An LS&A Business Partner with more than 30 years in human resources management and consulting. Whit served as Assistant Commissioner in the Georgia Department of Labor, as Director of Personnel for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), and as Assistant Director of Personnel for DeKalb County Government.  She created and directed the first centralized examination program for Georgia’s occupational licensing boards while working in the Office of the Secretary of State.

Whit has worked extensively in job analysis, assessment and compensation.  She has developed appraisal systems and compensation plans to facilitate employee-management communications and improve organizational performance.  She began consulting in 1993 and has worked with clients in private industry, government and not-for-profit organizations.

Among her clients are the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Allied Holdings, AIG Designs (a subsidiary of American International Group), the City of Atlanta, the City of Covington, the City of Gainesville, the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Defense Department, Georgia Pacific, ING Life of Georgia, Gwinnett County Government, ERB Manufacturing, and UPS Service Parts Logistics.Whit attended Emory University and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Georgia State University.   She has earned certification as a Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR) and as a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).  Whit is also a certified mediator and is registered with the Georgia Supreme Court’s Office of Dispute Resolution.

She is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, World at Work (formerly the American Compensation Association), and the Association for Conflict Resolution.  Whit is a past officer and board member of the Atlanta Area Compensation Association.