The Children’s Guild Alliance, a nonprofit organization serving children, families and child-serving organizations, promoted Moradeun “Mora” Okeowo to director of human resources. Okeowo has more than a decade of experience in human resources and joined The Children’s Guild Alliance in 2018.

In her new role, Okeowo will supervise the daily workflow of the human resources department and identify staffing and recruitment needs for the organization. She will also develop and execute best practices as well as ensure legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy.

“While serving as assistant director of HR, Mora has demonstrated exceptional leadership, especially during the unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic. She has a clear vision for implementing and strengthening our HR function, and we look forward to many good things to come under her direction,” said Jenny Livelli, president and CEO of The Children’s Guild Alliance.

Previously, Okeowo served as assistant director of human resources for The Children’s Guild Alliance. Prior to joining the organization, she was human resources manager for the NAACP national organization headquartered in Baltimore, where she managed HRIS integration and implementation, labor union negotiations, benefit administration and vendor management.

Okeowo has a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of Maryland University College and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Covenant University in Nigeria.

The Children’s Guild Alliance is a nonprofit organization serving children, families and child-serving organizations and is dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health and national training and consultation services. Affiliates of The Children’s Guild Alliance include The Children’s Guild, Monarch Academy public charter and contract schools, Monarch Preschool College Park, Tranzed Academy for Working Students (TAWS), TranZed Apprenticeships, The Children’s Guild DC Public Charter School, Transformation Education Institute and The National Children’s Guild Fund. Additionally, The Children’s Guild Alliance presents the Kids First National Conference.