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Samantha Justice Kelley, ACC, CPCC, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Samantha Justice Kelley joined the firm’s Outsourcing practice in 2013, bringing with her several years’ HR generalist experience across various industries. Building upon those years, Samantha is now the practice area's Managing Director, overseeing a highly skilled and diverse consultant team that collectively services 100+ nonprofits of varying sizes and missions nationwide. In this role, she not only serves as a creative strategist on the firm’s position as consulting agency, but also strategically guides nonprofit leaders toward alignment of a talent management strategy with their organization’s strategic goals, mission and vision. This includes advisement in leadership development, policy and procedure equity, workforce planning, employee performance, engagement and productivity, and other functional areas of HR.  

Additionally, Samantha operates as a Leadership & Executive Coach to select clients. Following training with the Co-Active Training Institute, she earned her credential as Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and the International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential. 

In addition to being a proud ICF member, Samantha has served on the Board for Pay It Forward Networking Group, a nonprofit committed to empowering women of color by connecting, educating, motivating and resourcing essential tools for the development and success of their personal and professional goals. She also previously held Board Member roles with the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR)’s Atlanta, GA and Washington, D.C. chapters and has volunteered for various HR professional groups. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certified through the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and became a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) as one of the firm’s first certification holders. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology at Hampton University in Hampton, VA. 

Outside of these roles, Samantha values quality time with her husband, son and other loved ones, traveling to new sites, attending live music shows and taking portrait photography. 

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