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# RPS seeking new chief talent officer, six months after hiring the current one
- URL: https://www.richmonder.org/rps-seeking-new-chief-talent-officer-six-months-after-hiring-the-current-one/
- Published: 2026-05-18T22:45:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-19T17:50:38.000Z
- Description: “This departure is bittersweet, but I leave knowing the systems, relationships, and momentum built during this time will continue long after I’m gone.”
- Author: Victoria A. Ifatusin
- Tags: Education

Less than half a year after the position was filled, Richmond Public Schools is on the hunt for another chief talent officer. 

The division published [a job listing for the position](https://richmondcity.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5720952) on Monday. 

[In a social media post](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elizabethveliz%5Funboxedlife-unboxedleadership-chiefmomofficer-share-7462207845166514176-%5FCNR?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop&rcm=ACoAACg98soBY-4Sy4rfV43URwYc6C7CYnY5z6Y), Elizabeth Veliz, the director overseeing human resources, labor relationships, employments and benefits, shared that she will be stepping down from the post effective June 30, 2026.

“This departure is bittersweet, but I leave knowing the systems, relationships, and momentum built during this time will continue long after I’m gone,” she wrote. 

Superintendent Jason Kamras sent his best to Veliz in an emailed statement.

"We've loved having Elizabeth leading our Talent efforts for the last seven months, and are deeply appreciative of the systems thinking, data-driven mindset, and deep orientation to team culture that she's brought to the team," he said. "At this time, she has elected to step back to support her family. We wish her nothing but the best, and look forward to welcoming a new CTO soon." 

The position had been vacant following the dismissal of former Chief Talent Officer Maggie Clemmons. Eighteen employees had filed numerous complaints to the division, alleging that she created a “hostile” work environment and discriminated against workers of color and violated policies.

[RPS posts job opening for a chief talent officer months after investigation into ClemmonsSuperintendent Jason Kamras said an “independent third party” would conduct an investigation into the allegations.![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)The RichmonderVictoria A. Ifatusin![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/thumbnail/Clemmons-protest-958f0455c1c69d040b34a047ae90cc94ffb627465f9991462cc5a0981113c80e.jpeg)](https://www.richmonder.org/rps-posts-job-opening-for-a-chief-talent-officer-months-after-investigation-into-clemmons/)

[Clemmons filed a federal lawsuit](https://www.richmonder.org/former-rps-chief-talent-officer-sues-school-board-members-kamras-over-meeting-where-18-employees-called-for-her-dismissal/) last September against the Richmond School Board and Superintendent Jason Kamras over a meeting that called for her dismissal, saying that the school’s top officials allowed employees to publicly defame her. The lawsuit was moved to Richmond Circuit Court in February. The hearing for the case is on June 5\. 

Veliz’s departure also follows [the recent dismissal of Bobby Hathaway](https://www.richmonder.org/investigation-leads-to-firing-of-rps-director-of-facilities/), the division’s former director of facilities, who was accused of improperly spending school district money and personal use of RPS property.

*Contact Reporter Victoria A. Ifatusin at* [*vifatusin@richmonder.org*](mailto:vifatusin@richmonder.org)

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