Jan. 15, 2018 – Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to welcome
Kelli Reale, MPPM as its new vice president, Human Resources. Reale’s areas of responsibility
include Human Resources, Organizational Development/Education, Clinical
Education, and Health Promotion and Wellness.
“With more than 20 years of human resources experience in a health
care environment, we are confident that Kelli is an excellent addition
to our Health System team,” said
Michael D. Scherneck, president & CEO, Southeast Georgia Health System. “An engaged
and diverse workforce where trust, communication, and teamwork thrive
at all levels of the organization ultimately translates to an outstanding
patient experience and improved patient outcomes. During the last 10 years
of her career, Kelli has focused on workforce culture and has developed
recruitment acquisition strategies that bring highly qualified individuals
into positions at all levels of an organization.”
Most recently, Reale served as the assistant vice president, Talent Acquisition,
for Inova Health System in Falls Church, Va., where she was primarily
responsible for developing and implementing continuous improvements to
the talent acquisition process, ensuring both short and long-term needs
were met in a timely manner. Prior to that, she was the assistant vice
president, Human Resources, for Inova Fairfax Hospital, an 833-bed, nationally
recognized regional medical center.
During 1998-2005, Reale advanced her career at University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center (UPMC), an integrated global non-profit health enterprise
with more than 35 locations and 600 clinical locations. She served as
an employment specialist, human resources specialist, human resources
manager and then director before being promoted in 2007 to vice president,
Human Resources, and an active member of the senior leadership team for
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, followed by UPMC Mercy and UPMC Health System.
Reale holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and performance from
Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York, and a master’s degree
in public policy and management, personnel management and labor relations
from University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International
Affairs in Pittsburg, Pa. Additionally, Reale has achieved certifications
as a leadership development facilitator and a targeted recruitment and
selection behavioral based interviewing facilitator from Development Dimensions
International.