About Stephanie Angelo, SPHR
Stephanie Angelo, SPHR is an award-winning business consultant who pioneered a process that translates domestic abuse to determine the financial impact on organizations. Her work saves US companies $7.9 M in lost workdays alone each year. Hers is an in-depth comprehensive program with long-term results. Stephanie's organizational work includes expertise in bullying prevention, and human resource administration.
Clients include insurance companies, financial institutions and retailers. She presents on a national level to organizations and conferences, primarily to Executives and Human Resource professionals. Previous conferences include Colorado Association for Victims Assistance, Society for Human Resource Management SHRM (several states), American Society for Industrial Security, Employee Assistance Providers Association, and several state Domestic Violence coalitions.
Stephanie has written, or been interviewed for, numerous articles, such as the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Business Journal and has been interviewed several times on every major news channel in Phoenix.
As the author of Bringing the Darkness into the Light she provides stories of survival along with important resources and safety information.
Stephanie has a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Phoenix. She's a Development Dimensions International certified instructor, and holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute. One of her programs is approved for Strategic-level, and one for General re-certification units for HR professionals.
Stephanie is a professional member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), a past Board Member of National Speaker's Association-Arizona, and Speaker Magazine editorial committee. She is a member of Society for Human Resource Management. She is a past member of two Phoenix-area domestic violence commissions. She was nominated in both 2009 and 2010 for the Courage of Conviction award. In both 2008 and 2009 Human Resource Essential, LLC received the Best of Tempe Award by the U.S. Local Business Association (USBLA). In both 2008 and 2009 she received the Best of Tempe Award in the Lecture & Seminar Bureaus category by the U.S. Local Business Association. Human Resource Essential is listed on the Family Violence Prevention Fund's web site as a National Workplace Resource. She has received Arizona Peace Officers Standards Training board (AZPOST) certification.
Here's why:
Stephanie is frequently asked why she does what she does; after all, domestic violence is not the easiest issue to tackle. So here it is; in her own words.
First of all, I was raised around it. My dad was a brilliant man, but one of the most emotionally abusive people I've ever known. My parents divorced when I was a young, and my mother had a live-in boyfriend who was physically abusive, mostly to her. He lived with us until I was 16. I know what it's like for a kid to live with that. I married a guy who had his moments as well. A couple memorable ones are of me bouncing off the wall he threw me into and another of blood pouring from my nose after he slammed my face with his elbow.
In the professional arena I'd had incidences with employees who were victims of abuse. In the early days of my career we never spoke of it, never helped the employee and had absolutely no resources to turn to. If they existed we didn't know what they were.
So years after I left internal human resource work to start my own consulting business, I had built relationships with several members of law enforcement. During coffee one morning, one of these people said, "Knowing your personal background and your professional background, I don't understand why you're not working in DV?" I realized that I'd put my past behind me and moved on with my life. I still felt passionately about the issue and ending abuse in all its forms.
An idea was born. Why not combine my personal background with my professional expertise in human resources and management? I determined to take the issue of domestic violence to the corporate environment in a way no one was doing; and specialize in a way no one was doing. I wanted to guarantee my work, guarantee that it would change the corporate culture and ensure each client that I would continuously monitor our progress with ongoing financial analysis. In 2004 this was unheard of and a difficult pursuit. I spent months on primary and secondary research. I read, and continue to read, books, articles, research and journals. I speak to law enforcement, victims, offenders, security specialists, DV organizations, attorneys, therapists, doctors and business owners. Programs and offerings are continuously evolving. Despite my personal history I have a strong emphasis on offender issues. I believe that if you help offenders you help victims.
My clients see me as a trusted advisor; someone they can call for advice, consult in advance, and whose recommendations are taken seriously. The work that I do is not for the faint of heart, or for those that are looking for the "flavor of the month" training, its for forward-thinking, proactive organizations.
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