As Vice President, Human Resources and Organization Development, at Special Olympics, Rawles' role is to provide human resources leadership and direction as well as lead strategic and operational organizational development.
Rawles' background includes leadership positions in human resources in the financial services, technology and nonprofit fields, and responsibility for the delivery of human resources programs and services in multi-state and international environments. She was Division Vice President Human Resources for 10 years at the American College of Cardiology, a large nonprofit medical society. There she played a key role with the board, members and staff in areas such as strategic planning, board effectiveness, leadership development and change management, in addition to directing all the human resource programs.
Rawles received her undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, her graduate degree from George Washington University, and a certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown University. She is an experienced facilitator and is active in several professional societies.