Miya Maysent serves as VP of Talent Development and OD for JCPenney. In this role, she is responsible for the Talent Management and OD strategies including, performance management, succession and talent planning, organizational effectiveness and assessment / selection strategies. Miya’s team also includes the Talent Development team that is accountable for all organizational education efforts both for the corporate and field organizations. Her team is responsible for designing training delivery methodologies including ILT, virtual and eLearning platforms. The team also includes the Diversity and Inclusion group which drives efforts to align and expand understanding of diversity in the workplace.
Additionally, Miya works with the Broadcast and Production teams that are responsible for developing and deploying a variety of programs and channels used for education and organizational communication to the stores, warehouse facilities and home office. Prior to joining JCPenney, Miya served as VP of People and Organizational Development at 7-Eleven for 5 years and Executive Director of Talent and Organizational Performance for Valero Energy Corporation in San Antonio, TX for 7.5 yrs. In these roles, she was responsible for starting up OD functions as well as overseeing the Technical Training (Safety, Operational, and Regulatory), Training Design, e-Learning and Leadership and Executive Education.
Miya began her career in consulting, working with Drake Beam Morin for and Personnel Decisions International. Her degrees are in Psychology with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UT Austin, and two Masters – one in Counseling Psychology and one in Industrial Organizational Psychology, both from the University of North Texas.
Miya has 2 kids, Robbie and Emily, a dog and cat; that’s her other job.
