Sonja Smith

Sonja Smith has held a number of roles in the Human Resources field since 2008. Sonja began their career as an HR Officer at Mobile Care Services in 2008. In 2009, they became an HR Administrator/Advisor at Greenwoods Communications Ltd. From 2010 to 2011, they were an Assistant to Directors at both Board Evaluation Limited and Active Executive Recruitment Limited. In 2011, they became the Owner of SLS Virtual Assistance. From 2013 to 2015, they held various roles at Citrix, including Talent Acquisition Specialist, HR Generalist, and Recruiting Coordinator. From 2015 to 2018, they were Director of People & Culture, Sr. Manager People & Culture, and Manager of People and Culture at Invoca. During their time at American Riviera Bank (arbv) from 2018 to 2021, they held the roles of Senior Vice President, Senior Human Resources Director, and Vice President, Human Resources Director. Additionally, they were Co Chair Professional Development at the Santa Barbara HR Association (SBHRA) - SHRM Chapter 0461 from 2018 to 2021. In 2021, they became the Director of Human Resources at Umbra.

Sonja Smith's education history includes a CIPD from Coventry University from 2007 to 2010 in Personnel Management, a Certificate in Personnel Practice from Sutton Coldfield College in 2006, English, Maths, German, Sociology, and Ceramics CSE from Sondes Place School from 1981 to 1985, Social Behaviour and Sociology from Guildford College of Technology, Guildford, and Redhill College of Technology. Sonja also has two additional certifications, nineQ Leadership Essentials from NineQ LLC obtained in October 2019, and NPS (Net Promotor Score) obtained in February 2015.