Carol Rovello, President, has a Bachelor's Degree in Education, a Masters Degree in Administration, certification as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR), and over 29 years of management/leadership experience, including 23 years as an HR/OD consultant.

Carol helps companies and organizations to align human resource initiatives with business operations, anticipate and resolve HR challenges, and institute the structure needed to support organizational change. Since she started her first consulting practice in October 1984, she has consulted with a broad range of clients in private industry, government, and the private, non-profit sector. This work has included HR-related audits, studies, and evaluations, HR technical assistance and documents, organization development initiatives, and professional development programs.

Carol's professional development focus has been communications-based programs, including leadership, teambuilding, and customer service, all of which integrate diversity and inclusion issues. As an adjunct instructor, she has taught Principles of Management, Human Resource Management, People Skills, and Non-Profit Management courses for undergraduate students.

Between September 2000 and January 2006, Carol served as the Director of Employee and Organization Development for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. In this position, she provided leadership for professional development, diversity, human resource-related projects, and organization development for major college initiatives, including regional accreditation. During this time, she continued to provide independent human resource consulting and training services for other companies and organizations.

Carol earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Glassboro State College, a Master's Degree in Administration from Rider College, and her certification as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) in May 2003 and 2006. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the president of the Western North Carolina Human Resource Association, and a member of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, where she has served as the chair of the Hot Tips Task Force and presented a variety of human resource-related programs. She is also a member of the Center for Diversity Education Board and the Leadership Asheville Program Planning Council.

Carolyn Worthington, Senior Consultant, has a PhD in Human Resource Development and over 25 years of leadership experience in human resource development & administration, education, and healthcare.

Carolyn provides innovative approaches to challenges and strategic efforts within a variety of organizations. Prior to joining Strategic Workplace Solutions in fall 2006, she served as the Director of Human Resources/Child Development Center/Staff Health Services for Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC and, before that, as the Human Resources Director for Blue Ridge Healthcare in Morganton and Valdese, NC. She was recruited to North Carolina from Atlanta in 1995, having served for eight years as director of education and human resources consultant at Columbia/HCA West Paces Medical Center and as adjunct professor in the College of Business Administration at Georgia State University. Her previous work was in Georgia hospitals and schools as a healthcare professional, educator, consultant, and director of educational services and marketing.

Carolyn is licensed as a Registered Nurse. Her undergraduate degree is in Education from the University of Georgia in Athens, and her Master’s degree and Doctorate in Human Resource Development are from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is past-president and current member of the Western North Carolina Human Resources Association, a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, a Board member of the Diana Wortham Theatre, a graduate of Leadership Asheville, a member of the Personnel Committee of Smart Start, and active in various other community groups. Carolyn is committed to lifelong learning and helping individuals and organizations reach their full potential.

 
Barbara Morrow, Compensation Consultant, has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, a Master's Degree in Business Administration, recognition as a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), and over 29 years of compensation and employee retention experience.

Barbara brings unique insight into creating compensation strategies and plans that enable organizations to attract and retain valued employees. Throughout her career, Barbara has been recognized for her ability to assess organization needs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and develop realistic and successful solutions.

Prior to joining Strategic Workplace Solutions in March 2008, Barbara served as the Compensation Manager for Sunoco, where she was charged with directing the design and administration of corporate-wide compensation programs for 4000 employees. In that capacity, Barbara initiated and implemented programs that improved employee performance and boosted retention. She also developed recommendations for CEO and non-employee Board of Directors compensation.

At Sunoco, Barbara introduced a pay-for-performance incentive concept that spurred employee performance and generated improved financial results. She oversaw all aspects of the process, from evaluating organizational needs and conducting competitive analyses through designing and implementing the plan. She also created ground-up compensation plans for Sunoco’s subsidiaries in disparate industries, including real estate development, motor carrier, computer services, industrial distribution, convenience food stores, and ocean mining. After performing extensive research of competitors’ compensation practices, she developed broad-based compensations programs (base salary, incentive, deferred compensation and executive perquisites) that reflected competitive best practices in those industries.

During her career at the University of Pennsylvania, Barbara led the Compensation group in the development of a base salary program and job evaluation system for 1000 employees. She then transitioned into a human resources generalist role where she conducted employee recruiting, orientation, and counseling. She also created a faculty administrative handbook on promotion processes.

Barbara earned her M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and her B.S. in Business Administration from Drexel University. Well-respected in her industry, she has spoken on compensation matters to professional organizations. She is a member of SHRM and also has her CCP from WorldAtWork.

Strategic Affiliates

Strategic Workplace Solutions LLC is part of a network of human resource-related companies that work together to provide a broad range of human resource administrative, consulting, and training services.

We collaborate with our affiliates when we believe it is in the best interest of our clients to do so. We also utilize or refer you to one of several reputable employment law practices when we collectively determine that your situation requires the involvement of an attorney.