Shonna Turner

Shonna Turner, PHR has extensive experience in human resources, with their most recent role being as the Senior HR Director for North America at Riskonnect, Inc. Shonna held this position since May 2019. Prior to this, Shonna worked as a Human Resources Business Partner at Cogeco Peer 1 from March 2018 to May 2019.

From June 2012 to March 2018, Shonna had a progressive career at Lectra, where they held various HR roles. Shonna started as a Human Resources Generalist in December 2012 and was promoted to the position of Human Resources Director in September 2013. In these roles, they were responsible for workforce planning, full-cycle recruiting, advising on compensation, and facilitating job offers and relocations for positions in the US, Mexico, and Canada.

Before joining Lectra, Shonna worked as an HR Corporate Recruiter for Lectra at REMX. Shonna was responsible for sourcing and recruiting candidates for various positions in the North American organization. Their responsibilities included conducting background checks, onboarding, employee relations, and HR administration.

Shonna's early work experience includes a role as a Recruiter/Business Development Consultant at SolomonEdwardsGroup from August 2010 to April 2012. In this role, they recruited candidates for accounting and finance positions and played a key role in contract negotiation, references and background checks, and training new team members.

Overall, Shonna Turner, PHR has a comprehensive background in HR, with expertise in recruitment, employee relations, and strategic workforce planning across multiple industries.

Shonna Turner, PHR, holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from Spelman College. Shonna also has an M.S. degree in Psychology, specifically in Leadership Development & Coaching, from Walden University. Shonna has obtained several certifications, including the Professional in Human Resources (PHR®) from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI in June 2013. Additionally, they have completed the Strategic HR Business Partner (sHRBP) Certification in December 2016. Shonna has also pursued various online certifications, such as Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences, Unconscious Bias, Rolling out a DIBs Training Program in Your Company, Building Resilience, and Thriving @ Work: Leveraging the Connection between Well-Being and Productivity, all obtained from LinkedIn between April 2020 and July 2020. Additionally, they completed the course on Building & Leading Effective Teams from Columbia Business School in November 2019.