Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Ph.D., SPHR, (she/her) is the director of talent acquisition and recruitment at Duke University and has a proven track record leading meaningful and sustainable change in private and public sectors as a community engaged scholar. Dr. Maldonado Franzen has experience advising senior administration, deans, faculty, managers, and staff on attracting and retaining a highly talented, diverse workforce. She has previous experience leading the Talent Acquisition team at Kansas State University, where the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources recognized them for leading transformational change in their hiring process. She earned her doctorate in leadership communication at Kansas State University and her senior professional in human resources designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute.