Raquel Ita

Raquel Ita has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Raquel currently holds the position of Director of People and Culture at VGM Group, Inc. since 2023. Prior to this, they worked at VGM Fulfillment as Director of Training and Development from 2019 to 2023, where they also served as a Project Manager. During their time at VGM Fulfillment, they implemented an online framework for employee communication and engagement and researched compliance licensure for the company. Before joining VGM Fulfillment, Raquel worked at VGM Forbin as an Internal Account Executive from 2017 to 2019, where they achieved top sales executive in 2018. Raquel also has experience from Target, where they held various management positions including Operations Group Leader of Outbound and Engineering & Facilities Group Leader from 2012 to 2017. Raquel also briefly worked as a General Manager at KOSAMA, INC. in 2012. Overall, they have demonstrated their expertise in people and culture management, training and development, project management, sales, and leadership throughout their career.

Raquel Ita earned their Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Northern Iowa, completing their studies from 2005 to 2008.

In addition to their formal education, Raquel has obtained various certifications through LinkedIn. These certifications include "Taking Charge of Your Career," "Change Management Foundations," "Recognizing and Seizing Opportunity at Work," "Improving Your Leadership Communications," "Prevent Toxic Work Cultures as a Manager," "Leadership Upskilling in a Zoom Economy," "HR Leadership in the Metaverse," "Having Career Conversations with Your Team," "A Modern Guide to Strategy Implementation," "Data Visualization: Storytelling," "Articulating Your Value," "Human Leadership," "Managing Your Emotional Response to Workplace Stress," "Strategic Human Resources," "Atomic Habits (Blinkist Summary)," "Employee Engagement," "Having an Honest Career Conversation with Your Boss," "How to Inspire and Develop Your Direct Reports," "Mistakes You Should Avoid at Work," and "Presenting to Senior Executives." These certifications were obtained between 2022 and 2023.