Don’t Go!: A Practical Guide for Tackling Employee Turnover

Vernon Mason brings more than 24 years of experience as an early childhood administrator to the task of helping all kinds of organizations tackle the problem of high turnover. His practical strategies, tips, tactics, and suggestions will help any organization realize that to recruit and retain the best employees, you have to treat them right.

Vernon Mason has been an early childhood administrator for over 24 years with a master's degree in Early Childhood Administration from National Louis University. With a $5,000 credit card in 1991 he and his mother opened a small child care center with a capacity of 30 that grew to 125. In 1999 it was destroyed by a natural disaster. After rebuilding and starting over in just two years, Vernon grew WEE SCHOOL Child Development Center to 248 children. When he turned 40 he purchased 3 troubled childcare centers in just 12 months. What a midlife crisis! He is the owner of four centers with 85 staff caring for 500 children. As a natural next step several years ago, Vernon began consulting, training, secret-shopping, and giving keynote addresses. He has become known for his inspiring storytelling, candor, and humor in his presentations at local, state, and national conferences. Vernon's popular keynotes and trainings come from real life experiences. He has been hands-on in childcare programs for decades. While being a director he was also a cook, filled-in as needed in classrooms, took care of maintenance (an expert at unclogging toilets), and managed multiple sites. In 2015 Vernon launched Directors Leadership Solutions out of his desire to make directors' paths to success easier. The website is a hub for Vernon to share information he has learned along the way.