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Morgantown, WV-based West Virginia University Cris DeBord as Vice President of Talent and Culture
About the Company
West Virginia University is a public, land-grant institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia, with divisional campuses in Beckley, Charleston, Keyser, Martinsburg, and Montgomery. WVU is a Research University (High Research Activity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. U.S. News and World Report ranks WVU among the top 100 public universities in the nation.
About the Person
Cris DeBord is the Vice President of Talent and Culture at West Virginia University, effective Jan. 19, 2016. At WVU, he will be responsible for managing the design, development and implementation of all human resources functions, including employment services, employee relations, classification and compensation administration, benefits administration, training and development and human resources operations, among other areas. Prior to that, he served as Vice President Talent Management at Dollar General. At Dollar General he was responsible for organizational development, training, human capital metrics, employment branding, recruiting and diversity. Prior to that, he held leadership positions in the employment and human resources fields with Westinghouse, Whirlpool, Pepsi, HighMark and Home Depot. DeBord is a native of southwestern Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor`s degree in business administration and psychology from Washington and Jefferson College, where he was on a full ROTC scholarship. He earned a master`s of science degree in industrial relations from WVU and was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves for seven years. He resides in Franklin, Tenn., with his wife, Ralene, who he met at WVU, and son, Wyatt.
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