Baldwin
Wallace
University
is
a
people-powered
organization,
and
BW's
new
chief
talent
officer
(CTO),
Jeremy
Short
'91,
is
aiming
to
rev
up
that
engine.
"Great
people
with
talent,
heart
and
commitment
have
made
BW
the
successful
learning
community
it
is
today,"
Short
says.
"My
job
as
chief
talent
officer
is
to
take
us
to
the
next
level."
Serving
the
talent
life
cycle
Short
returned
to
his
alma
mater
to
take
the
new
executive
management,
CTO
post
created
by
President
Bob
Helmer
following
the
retirement
of
BW's
HR
director.
The
role
is
envisioned
as
providing
holistic
leadership
of
the
full
"talent
life-cycle"
of
faculty
and
staff.
Short
is
working
to
develop
systems,
processes,
training
and
culture
that
serve
each
step
in
the
employee
journey
at
BW,
including
recruitment,
onboarding
and
deployment,
evaluation,
development
and
retention.
"I
want
the
faculty
and
staff
to
feel
valued,
challenged
and
engaged,
which
ultimately
will
bring
the
best
experiences
to
our
students,"
Short
says.
"There
are
dozens
of
drivers
of
employee
engagement,
but
knowing
that
what
you
do,
day
to
day,
is
contributing
to
the
mission
is
key."
"My
goal
is
to
help
each
employee
identify
how
they
fit
into
BW
student
success,"
he
continues.
"Regardless
of
who
you
are
and
what
you
do
here,
you
should
know
your
contribution
is
meaningful,
appreciated
and
respected."
Education
and
career
path
Short,
who
earned
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
psychology
from
BW,
later
earned
a
Master
of
Science
in
organizational
leadership
from
Brenau
University
in
Atlanta.
He's
spent
much
of
his
career
at
Sherwin-Williams,
where
he
served
in
a
variety
of
roles
over
17
years,
including
human
resource
generalist,
HR
manager
in
sales
and
marketing,
HR
director
of
the
automotive
finishes
division,
HR
director
of
research
and
development
and,
finally,
director
of
diversity
and
inclusion
for
more
than
30,000
employees
in
the
Americas
Group.
Prior
to
arriving
at
BW,
Short
was
director
of
talent
management
and
development
for
The
MetroHealth
System.
Brown
and
gold
DNA
Short
is
a
2020
winner
of
BW's
Alumni
Merit
Award,
the
highest
honor
conferred
by
the
BW
Alumni
Association,
and
BW
is
in
his
DNA.
Short's
parents
are
both
BW
alumni,
and
he
grew
up
in
Berea
visiting
campus
often.
He
is
also
in
his
sixth
year
as
an
adjunct
professor
teaching
human
resource
management
in
the
BW
School
of
Business.
In
the
community
Short
has
been
active
in
the
community
as
the
past
president
of
the
Cleveland
Advisory
Board
of
the
Ohio
Diversity
Council
and
was
a
board
member
of
the
Northeast
Ohio
Military
Employers'
Consortium.
Currently,
he
is
a
member
of
the
Diversity
Professionals
Group
of
the
Greater
Cleveland
Partnership's
Commission
on
Economic
Inclusion
and
the
chair
of
the
board
of
the
Elimination
of
Prejudice
Foundation,
a
nonprofit
affiliated
with
Pi
Lambda
Phi
fraternity.
He
has
also
authored
the
book
"Start
Right
-
Real
World
Advice
for
Getting
the
Job
You
Want."
