Webinar: Innovative Public Sector HR Programs

Lerenzo Calhoun is the architect of the City of Tamarac’s initiatives involving talent management, training, employee and labor relations, compensation, benefits, and diversity initiatives.  In September of 2022, the City of Tamarac’s Human Resources Team received the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) Small Agency Award for Excellence. This award recognizes agencies who advance public sector Human Resources and create better places to work for those who serve the public good.

Prior to his service for the City of Tamarac, Lerenzo was the Chief Negotiator responsible for Labor Relations matters for Broward County Public Schools. He also served in HR Management roles for industry leaders such as Spherion and the Taylor Corporation, building a career of being a strategic Human Resources partner for clients in various industries.  Before relocating to South Florida, Lerenzo worked in the General Counsel’s Office for the Chicago Public Schools.  Lerenzo holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida.  

Corrie Johnson has 16 years of experience in Human Resources in the public sector. She began her career with the City of Port St. Lucie 4 years ago and is currently the Organizational Development Project Manager. In this role, she has revamped the City’s in-person orientation program (“Keys to the City”); developed a stay interview program to follow the Keys program; developed a total compensation spreadsheet to assist with recruitment; and is currently collaborating with the City’s IT Department to create an intake system for all HR projects, as well as a billing system for retiree insurance.

Prior to working for the City of Port St. Lucie, she worked for the Florida State Courts System as a HR Manager. In that role, she was responsible for all aspects of human resources, including recruitment; benefits; payroll; timekeeping; performance evaluations and more.

Corrie has a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Central Florida; she has earned the SHRM-CP.

Joel Jenks has worked for the City of San Antonio for almost 18 years and has extensive experience in recruitment, management and employee engagement and development. 

Joel currently serves as the City’s Training and Engagement Administrator. His team is responsible for all City-wide training and development initiatives such as New Employee Orientation, the Women's Leadership and Mentoring Program and the Innovation Academy. Joel also helps administer the bi-annual employee engagement survey and works closely with individual departments to help them understand their results and improve.

Prior to his role in Training and Engagement, Joel worked for more than five years as the City's Executive Recruiter where he brought in diverse talent from across the country and managed the nationally-recognized Management Fellowship Program. He also spent almost two years running one of the busiest veterinary clinics in the country at the City's animal care shelter.  Joel began his career in the City's budget office, helping to create, analyze and manage a $2.5B annual budget.

Joel has a Master of Public Administration and a BA from Brigham Young University. He and his wife have five children and they spend their time scrambling to keep up with their kids’ activities, from marching band to soccer to robotics and everything in between.

Brandy Winterbottom is Deputy Director in Human Resources for the County of San Diego. She oversees recruiting, talent development and equity, diversity and inclusion for a workforce of 20,000 employees.  She is a seasoned human resources professional with 30 years of experience in both private and public sector, having worked in labor relations, employee benefits and as an HR generalist.  Brandy holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from San Diego State University and a Master’s in Human Resources Management.  She is a native San Diegan and has two children ages 17 and 12.