Whitney Barrera, who previously served as Intelligent Waves’ vice president of talent, has been elevated to the company’s chief people officer.
Since joining IW as VP of talent in 2022, Barrera has built a team of recruiters who have contributed exponentially to IW’s growth, the Arlington, Virginia-based company said Monday.
IW’s CEO Tony Crescenzo commented, “As a Washington Post Top Workplace in 2024, Whitney’s new role as IW’s Chief People Officer will be expanded to include leading IW’s human resources strategy and our excellent HR team.”
Barrera will provide over 16 years of experience as IW’s CPO in seeking and recruiting promising information technology talent for expanding organizations. Her strategy encompasses mentorship programs, workforce-strengthening initiatives and training seminars.
Before IW, Barrera spent a decade at Illuminate, facilitating the entire talent acquisition lifecycle and building and implementing a new SkillBridge program to draw more veteran employees.
Barrera is an alumna of American University, where she studied foreign languages and communications and accrued knowledge on organizational development and Spanish. She also was presented with the 2022 Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve Patriot Award.