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Jason Glass

Lecturer

Introduction

20-year Human Resources professional including seven years at the executive level. Transitioned to teaching and consulting in 2019 as Adjunct Lecturer at Tippie and Cornell College. Hired as full time Lecturer at Tippie in Fall 2021. Serve as Faculty Advisor to Tippie student chapter of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). Current SHRM State Director for Iowa. Executive coaching and HR consultant, 30-year member of the Iowa National Guard's 34th Army Band, and community volunteer in civil and human rights.

Current Positions

  • Lecturer, Management and Entrepreneurship
  • Consultant/Owner, Glass People Solutions, LLC
  • Staff Sergeant (E-6) & Drum Major, 34th Army Band - Iowa Army National Guard

Education

  • MBA, University of Iowa
  • BBA in Management, University of Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), 2021 - 2027
  • Change Management Practitioner, Prosci, 2010

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Community Leadership Program - Iowa City Area Business Partnership, 2020
  • People to Watch - Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2013
  • Forty Under 40 - Corridor Business Journal, 2009
  • Faculty/Staff Member Making Positive Difference in the Life of a Graduating Senior - University of Iowa, 2023

Professional Memberships

  • Iowa Senior Human Resources Association, 2019
  • Society for Human Resource Management, 2018
  • Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, 2005

Selected Presentations

  • "Behaviors in the Workplace: Finding Root Causes in Employee Investigations and Issue Resolution," Accepted Speaker at Great River Human Resources Association, February 2023.
  • "Terminations: Tips on Handling Employee Departures," Guest/Invited Speaker at Iowa SHRM State Council, Iowa, October 2022.
  • "Hiring with Diversity in Mind," Panelist at Corridor Business Journal, August 2022.
  • "Making an Impact in the Community," Panelist at United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties, February 2022.
  • "The Workforce and COVID-19," Panelist at Iowa Ideas Conference, September 2021.
  • "How do we Rebuild?- Workforce Hiring and Retention," Panelist at The Gazette, March 2021.
  • "Impacts on employees and employers of remote work," Panelist at Iowa Ideas Conference, October 2020.

Employment History

  • Faculty Advisor of SHRM, Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Iowa, 2022 - 2024
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Economics & Business, Cornell College, 2019 - 2020
  • Director, Human Resources, JM Swank, LLC, 2016 - 2019
  • Vice President, Talent Strategy, Infinity Contact, 2015 - 2016
  • Chief People Officer, Four Oaks Family and Children's Services, 2012 - 2015
  • Human Resources Manager, Whirlpool Corporation, 2010 - 2012
  • Human Resources Manager, Pearson, 2005 - 2010
  • Sr. HR Generalist, Collins Aerospace, 2000 - 2005