{"id":1199,"date":"2021-03-26T18:35:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2021-12-13T23:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:48:05","slug":"woman-in-wine-cheryl-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/woman-in-wine-cheryl-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman in Wine: Cheryl King"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most valuable resource in any business or organization, regardless of industry, is the people. By definition, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the term \u201cHuman Resources\u201d simply means personnel. Human Resources is a term with a simple definition yet a complex meaning. It is used to describe both the people who work for a company as well as the department responsible for managing all matters related to these employees. The human resource department, in a way, is the glue that keeps it all together, and every company needs one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would be difficult to celebrate a month of Women\u2019s History and Women in the Wine Industry without recognizing Frank Family\u2019s own Human Resource Manager, Cheryl King. With a background in Psychology and the first 10 years of her career spent in social services, working with severely disabled children and young adults, Cheryl has built a career that she is deeply passionate about. \u201cI want to do all that I am able to help improve and encourage people\u2019s lives,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past year has shown unique challenges in the world of HR due to the Covid-19 crisis. Educating employees on new safety protocols, helping them through the furlough and remote work process, securing routine Covid-19 testing, and ultimately securing a vaccine for all Frank Family employees has consumed 30-50% of Cheryl\u2019s and her team\u2019s job in the past year. \u201cAt times it can be tricky, especially in a smaller winery, to manage employee relation matters when you are seen as a friend and then you must wear the \u201cHR\u201d hat,\u201d she explains. However, Cheryl uses skills that she learned from more than 10 years in the Hospitality industry working as Director of HR at hotels such as Intercontinental, Hilton, and other small luxury private hotels, to encourage employee appreciation and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n