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New Orleans, LA-based Juanita Hill-Kennedy as Human Resources Director
About the Company
Set on Bourbon Street, this upscale French Quarter hotel is an 8-minute walk from St Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square. The plush rooms offer free WiFi, flat-screen TVs and laptop-sized safes. Some have French doors overlooking the courtyard pool or lead to balconies above Bourbon Street. Upgraded rooms give access to a private lounge with complimentary breakfast and snacks. Suites add whirlpool tubs, spiral staircases to separate parlors, or canopy beds. Amenities include a Cajun & Creole restaurant, an oyster bar and a jazz club, as well as a cafe and cocktail lounge. There`s also a courtyard pool, and business and fitness centers.
About the Person
Juanita Hill-Kennedy is the Human Resources Director at Royal Sonesta New Orleans. Hill-Kennedy is responsible for developing and directing hotel policy in accordance with Sonesta International Hotels Corporation standards relative to all human resources activities at the French Quarter property. Specifically, Hill-Kennedy will oversee new hires, manage employee relations, help guide career development and oversee promotions and relocations at the hotel. Working closely with management, Hill-Kennedy will also help guide Sonesta`s Culture of Caring community initiatives at the New Orleans property. She will monitor employee morale while effectively managing retention and increasing employee productivity. Immediately prior to joining Royal Sonesta New Orleans, Hill-Kennedy served as region human resources manager at Iv-AGA Engineering, a Metairie-based firm with offices in Louisiana and Texas, where she was responsible for recruitment, training and employee relations. An expert in the field of human resources, Hill-Kennedy has also worked as a highly successful independent consultant. At Harrah`s Entertainment, Hill-Kennedy served as regional director of recruitment and employment where she managed a workforce of more than 5,000 employees. Hill-Kennedy pursued her undergraduate studies in the field of education at the University of New Orleans with some course work at Honolulu Community College in Hawaii. She is certified as an SPHR-Senior Professional in Human Resources and most recently obtained certification as an SHRM-SCP, an honor bestowed by the Society of Human Resource Management. Hill-Kennedy`s professional affiliations include NOLA SHRM, the New Orleans SHRM chapter where she served on the board of directors as the organization`s diversity director. She is also a member of the Society of Human Resources Professionals.
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