Trisha Svehla
tsvehla@ben.edu
Degree Level/Concentration: Masters in Management (MBA) from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a BA from Ambassador University in Pasadena, CA.

Professional Background:
Trisha Svehla has over 30 years of experience as a hands-on practitioner in all aspects of human resource management. She was employed for over 13 years with the American Hospital Association. Her responsibilities included human resources and operations management. While at the AHA, Trisha was the prime initiator and facilitator for the Association's internal organizational change efforts contributing immeasurably to the achievement of the Association's human resource and organizational objectives. In this role, she provided extensive coaching to all levels of management and staff, ranging from performance and career coaching to identifying dysfunctional behaviors impacting career advancement.

Ms. Svehla holds a Masters in Management (MBA) from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a BA from Ambassador University in Pasadena, CA. Trisha co-authored Managing the MosaicÔa book addressing the dramatic changes affecting today's workplace as a result of changing demographics, norms and values. Trisha serves as adjunct professor at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL on human resource topics such as workforce diversity and affirmative action.

Trisha is a frequent keynote speaker and trainer at national and regional business and association conferences on various critical human resource issues including workforce diversity, organizational change and organizational leadership.