Michael Mckenna

Michael McKenna has served as the Vice President of Human Resources for the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) since 2013, overseeing a department that provides overall policy direction on human resource management issues and administrative support functions related to the management of employees for all departments.

Before joining SDHC in 2012 as Director of Human Resources, he served as the head of Human Resources for The Krystal Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he was responsible for the fast-food company’s human resources strategy for approximately 6,500 employees and 225 single-site restaurant locations.

Mr. McKenna also has served as Director of Human Resources for Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, when it was based in San Clemente, California, and in a variety of professional roles with Tigrent, Inc. in Fort Myers, Florida. He began his professional career with the law firm of Ford & Harrison in Orlando, Florida, providing legal counsel on employment-related matters to companies in both the public and private sector.

Mr. McKenna received a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior (summa cum laude) from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford, Connecticut.