Meet the Member-at-Large Candidates
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Courtney Bryant Shelby
Biography
Courtney Bryant Shelby, PhD, is an industrial-organizational psychologist, corporate leader, and consultant dedicated to building equitable systems that help people and organizations thrive. She currently serves as a global compliance manager at Ford Motor Company, leading workforce demographic data governance, compliance, and organizational equity. She is also founder and principal consultant of Simply You Solutions, LLC, translating research into practical strategies for organizational effectiveness, leadership, and employee experience.
An active SIOP member since 2015, Courtney has experienced the Society as a student, practitioner, mentee, volunteer, and leader. She previously chaired the Committee on Ethnic & Minority Affairs, establishing governance structures to strengthen year-round engagement. She led the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Community Forum during its pilot years, helping establish its community-centered approach. She currently serves as Research Community Forums subcommittee chair, developing resources and processes to support forum leaders. Courtney also co-authored a 2026 SIOP research brief and received the 2021 Goldstein & Schneider Scholarship.
Beyond SIOP, Courtney serves on the APA Future of Work Advisory Board and the Personnel Psychology Advisory Board. She earned her PhD and MA from Michigan State University and BS from Tuskegee University.
Courtney lives in Metro Detroit with her husband, 2-year-old daughter Bailey, and French bulldog Lola. When she's not working or volunteering, she's usually keeping up with Bailey, who currently runs the household!
Statement
A strong SIOP is one where our science shapes the decisions that matter, members find community and opportunity, and sustainable systems support our collective success.
SIOP has been part of my professional journey for over a decade. As Member-at-Large, I would bring my experience building sustainable and equitable systems to strengthen SIOP's impact through three priorities:
- Elevate SIOP's influence and impact. As work evolves, SIOP must champion rigorous research, bridge science and practice, and elevate our profession's influence. I want to strengthen engagement with policymakers, educational institutions, and organizational leaders to advance high standards for I-O education and practice, and ensure our science informs consequential workplace decisions.
- Expand access to community and opportunity. A large professional society should still feel personal. I want to help members find their communities, navigate available resources, and discover meaningful ways to connect, contribute, and grow.
- Build sustainable, member-centered systems. Strong governance requires thoughtful resource stewardship and organizational continuity. Drawing on my SIOP leadership experience, I would champion standardized processes, knowledge sharing, and evidence-based decisions that preserve institutional knowledge, build on successful initiatives, and sustain progress across leadership transitions.
These priorities reflect the opportunities I see today, but effective leadership begins with listening. I would remain responsive to members' evolving needs, champion their perspectives, and work collaboratively to advance SIOP's mission.
Jerilyn Hayward
Biography
Dr. Jerilyn Hayward is the director of Selection Assessment & Performance Management at Otsuka (US). For more than 30 years, her work has impacted organizations through the design and implementation of a variety of high-impact talent management solutions, including core competency models to unify organizational cultures, job specific skills/capabilities for selection and job leveling, assessment processes to improve quality of hire while balancing the candidate experience, objective performance management practices across organizational levels, talent review/succession frameworks to assess pipeline health, employee lifecycle surveys demonstrating ROI of the employee experience to the business, and custom 360 survey processes and executive coaching programs to shape development at all levels. Jerilyn is a licensed psychologist with a PhD in industrial-organizational psychology from the University of Akron and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Statement
As we’re all aware, organizations are managing through mercurial times, and SIOP is uniquely positioned to provide evidence-based guidance on these areas of challenge. As a SIOP Fellow, licensed psychologist, and leader in the practitioner development space, I could bring a collaborative and strategic perspective to the Executive Board.
My diverse experiences within SIOP (including Membership, Professional Practice, Career & Professional Development for Practitioners Chair, Workshops Chair, and most recently Workshops & Learning Programs Chair) have enabled me to gain a holistic understanding of the organization. In addition, throughout my career, I have partnered with business leaders across industries and organizational lifecycles to apply I-O psychology best practices, helping organizations achieve their people-related goals while better understanding the impact of talent on business outcomes. Finally, nearly a decade of service on a nonprofit board of directors has provided valuable external board experience.
