People:Faculty

Carol Rovello

Carol has a Bachelor's Degree in Education, a Masters Degree in Administration, certification as a Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR), and over 30 years of management/leadership experience, including 24 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, district 1 director for the NC Society for Human Resource Management, the past 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, the Leadership Asheville Program Planning Council, and the Asheville Downtown Association.