11/20/2025
Meet the Lead Strategist and CEO:
Mariah J. Jones-Shanklin, MBA, SHRM-CP is a strategic Human Resources professional, organizational architect, and systems consultant committed to helping churches, nonprofits, and small organizations operate with excellence, clarity, and structure.
Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Mariah brings a unique blend of corporate discipline, ministry insight, and mission-focused leadership to every environment she serves. With a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Western Illinois University, a Master of Business Administration from Rockford University, and her SHRM-CP certification, she is recognized for her ability to transform vision into action through system design, operational strategy, and people-centered leadership. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership, further deepening her expertise in leading change and building sustainable organizational frameworks.
Mariah has served in the medical and aerospace industries, two highly regulated environments that require precision, compliance, process-driven workflows, and strong HR governance. This experience sharpened her ability to implement systems that are scalable, ethical, compliant, and efficient—skills she now brings into ministry and small-business spaces.
Her greatest passion and expertise lie in helping churches and small organizations establish the structure they need to operate effectively. Whether building staffing systems, onboarding processes, administrative frameworks, or leadership structures, Mariah excels at identifying organizational gaps and creating strategies that strengthen culture, improve communication, and support sustained growth. Known as an “Executor of Excellence,” she specializes in making operations clear, simple, and functional—turning chaos into order and vision into operations.
Mariah has supported ministries in developing governance systems, leadership pipelines, strategic communication processes, and administrative operations that prepare organizations for growth. With a servant-leader heart and a strategist’s mind, she approaches every assignment with integrity, discernment, and a deep commitment to organizational wholeness.
Blending her HR expertise, ministry experience, and love for building people, Mariah helps leaders not only dream—but execute.
