Dr. Rita Fields, SHRM-SCP
Dr. Rita Fields is the dual CEO of 313 Industries, Inc. and Copper Phoenix Consulting, LLC. She also serves as the Chief Talent and strategy Officer for Lighthouse Michigan. She is a professor at the University of Michigan (Flint) School of Management and an instructor for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).
Dr. Fields is a member of the EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI) at the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development, the STC Equitable Outcomes Advisory Board for the Economic Growth Institute at the University of Michigan and serves on the boards of Sinai Grace Hospital, Creating Opportunities to Succeed (COTS), and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit.
Dr. Fields was selected to be a presenter at TEDx Detroit in 2015. In 2016, she was honored with a Women’s History Month Careers Mastered Leadership in Action Award. In 2017, she was a featured speaker at the Detroit Policy Conference. In 2018, she was selected as an Innovation Fellow for the Center for Regional Economic Innovation. In 2019, she was named Outstanding Lecturer in the School of Management at the University of Michigan (Flint). In 2020, she was named the inaugural Executive in Residence for the Community Impact Incubator in Detroit, Michigan. In 2022, she was named an inaugural member of the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Leadership Institute for Racial Healing (CoHLI) cohort. In 2023, she was invited to serve as the Equitable Outcomes Advisory Board member with the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute. In 2024, the Women’s Center of Southeastern Michigan honored her with the Jean Ledwith King Award for advocating for equal rights for women in the community. She is a sought-after speaker for her talent management expertise and transparent commitment to sharing her story of struggle and resilience.
Dr. Rita Fields' - TED Talk Presentation
AFFILIATIONS
• Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
• National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR)
• Dissertation Advisor in the PHOD Program at Assumption University in Thailand,
• Spokeswoman for the Center for the Education of Women at the University of Michigan
• EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation at the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development (MSU REI)
• South Oakland Shelter (SOS)
• Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
Additional experiences:
• Recent ex-President of the Marygrove College Alumni Board
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
• Crain’s Detroit Business named her among “40 under 40” in 2008.
• The Fusion division of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce honored her with a Young Professional in Health Care Services Horizon Award (2009).
• She was selected to serve as a United States delegate with SHRM to explore human capital issues in both China and Brazil (2010 & 2011).
• She was selected to be a presenter at TEDxDetroit (2015).
• Honored with Women’s History Month Careers Mastered Leadership in Action Award (2016).