Autumn Amadou-Blegen

Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources
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Human Resources Leadership

  • UMD HR Department Leadership
    • Sets strategic priorities for UMD HR in collaboration with VCFO
    • Supervises: 
      • Strategic Consultant Team
      • HR Operations Manager
      • Health Coach
  • UMD
    • Member | UMD Strategic Pathway Committee
    • Member | High Impact Practice (HIP) Steering Committee
      • Co-lead | HIP Student Employment Committee
    • Member | Commission on Disability
  • UMN
    • Elevate Extraordinary: Strategic Imperative #518a Action Team
    • HR Strategic Planning Committee
    • HR Summit Planning Committee
    • UMN Student Supervisor Advisory Board
  • Community

    • Commissioner | City of Duluth Human Right Commission

 Publications & Videos

Education

  • Master of Arts in Human Resource Management, Concordia University, St. Paul

  • Bachelor of Science in American Sign Language/English Interpreting, Western Oregon University

Professional Certifications

  • SHRM-SCP (Society of Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional)
  • HRCI SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) 
  • HRCI Certificate in HR Ethics
  • HRCI Risk Management Micro-credential
  • CMS (Change Management Specialist), Management & Strategy Institute
  • Six Sigma Green Belt, Aveta Business Institute
  • Resilience & Thriving Facilitator, Wellness Alliance
  • STAR-Lite Training: Learning Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience, Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute
  • Workplace Violence Prevention (Active Shooter), 360training

  • OSHA 10-Hour & OSHA 30-hour Hazard Recognitions

 Address

UMD Department of Human Resources | 255 Darland Administration Building | 1049 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812

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