Youngstown State University hires human-resources officer
The new administrator will manage a staff of 17.
STAFF REPORT
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University has hired Kevin W. Reynolds, district director of labor and employee relations at Cuyahoga Community College, as its chief human resources officer.
He begins his new job Jan. 4.
“Kevin has extensive experience and success in all areas of human resources, especially labor and employee relations, and we look forward to him joining the YSU team and moving our HR efforts forward,” said Gene Grilli, YSU vice president for finance and administration.
Reynolds was hired after a 16–member committee reviewed dozens of applications in a nationwide search. Five finalists visited campus in the fall, meeting with students, faculty, staff and administrators as well as members of the YSU board of trustees.
At YSU, Reynolds will manage 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.
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.