Detroit Branch Manager Named A Diversity Business Leader

September 10, 2014 by

Congratulations to Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) Detroit Branch Manager Shalini Lawson for being recognized as a Diversity Business Leader by Corp! Magazine. That’s Michigan’s top B-to-B publication that features success stories, best practices and strategies for business leaders.

corp-diversity-award-staffingLawson was honored at the “Michigan Salute to Diversity” breakfast by Corp! on Sept. 10 at the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit. Shalini was noted for promoting and fostering diversity through working with the more than 600 team members she oversees at S3 and her recruitment and on-boarding tactics.

As diversity is deeply ingrained in S3’s culture and history, this is not our company’s first time on the “Salute to Diversity” awards stage. In 2007, our president and CEO Cynthia J. Pasky received the Diversity Business Leader award and in 2009 S3 received the Diversity Focused Company award.

Kudos to Shalini to keeping S3’s legacy of commitment to diversity and inclusion strong!

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April Donaldson named to DBusiness’s “30 in Their Thirties”

September 5, 2014 by

Cover of DBusiness where S3 is featured

Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) Executive Vice President April Donaldson was selected as one of DBusiness magazine’s 2014 class of “30 in Their Thirties.” DBusiness is the premier Detroit business journal’s annual selection of top professionals, leaders and innovators in the region. April is profiled in DBusiness’s September/October 2014 issue.

Chosen from DBusiness readers’ nominations, April was recognized for her leadership in the staffing industry both locally and nationally. In her profile, April gave thanks S3 President and CEO Cynthia J. Pasky, her mentor for 12 years and counting. “She’s not only helped mentor me in different areas of how to run the business and how to put our customers first, but she’s allowed me to be the mentor,” said April.

DBusiness also highlighted April’s personal touch when it comes to operations, meeting with global customers and team members on a daily basis. “It’s my job to support them,” she said. “I work for them, not the other way around.”

April Donaldson in DBusinessApril’s achievements, which garnered her this recognition, including being selected as one of the nation’s top five industry experts to develop and design the Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) certification program with the national trade organization Staffing Industry Analyst (SIA) . She managed the program’s first training in Detroit in April 2014, helping to elevate the region’s staffing industry globally and directly contributing to Michigan’s workforce’s ability to become more competitive.

April’s has also placed over 100 veterans in jobs over the last year as part of S3’s military program, a program that sources veterans and places them with S3’s Fortune 100 and 500 customers.

Congratulations to April for representing S3 as one of Metro Detroit’s top executives! Be sure to pick up the September/October 2014 issue of DBusiness to get a look at April’s profile, complete with a photo shoot with the rest of the “30” at the American Coney Island in Downtown Detroit.

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S3 Supports The Talent Of The Future At National Black MBA Association Banquet

September 4, 2014 by

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It was a great day for young people in Detroit. The National Black MBA Association, or NBMBAA, honored three local youth with scholarships to forward their education.

Local area powerbrokers, media and luminaries spoke such as Mayor Mike Duggan, The Michigan Chronicle’s Bankole Thompson, WXYZ’s Chuck Stokes, and others had sage advice to the young people who will be taking the next step in their life.

Let’s meet the three scholarship recipients.

Christopher Rutledge is as Barbara L. Mahone Graduate Scholar at University of Michigan in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He is a second year MBA student where he is focusing his studies on Organizational Strategy and Finance.

Lauren A. Black is a high school scholar at North Farmington High School. This fall she will attend the renowned School of Business and Industry at Florida A & M University, pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Management.

Maria Rodriguez is an undergraduate scholar at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She is working towards a Bachelor in Business Administration and is a top scholar while working two jobs.

Left to right: Mayor Mike Duggan, Valencia Parker, Elyse Sherman

Left to right: Mayor Mike Duggan, Valencia Parker, Elyse Sherman

S3 is a corporate sponsor of the Detroit chapter of the NBMBAA along such notable companies and organizations as AllState, Chrysler Corporation, The Community Foundation of Southeastern Michigan, DTE Energy, Dow Chemical, Eaton Corporation, Ford Motor Company, State Farm Insurance, and Walmart. Our own Elyse Sherman was the chair of the event.

NBMBAA is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to leading in the creation and development of economic and intellectual wealth for black communities on a global basis since 1970 and stands at a membership of 6,000 African-American business professionals, MBA students, and entrepreneurs located in 44 U.S. chapters and one international affiliate.

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