Co Hosted by: Texas State University - San Marcos - Career Services and The School of Family and Consumer Sciences - Fashion Merchandising Program
Where: LBJ Student Center
When: February 29, 2012
8:30am - 5:00pm
Join us for the 3rd annual Fashion Merchandising Career Forum. Last year we had over 400 attendees from ten regional universities and colleges. We have planned a full day of career planning and networking activities:
· Keynote Address by Genny Shields - SVP of Human Resources, Kohls
· Luncheon Presentation by Doug McHose - Senior Regional VP, Marshalls
· Breakout sessions and Career seminars by industry experts
· Afternoon Internship and Career Fair
· Eco-bag Design Competition
Companies in attendance:
Academy
Buckle
Charming Charlie
Dillards
JCPenney
Kohls
Marshalls
Ross
Stage Stores
TJMaxx
Target
and many more!
Genny Shields
Senior VP, Human Resources Kohl's Department Stores
Genny is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Kohl's Department Stores. She is responsible for the company's university relations program and all Human Resource functions for the store organization, which includes over 1100 stores, 4300 executives and 120,000 store associates. Her team is responsible for recruitment, talent management, development and associate relations. Genny has spent over 23 years at Kohl's, including 10 years in progressive leadership positions in the Loss Prevention division, prior to joining the Human Resource team. Genny is a graduate of Michigan State University.
Doug McHose
Senior Regional VP, Marshalls
Doug is Senior Regional Vice President for Marshalls a Division of TJX Companies. He is responsible for leading all functions related to Store Operations and Human Resources in the Zone, which includes over 300 stores in 22 states with more than 20,000 store associates. Doug has over 17 years experience in the retail Industry both international and domestic. He has held Executive Leadership positions at Payless ShoeSource, Best Buy, and Shopko. Among his more interesting experiences are the 2 years he spent leading and consulting with start-up organizations in India and Russia. The last two years have been spent with TJX companies. His first year was as Senior Vice President & Director of Stores with AJ Wright and in this past year with Marshalls. One of Doug’s passions is community involvement. He is currently serving on the TJX Foundation and actively supporting the Boys and Girls Club of America.
