Monica Sturgis has extensive experience in human resources, with their most recent role being Chief Human Resources Officer at The Port of Virginia. In this position, they are responsible for developing and implementing human resources plans across multiple port entities. Prior to this, Sturgis worked at Bridgestone, where they served as HR Director for the Technology & Engineering departments and focused on career development, competency building, and diversity initiatives. Monica also held leadership positions at BASF, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Pfizer, where they had responsibilities such as strategic leadership, talent strategy, and change management. Sturgis began their career at Diageo as an Organizational Development Specialist and Senior HR Representative.
Monica Sturgis started their education journey in 1988 when they attended Durant High School. Monica successfully completed their High School Diploma in 1992, specializing in College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program. After high school, they pursued their higher education at Tuskegee University, where they studied for four years from 1992 to 1996. Although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period, it is implied that they did not obtain a degree during their time at Tuskegee University.
Following their time at Tuskegee University, Monica enrolled at Columbia University in 1995, but the available information does not provide details about the degree or field of study at this institution.
In 1996, Monica Sturgis transferred to the University of Minnesota, where they pursued a Master's degree in Human Resources Development & Curriculum & Instruction. Monica successfully completed this program in 1998, obtaining a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree.
In addition to their formal education, Monica obtained a certification in Human Resources Development from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. However, the specific year and month of obtaining this certification are not provided.
2020 - present