Deniz McKelvy

Deniz Mckelvy currently serves as a Senior HR Consultant in Employee and Labor Relations at Vanderbilt University, a position held since January 2022. Prior experience includes a decade at Target, where Deniz progressed through various roles, including Human Resources Business Partner, overseeing HR operations for multiple store locations and mentoring new HR professionals. Additional roles at Target involved driving sales and managing team operations as an HR Executive Team Leader and Sales Floor Executive Team Leader. Earlier experience as a Hall Director at James Madison University involved supervising resident advisors and managing budgets. Deniz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University, earned in 2012.