Experience

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chief Human Resources Officer

  • Feb 2022 - 1 year 11 months

  Rockville, Maryland, United States • Championed ASHA’s organizational culture by facilitating the development of core values and building systems to reinforce those values • Designed and implemented a compensation program to drive desired changes in the organizational culture o Tied compensation to objective industry metrics o Rewarded employees for their contributions o Leveled the wage gap • Introduced a multi-faceted approach to improve health and wellness benefits and contain costs o Facilitated staff input… Show more • Championed ASHA’s organizational culture by facilitating the development of core values and building systems to reinforce those values • Designed and implemented a compensation program to drive desired changes in the organizational culture o Tied compensation to objective industry metrics o Rewarded employees for their contributions o Leveled the wage gap • Introduced a multi-faceted approach to improve health and wellness benefits and contain costs o Facilitated staff input into plan design o Taught staff to be engaged patients and savvy consumers o Self-funded health, dental and disability coverage o Carved out pharmacy benefit management o Implemented a highly successful wellbeing program o Addressed health equity • Facilitated learning and development o Improved the feedback employees receive about their performance o Institutionalized development goals for all staff o Developed targeted learning opportunities for supervisors/coaches o Coached supervisors and others through conflicts o Developed campaigns to teach and promote civility, allyship and other content • Led ASHA to obtain recognition as a health and wellness trailblazer, eco-leader, telework leader, diversity champion and an overall great place to work by Washingtonian Magazine, the Washington Post and others o Leveraged this recognition to position ASHA as an employer of choice • Managed talent acquisition efforts and helped team leaders optimize the performance of their teams • Engaged in diversity, green building, and community initiatives o Established our diversity team in 1992 o ASHA’s office earned gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification • Coordinated and supported in-house Facilitators Pool o Create formats with opportunities for participation, interaction, and consensus building

• Human Resources Director

  • Feb 1990 - Feb 2022

  Rockville, MD • Championed ASHA's organizational culture by facilitating the development of core values and building systems to reinforce those values • Designed and implemented a compensation program to drive desired changes in the organizational culture o Tied compensation to objective industry metrics o Rewarded employees for their contributions o Leveled the wage gap • Introduced a multi-faceted approach to improve health and wellness benefits and contain costs … Show more • Championed ASHA's organizational culture by facilitating the development of core values and building systems to reinforce those values • Designed and implemented a compensation program to drive desired changes in the organizational culture o Tied compensation to objective industry metrics o Rewarded employees for their contributions o Leveled the wage gap • Introduced a multi-faceted approach to improve health and wellness benefits and contain costs o Taught staff to be engaged patients and savvy consumers of healthcare o Introduced a high deductible health plan with an HSA o Self-funded health, dental coverage, and short-term disability o Carved out pharmacy benefit management with pass-through pricing o Implemented a highly successful wellness program to encourage and support activity and healthy eating o Submitted comments on proposed regulations like the IRS notices on the Cadillac Tax • Facilitated learning and development o Improved the feedback employees receive about their performance o Institutionalized development goals for all staff o Developed targeted learning opportunities for supervisors/coaches • Led ASHA to obtain recognition as a health and wellness trailblazer, eco-leader, diversity champion and an overall great place to work by Washingtonian Magazine, the Washington Post and others o Leveraged this recognition to position ASHA as an employer of choice • Managed talent acquisition efforts and helped team leaders throughout the organization optimize the performance of their teams • Engaged in diversity, green building and community initiatives o ASHA's office on Research Boulevard earned gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification



Inside Workplace Wellness

• President

  • Jan 2011 - 13 years

  Reston, VA • Founded a small consulting company • Developed a deliberative group decision-making process for employees to provide input into the health plan design and obtained a grant from the National Pharmaceutical Council to study what was learned from the process • Developed compensation programs and conducted HR audits for small associations • Provide HR consulting services to a yoga studio



TAD Technical

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Recruiter

  • 1989 - 1990

  Sterlling, VA • Recruited for technical positions • Negotiated client billing and employee labor rates • Designed marketing materials • Defined workforce requirements



Navy Federal Credit Union

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Benefits Assistant

  • 1988 - 1988

  Vienna, VA • Administered benefit programs for staff, retirees and COBRA participants • Interpreted plan coverage and resolved problems for employees • Conducted orientation for new employees • Developed benefits budget