Meet The Team

I am Tonya D. McKissack, CHR, MPA, and M.S.Ed., from Cleveland, Ohio. As the Founder & CEO of TDMages, LLC.   I am a highly educated and trained HR professional with over 30 years of Human Resource Management experience.  I have worked as a Director, Manager, and Sr. Generalist in for-profit and non-profit organizations ranging from neighborhood multi-service centers, community action agencies, behavioral health, healthcare, museums, county government, education, technological, IT, financial services, etc. I have managed highly impactful HR offices and have been responsible for administering HR services for twenty-five to thousands of employees. I hold a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a certificate in HR Management from Baldwin-Wallace University, a Master's of Public Administration with a Non-profit Management specialization, and a Master's of Education in Adult Education & Leadership.  

Over the last three decades, I have successfully built, created, and managed fully functional HR departments for start-ups and existing businesses.  A master of implementing and managing “Best Practices” in HR that can be applied to any industry and business to ensure successful compliance structures. I am a uniquely qualified, experienced and dedicated HR professional encompassing a foundational and broad spectrum of human resource policies, procedures and programming, including the whole life cycle of mass recruitment strategies, FMLA, analysis, and enrollment of all benefit structures, strategic HR management advisement, C-Suite management collaboration, change management tactics, and communication of all HR informatics. Strong command of Federal, State, and local employment laws, compliance, accreditation standards, compensation and HRIS/payroll plans, employee engagement strategies, employee performance management, associate recognition programming, execution in planning "fun" employee events, succession planning expertise, employee relations/conflict resolution.  

While in several roles as Director of HR, I was directly responsible for developing and implementing the organization's human resources strategy, policies, and practices to support the organization's mission and goals. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this position oversaw all aspects of human resources, including talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, compliance, and non-profit accreditation with applicable employment laws and regulations.