As a Member-at-Large, I would work diligently with the Executive Board to execute SIOP's strategic plan, building on the connection between science and practice that has been strengthening in recent years. I am passionate about advancing the reputation of I-O psychologists as trusted partners to business leaders and helping SIOP address emerging workplace challenges. I am also committed to promoting SIOP as a vital professional community for all I-O psychologists, ensuring that our field continues to deliver meaningful value to organizations.
I believe my experiences have prepared me well to contribute in this role, and I sincerely appreciate your support.
Peter J. Reiley
Biography
Dr. Peter Reiley has led organizations and developed evidence-based leadership practices across military, corporate, nonprofit, and academic settings for more than 2 decades. He is the founder and principal consultant of Leadership Arts & Sciences, a lecturer in Penn State’s Psychology of Leadership master’s program, and a senior fellow at the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute.
A retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel with 21 years of service, Reiley led integrated teams of military personnel, government civilians, and contractors across global operations. He managed space launch programs, directed behavioral science research and assessments supporting psychological operations with Special Operations Forces, and served as a professor and senior administrator at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He later cofounded a nonprofit focused on veteran employment, leading nationwide workforce research and advising organizations on hiring and support programs while serving 8 years as vice chairman of the board of directors.
Over the past decade, Reiley has served on nine SIOP committees and initiatives. He chaired the Doctoral Consortium and was a founding member of the Military and Veterans Initiative Task Force and the Military and Veterans Inclusion Committee. He also served on the Professional Practice Committee, Visibility Committee, Awards Committee, and Government Relations Advocacy Team. He has been a Conference Ambassador since 2016 and currently serves on the Engagement Committee.
Reiley is a Fellow of SIOP, APA, and the Society for Military Psychology. He received SIOP’s Distinguished Early Career Contributions–Practice Award and Division 19’s Gersoni Military Psychology Award.
Statement
As a Member-at-Large, I would focus on strengthening the connections that make SIOP valuable: between members and opportunities, science and practice, education and career development, and our field and the wider world of work.
A central priority for me is strengthening pathways into and through I-O psychology. Students, early-career professionals, job-seeking I-Os, and those transitioning into or across the field need sustained access to mentoring, networks, career guidance, and opportunities to build and demonstrate skills. I have spent years mentoring I-Os, helping people navigate career transitions, and sharing resources, jobs, and professional-development opportunities through professional programs and online communities. I would work to strengthen and expand SIOP’s year-round career resources, mentoring networks, and development opportunities, while creating stronger pathways into the field for talent pools such as military veterans.
As an educator and scientist-practitioner, I am equally committed to bridging the gap between I-O research and workplace application. I would support efforts that make rigorous research easier to apply in practice while ensuring emerging workplace challenges inform research, education, and continuing development.
I also want SIOP to reach beyond our traditional audiences. Effective visibility is not simply explaining what I-O psychology is; it is showing how I-O psychology can help solve consequential problems. Drawing on my experience in science communication, cross-sector leadership, strategic policy, and public engagement, I would help expand SIOP’s reach among organizational leaders, policymakers, and the public.
Across these priorities, I would support focused investments that strengthen member value, expand opportunity, and sustain SIOP’s future.
Clair A. Reynolds Kueny
Biography
I have been a SIOP member for over 13 years with a passion for serving our professional society. I have served as SIOP’s APA Program Committee Chair (2018-2019), as a member (2021-2023) and subcommittee chair (2023-2024) of the Education & Training Committee, and as a member of the Visibility Committee (2024-2025). Most recently, I served as the E&T (now Teaching) Committee Chair-in-Training (2025-2026) and currently serve as the Teaching Committee chair (2026-present) through which I have supported several working groups and spearheaded strategic initiatives related to developing future I-Os.
I have also served in leadership roles for my local I-O group (Gateway I-O Psychologists), serving as historian (2018-2022) and president (2022-2026), and currently active as past president. I have also served on the editorial board for TIP (2022-2025).
