Charleston Metro Chamber Of Commerce: Dr. Shawn Spann Edwards, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Press release from the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce:

January 14, 2022

Shawn Spann Edwards is a diversity, equity and inclusion, human resources and management professional and professor. Dr. Edwards is the Chief Inclusive Excellence Officer for The Citadel and is responsible for leading the diversity, equity and inclusion strategy for the institution. She is also the CEO and Principal Consultant of Solutions by Shawn Edwards, LLC, a consulting practice focused on providing diversity, equity, inclusion, culture alignment strategies and human resources services to its clients. Additionally, Shawn is an adjunct faculty member at the College of Charleston.

Dr. Edwards currently serves as a board member for Together SC and the YWCA of Greater Charleston. She is also a member of the Diversity Council for the SC Chamber of Commerce, a member of Explore Charleston’s Heart for Hospitality Advisory Board, and Chair of Temple University’s DBA Alumni Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board. Dr. Edwards is a former board member of the SC Society for Human Resource Management (SC SHRM) and Palmetto SHRM (formerly Tri-County Human Resource Mgt. Association) and a former Honorary Commander for Joint Base Charleston.

She holds the designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certified by the Human Resources Certification Institute and is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRMSCP). Shawn is a mentor to many and has served as a volunteer for several organizations in the Charleston area and has spoken at various schools, career fairs and organizations on a range of topics to include diversity and inclusion, mentoring, leadership, nonprofit board diversity, and many others.

Dr. Edwards earned her Doctor of Business Administration from Temple University, an MBA with a Human Resource Management concentration and a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning from Walden University, a Bachelor of Arts in Management from Webster University and an Associate of Arts in Fashion Merchandising from Bauder College. Her research interests include nonprofit management and governance, organizational diversity, equity and inclusion, human resource management, strategic management and organizational culture.

This press release was produced by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.