Demetrai Mitchell

5185 Copper Creek Drive

Dublin, OH 43016
513.885.5572
dmd7534a@westpost.net

CAREER SUMMARY
Human Resources Professional with more than 25 years of expertise. Proven busin
ess acumen in multiple industries - non-profit, government, and corporate. Deve
loped and implemented programs in support of corporate goal of increasing staff
engagement and inclusion scores. Results-oriented, collaborator, communicator.
Serve as steward of corporate diversity and inclusion programs.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Workforce Diversity
Global Diversity
Board relations
Financial reporting, planning, and budgeting
Project management
Strategic planning and execution
Diversity recruiting
Senior leader coaching and consulting
Mentoring: Pairs, Circles, Reverse
Employee Relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Diversity and Inclusion Director
Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus, Ohio 2004 a" 2010
Global Diversity Director
Convergys Corporation (Fortune 500 company) Cincinnati, Ohio 1998 a" 2004
Diversity Manager
Cinergy Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio 1993 a" 1997
Human Resources Director
Indiana Department of Commerce Indianapolis, Indiana 1977 a" 1993
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Evaluate business initiatives to determine the appropriate inclusion/organizati
onal development interventions needed to meet organizational goals
Increased staff engagement through execution of inclusive Mentoring Program: P
airs, Circles, Reverse Mentoring
Interface with all levels of staff to report annual progress, formal presentati
ons, trainings, meeting facilitation, strategic planning and engagement
Implemented education curriculum that increased the effectiveness of manager-st
aff communication
Executed retention strategy that increased pipeline representation goals and lo
wered staff complaints
Proven track record of partnering with Board of Directors on diversity and incl
usion strategy and goals
Established diversity and inclusion recognition and reward program, now in its
6th year
EDUCATION
Indiana Wesleyan, Indianapolis, In Masteras Degree, concentration in Human R
esources
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, In Bacheloras o
f Science, concentration in Business
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
City of Columbus Community Relations Diversity panelist 2010
American Association of Blacks in Energy, presenter and panelist, Toronto, CA
2008, 2010
Girl Scouts of Ohioas Heartland a" Board Member, HR Committee Chair, Columbus,
Oh 2007 a" Present
Diversity Connections Consortium, member, Dallas, TX
2008 a" Present
The Conference Board, New York, NY
o Past Chair, Vice-Chair, Program Chair, Conference presenter 2004
a" Present