Angela Keene, MHRM, PHR, SHRM-CP
Human Resources Director
As the HR Manager for the college, I provide guidance and support in the areas of HR policies/procedures, benefits, compensation, employee relations, hiring, onboarding, job description development, and performance management. I manage the visa sponsorship application and Appointment, Promotion and Tenure processes for the college. Additionally, I oversee and manage the college’s payroll activities. I am responsible for establishing and overseeing all personnel related policies and procedures ensuring operational effectiveness and compliance.
I received a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management. My professional certifications include PHR (Professional in Human Resources) and SHRM-CP (Society for Human Resources Management – Certified Professional). I have served on the board of directors for the Louisville and Bluegrass chapters of the Society for Human Resources Management.
We wish to remember and honor those who inhabited this Commonwealth before the arrival of the Europeans. Briefly occupying these lands were the Osage, Wyndott tribe, and Miami peoples. The Adena and Hopewell peoples, who are recognized by the naming of the time period in which they resided here, were here more permanently. Some of their mounds remain in the Lexington area, including at UK’s Adena Park.
In more recent years, the Cherokee occupied southeast Kentucky, the Yuchi southwest Kentucky, the Chickasaw extreme western Kentucky and the Shawnee central Kentucky including what is now the city of Lexington. The Shawnee left when colonization pushed through the Appalachian Mountains. Lower Shawnee Town ceremonial grounds are still visible in Greenup County.
We honor the first inhabitants who were here, respect their culture, and acknowledge the presence of their descendants who are here today in all walks of life including fellow pharmacists and healthcare professionals.