in various talent acquisition positions at Southwest Airlines from December 2015 to March 2022. Earlier experiences include serving as Senior HR Manager at Aechelon Technology, Human Resource Consultant at TransCentra, Regional Human Resource Generalist at Peet's Coffee & Tea, Regional Human Resources Manager at 99 Cents Only Stores, and Human Resource Manager at The Home Depot. Tasha is an HR professional with expertise in training, employee relations, benefits administration, leave administration, compliance, and staffing, managing a workforce of 175. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Saint Mary's College of California, along with attendance at St. Patrick's High School and the University of California at Irvine.