Yolanda Howze is a director with Baker Tilly’s public sector advisory practice’s executive recruitment team. She is a well-regarded, award-winning human resources professional with more than 25 years of public sector experience, including 20 years as a multifaceted and competent human resources leader providing executive recruitment services, primarily in municipal government.
Yolanda is passionate about her craft and being of service to others. In addition to her more than 25 years of public sector experience, she has demonstrated this through professional conference presentations/speaking events, serving local and regional boards and committees, including PSHRA (formerly IPMA-HR) and other community involvement.
- Human capital professional and administrator executive
- Executive recruitment, total rewards and classification administration, performance management, project management, HRIS and process improvement, change management, labor relations, emergency management and disaster recovery, training and organizational development and safety and risk management
- Public Sector of Human Resources Association (PSHRA), member
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), member
- Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA), (former) member
- PSHRA Texas Chapter, (former) Conference Program Committee
- PSHRA Central Region, (former) vice president and secretary-treasurer
- PSHRA Greater St. Louis Chapter, (former) president
- Public Sector Human Resources Association (PSHRA)
- PSHRA Greater St. Louis Chapter
- Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI)
- Society for Human Resources (SHRM)
- International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Location
Chicago, IL
Education
Master of Arts in public administration and policy analysis
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)
Dual Bachelor of Arts in
psychology and organizational leadership
Maryville University
(St. Louis, Missouri)
