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Youngstown, OH-based Youngstown State University has Appointed Kevin W. Reynolds as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Youngstown State University is an emerging urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, emphasizing a collaborative approach to education with over 135 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs. Positioned in the top three of the most cost-effective state universities in Ohio and ranked a Top College by Forbes, YSU is an investment you can be proud of.
About the Person
Kevin W. Reynolds is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Youngstown State University effective 4th January, 2014. At YSU, Reynolds manages a staff of 17 and will be responsible for the executive leadership of the university’s human-resources functions, including recruitment and employment, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations and implementation of training programs, employment policies and procedures. Prior to that, Kevin was the District Director of Labor and Employee Relations at Cuyahoga Community College. For the past five years, Reynolds has been in charge of planning, organizing and managing labor- and employee-relations activities and programs for more than 3,200 employees at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. In the position, Reynolds formulated labor- and employee- relations strategies, negotiated and administered collective bargaining agreements, coached managers in the consistent application of contracts and policies, and managed unemployment and workers’ compensation claims. Before joining CCC, Reynolds was human-resources administrator for the city of Lakewood from 2000 to 2004. From 1985 to 2000, Reynolds was a senior consultant/project manager with Clemans, Nelson & Associates Inc., providing a variety of human resources and labor relations consulting services to public and private sector employers. Reynolds earned a bachelor of business administration degree from Kent State University in 1972, majoring in industrial relations. He also has taken graduate–level courses in human resources and labor relations at Cleveland State University and classes in computer applications and software at Lorain County Community College.
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