Why Love Belongs at Work
What if one of the most powerful drivers of trust, engagement, motivation, and belonging at work is the one we rarely name out loud — love?
Join this Hoos Well reward-eligible webinar, part of UVA FEAP and Hoos Well’s "Thrive Together" series of monthly reward-eligible webinars on enhancing mental health and social & emotional well-being.
Learning Objectives
Participants will explore how acknowledging care, compassion, and genuine human connection strengthens psychological safety, improves performance, and sustains people through change. Grounded in organizational science and real-world examples, this session invites us to reconsider how we define professionalism and ponder how making room for love at work is essential to building healthy, high-performing, thriving, and deeply human organizations.
About Your Presenter
Shernita Rochelle, JD, serves as the University of Virginia’s Associate Vice President of Talent Development where she leads and works with teams dedicated to providing support for UVA’s talent in employee relations, learning and development, organizational development, performance management and reward and recognition – to name just a few areas. Her work is dedicated to facilitating and supporting the development of staff and faculty - with an emphasis on creating opportunities to further “human possibilities”- by creating opportunities that support individual well-being and foster human thriving to help promote high levels of engagement and performance. Her work in human resources is guided by and grounded in the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and fueled by her interests in positive psychology and leadership, individual and organizational well-being, resilience, mindfulness, organizational culture, and coaching.
Prior to joining UVA, she was a member of the George Mason University Human Resources team for thirteen years, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President, HR Strategy and Talent Management and Deputy CHRO. Before joining the Mason team, her work in higher education included William & Mary Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, and American University. She received her undergraduate degree in political science from Boston College and her law degree from the University of Maine School of Law.