Shirley Rijkse, MBA, SHRM-SCP, Lead Instructor, HR & Workforce Readiness & Certified Facilitator

Shirley is the Human Resources Lead Instructor in our Business Technologies Department for Central Carolina Community College. She also teaches Personal Finance and other business classes as needed. As a Senior Certified Professional of Human Resources, Shirley is the past-president of Central Carolina SHRM (local chapter), serves on North Carolina State Council as the 2021 Director-Elect; and serves on various workforce committees and community resource organization boards. She is also the advisor for HR Student Chapter and Toastmasters, and one of the advisors to Phi Beta Lambda student organization. Shirley is also a student alumnus of CCCC.

Her educational qualifications include her BS in Human Resources, MBA, Masters Certificate in Data Driven Leadership from Franklin University. She holds additional certifications in Nonprofit Management, Train the Trainer, Flipped Learning-Instructor, Distinguished Toastmaster, DiSC Facilitator, Working Smart Instructor (soft skills for employability), Choose to Win Coach and Licensed Assisted Living Administrator. Shirley recently obtained from the National Wellness Institute, Financial Facilitator.