I am a tenured associate professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology where I have also served as graduate program director for our MS in I-O Psychology. I am in my fifth year as department chair of S&T’s Psychological Science Department, during which I have led the development and launch of an Applied Social/I-O Psychology PhD program.
I have BS degrees in psychology and political science from Truman State University, and MS and PhD degrees in I-O psychology from Saint Louis University. I conduct research applying organizational psychology principles to improve rural healthcare delivery and healthcare professionals’ work experiences, along with research on discretionary work behaviors, and I teach courses in organizational development, personality, and ethics.
Statement
I am enthusiastic about the role SIOP can play to advance our field. I believe this is an important time to serve as a Member-at-Large, as SIOP continues to navigate current challenges and opportunities related to I-O psychology and its future directions.
My experiences in leadership roles with SIOP and my local I-O group, as well as department chair, have helped me understand and appreciate perspectives from students (undergraduate, masters, including online students, and doctoral students), practitioners, and faculty from all career stages on how SIOP can help support their education, development, and careers. I view the role of Member-at-Large as responsible for providing these perspectives and serving as a voice for the members, and I believe my past and current high-engagement experiences have helped me understand those voices to better represent them.
These experiences have also enhanced my strategic leadership skills, positioning me to contribute meaningfully to the continued advancement of our field. In particular, as outlined in my recent TIP article(opens in new tab), I view education (and supporting it through our professional society) as a critical lever for developing and sustaining the next generation of engaged, well-prepared I-O students, scientists, educators, and practitioners. I have benefited greatly from actively engaging with SIOP over the years and have seen many successes for students and colleagues because of their engagement with our professional community. I would welcome the opportunity to serve as a representative to support our continued success.
Shonna D. Waters
Biography
Shonna Waters, PhD, is SVP of Executive Engagement and Insights at Syndio and a SIOP Fellow. Her work starts from the conviction that organizations do best when their people do too. Throughout her career, she has worked to widen the impact of I-O science without diluting it, by translating research for business audiences and embedding it in products, policies, and decisions.
She earned her PhD in industrial-organizational psychology at the University of Minnesota, where she worked with Paul Sackett. At PDRI and HumRRO, she developed selection tools, assessments, and certification programs. As technical director for HR at a federal agency, she led the redesign of its promotion, performance management, and awards systems. As VP of Research at SHRM, she moved the department toward rigorous research written for practitioners. She was a founding member of BetterUp’s behavioral science team and later led it. She then cofounded and led Fractional Insights, an I-O consulting firm focused on human-centric AI transformation and the future of work.
She chaired the subcommittee for SIOP’s Distinguished Early Career Contributions–Practice Award, after receiving the award in 2018. She cochaired the 2024 Leading Edge Consortium and served on the SPOT Task Force and the Humanitarian Award Committee. She is on the editorial board of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; teaches in Georgetown University’s HR master’s program, where she received the 2024 Tropaia Award for Outstanding Faculty; and is co-author of The Coaching Shift and The Practical Guide to HR Analytics.
Statement
Economic pressure and AI are changing work. Leaders are reopening questions our field has studied for decades: what a job is, how to measure performance, and how to pay people fairly. This is when I-O psychology should lead with evidence. That means understanding the decisions leaders face and being visible enough that our answers reach them.
SIOP’s strategic plan calls for research that is rigorous and relevant, practice grounded in science, and a Society that serves as the trusted public voice on how work is designed and led. I’ve spent my career on that combination, translating I-O research for business audiences and building it into products, policies, and decisions.
A Member-at-Large helps turn the strategic plan into results. Connecting strategy to execution has been central to my decade plus as an executive, much of it spent building partnerships across departments, disciplines, and industries. Volunteer organizations are harder; influence has to replace authority. I’ve served as board president of a nonprofit school, and I cofounded a women’s running chapter that grew into its organization’s largest and is still going more than a decade later.
The role is also a fiduciary one, which means managing near-term costs and investing in SIOP’s future. When they compete, the Executive Board has to make the tradeoff deliberately and explain it to members.
Scott Tannenbaum began applying I-O psychology to SIOP itself. I’d like to continue that work and keep modernizing how the Society operates, so SIOP can keep pace with changing work and help shape it.
