Sandy Hughes, owner and principal consultant, has over 25 years Human Resources, Organization Development, and training experience and more than 15 years experience with Total Quality and Six Sigma.  Sandy received certification as the first Human Resources Six Sigma Black Belt while at Honeywell.  She is also a highly skilled Executive Coach and facilitator. Hughes-Consulting clients are small to medium-sized businesses that cover the gamut from for-profit to not-for-profit to governmental organizations.

Sandy has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and a Masters of Science Degree in Human Resources Management.  She is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce and is Vice Chair of the Chamber's Business Support Division.  She is a past Board Member of the Northshore Region Human Resource Association (SHRM).  She has also been adjunct faculty at Tulane University's School of Continuing Studies. Sandy is a business consultant for the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations (LANO) and has successfully led a client organization through LANO's Standard for Excellence certification program.  Sandy has recently been elected to LANO's Board of Directors.

Sandy has taught AchieveGlobal, Stephen Covey, and Ken Blanchard programs and has designed and facilitated workshops on Visioning, Strategic Planning, Accelerating Change, Communications, Leadership Skills, Team Facilitation, Total Quality, and Six Sigma. She has also developed and delivered programs on:

• "Management of Change" for Citibank's Commercial Cards Client Conference; Tulane University's School of Continuing Studies, Professional Development Institute; and the Louisiana State Office of Family Services, Managers' Conference. 

• "Employee Engagement" for the Northshore Human Resources Association's Annual Forum.

• "Employee Performance Management" and "How to Write Employees Handbooks" for the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations (LANO)

• "How to Succeed in Business,"  "Linking Your Employees to Your Business,"  and "Time Management" for the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce

• "From Conflict to Collaboration" for the St. Tammany Commission on Families

• "Human Resource Systems" for Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations New Board Member Boot Camp

• "Ask the HR Manager" for Families Helping Families Directors' Conference

• "Linking Your Workforce to Your Organization's Mission and Strategy" for the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organization's Annual Leadership Conference

In addition to Sandy, Hughes-Consulting teams with other consultants who also have a wide-range of experience with various types and sizes of companies in all stages of organizational maturity.  Whether you are a new company just starting out and want to do it right, moving from entrepreneurial to professionally managed, or you've been in business for awhile and aren't moving in the right direction or need an audit of your employment practices, Hughes-Consulting can be a resource to you.

Hughes-Consulting is an APPROVED PROVIDER OF TRAINING under the State of Louisiana Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) and the Small Business Employee Training program (SBET).  For additional information on these programs, see the LA Workforce Commission website.

Hughes-Consulting is also an approved consultant for the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations (LANO) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEPoL).  MEPoL's goal is to improve the productivity and profitability of manufacturing companies through a focus on improving the efficiency and cost effectiveness of business operations.  More information can be found on MEPoL by going to their website at www.mepol.org

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Hughes-Consulting can be reached at 985-893-2236 or at hughesconsulting@bellsouth.net