Danielle Woodward ’88

Danielle Woodward ’88, MBA
Assistant Professor of Management

Contact:
danielle.woodward@kwc.edu
(270) 852-3193
Administration Building, Room 408

Education

  • MBA, Murray State University, Murray, KY, 1996
  • BA, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY, 1988

Bio

Professor Woodward graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College magna cum laude in 1988 with a triple major in Human Resources Administration, Psychology, and Sociology. She later obtained her Master of Business Administration degree in 1996 from Murray State University. She began teaching management and business courses for Western Kentucky University in 2015 and Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2018. In 2019, Professor Woodward became a full time Assistant Professor of Management for KWC. She continues to teach 2-4 classes for WKU every year.

Professor Woodward incorporates experiential learning, professional guest speakers, and field visits both in and outside of the classroom. Her experiential exercises include simulations, certification modules, service learning projects, and intercollegiate competitions. (In fact, in April 2023 she and two other faculty advisors  coached the 3rd place winning team at the international, intercollegiate CapSource/IACBE Live Case Competition in Orlando, Florida.) Examples of her classroom guest speakers include corporate executives, financial wealth advisors, labor law attorneys, human resource professionals, risk management specialists, insurance specialists, and project managers. Upcoming field visits include manufacturing, distribution, and transportation sites.

Professor Woodward retired from the City of Owensboro as its Personnel Director of 20 years in 2016. Prior to this position, she held two other full time positions: (1) City of Owensboro Payroll/Pension Administrator; (2) Research Systems Corporation Production/Support Marketing Research Coordinator. 

Professional Experience

  • Multi-million dollar municipal budgets
  • Municipal strategy and reorganization projects
  • Workforce recruitment, retention, and development (municipal public safety, public works, parks/recreation, public finance and accounting, information technology, geographic information systems, civil engineering, legal, and administration)
  • Risk Management (i.e., self-funded insurance health, workers compensation, vehicle, property, liability plans; occupational health, safety, wellness, and drug testing programs)
  • Compensation and Benefit administration
  • Statistical studies (compensation, benefits, job analyses, cost/benefit, risk management)
  • Regulatory and Policy compliance and enforcement
  • Civil Service administration
  • Policy/Procedure research, development, implementation, and evaluation
  • Payroll and Pension reconciliation, regulatory compliance, and tax filings
  • Request-for-Proposal specifications and evaluations
  • Programming system transitions (e.g., ERP modules) — specification development, evaluation, and implementation
  • Marketing research (experimentation, focus groups, surveys, statistical analyses)
  • Numerous Publications (e.g., organization manuals, reports, presentations, promotions, articles, and videos)
  • Service on various community boards of directors, committees, project groups, and professional organizations

Certifications and Memberships

  • Member, Educators in the Workforce Program, Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Owensboro Society of Human Resource Management (OSHRM)
  • Member, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Member, Financial Management Association (FMA)
  • Former Member, International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR)
  • Former Member, Kentucky Public Human Resources Association (KPHRA)
  • Former Member, Kentucky League of Cities (KLC)
  • Former Board Member, Audubon Community Services
  • Former Board Member, City Employees’ Pension Fund (CEPF)
  • Former Project Manager, Col. Charles E. Shelton Memorial paver program (Owensboro military monument)
  • Former Clerk, Civil Service Commission for City of Owensboro and Owensboro Municipal Utilities
  • Former Company Captain, United Way
  • Former Member, Pastor-Parish Relations Committee, Settle Memorial United Methodist Church