2020-2021 Next Gen Leadership Program Participant Bios

2020-2021 Next Gen Participant Bios

Shera Chase

Reliance Standard Life

Insurance Company

Philadelphia, PA

AVP, Total Rewards and

HR Operations

Job Functions: Responsible for Employee Benefits, Compensation, and HR Operations for Reliance Standard Life Insurance and Matrix Absence Management. This includes taking both companies through an HR digital transformation and developing and maintaining a sustainable and measurable Total Rewards Strategy.

Goals for Next Generation Leadership Program: Setting goals and priorities for my team Collaborative approach to decision making Increasing leadership resiliency

Hobbies/Interests/Personal information: Shera is the mother of three school aged children and one senior Dachshund that is 15 years young. Shera’s hobbies include competitive powerlifting, which she began in 2015, a passion for reading, and lots and lots of craft projects with her kids. When the mood strikes, she has been known to refinish furniture, reupholster chairs, and dabble in some jewelry making. Shera likes to keep busy being creative and reimagining a new purpose for old things.