Corey Cerna

Corey Cerna is a strategic Human Resources leader who excels at architecting organizational systems that align people, performance, and enterprise growth. With a proven record in shaping partnership models, strengthening workforce operations, and guiding large-scale change, she brings a thoughtful yet decisive approach to modern HR leadership.

Her expertise sits at the intersection of talent strategy, organizational development, and stakeholder communication—enabling her to bridge diverse viewpoints, unify teams, and advance consensus-driven decisions. Corey’s leadership strengthens succession planning, risk mitigation, and workforce engagement, while reinforcing cultures that prioritize inclusion, belonging, and long-term capability building.

A trusted partner to executive leadership, she consistently advances HR strategies that anticipate workforce shifts and support sustainable business performance—work that deeply aligns with our mission at Kennedy University of Leadership: preparing future leaders who can navigate the realities of today’s evolving global workplace.