Chrishonda Smith

Chrishonda Smith is joining Edmentum from her current role as Regional Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Mount Carmel Health System. In this role, she provides strategic leadership for more than 9,000 colleagues across 5 acute-care hospitals and the Mount Carmel College of Nursing. As a recognized leader in the areas of Human Resources Strategy, Organizational Development, Executive Coaching, Talent Management, and Diversity Leadership, she’s collaborated with organizations across the healthcare, retail, financial, and non-profit industries. Her results-driven approach has made her a sought after thought-leader, facilitator, and speaker.

Smith is a certified Executive Coach and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University, a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management from Davenport University, Advanced Strategic Diversity Practitioner Certification from Cornell University, and designation as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. She has been honored with induction into both Who’s Who in Black Detroit and Who’s Who in Black Columbus, is the recipient of the 2022 Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media) Mentor Maven Award and was recently named 2022 HR Impact Awardee by Columbus Business First.

A native of Detroit, Michigan Chrishonda currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with her partner Quinton and their daughter Nylah and lives by the motto “Pay it forward”. She enjoys travel (especially to the beach) and can be found on any dance floor doing “The Wobble”!