Experience

Camp Tecumseh YMCA

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Human Resources

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Brookston, Indiana, United States Work to establish and implement best practices in recruiting, hiring, training, recognizing and evaluating staff members to serve the thousands of campers and guests who visit Camp Tecumseh YMCA each year. As a Christian organization dedicated to modeling God's Love to everyone, I work with the entire team to help realize this vision in our staff as well as our guests. I serve to train, advise and assist Department Heads and the Camp Tecumseh Leadership to implement best practices while… Show more Work to establish and implement best practices in recruiting, hiring, training, recognizing and evaluating staff members to serve the thousands of campers and guests who visit Camp Tecumseh YMCA each year. As a Christian organization dedicated to modeling God's Love to everyone, I work with the entire team to help realize this vision in our staff as well as our guests. I serve to train, advise and assist Department Heads and the Camp Tecumseh Leadership to implement best practices while steering the organization away from undue risk. Show less



HydroGreens, LLC

• Co-Owner

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  West Lafayette, Indiana, United States Co-owner & founder of family owned business, HydroGreens. Inspired after seeing our community & generational farms being sold to developers for shopping and housing, we realized that something needed to be done to still feed our community HEALTHY FOOD. With a little investigating on Freight Farming, HydroGreens was born. We hope to have our first farm system by end of 2022. The container farm will be a 40 ft freight capable of yielding the same at 2.5 acres of crops. This hydroponic… Show more Co-owner & founder of family owned business, HydroGreens. Inspired after seeing our community & generational farms being sold to developers for shopping and housing, we realized that something needed to be done to still feed our community HEALTHY FOOD. With a little investigating on Freight Farming, HydroGreens was born. We hope to have our first farm system by end of 2022. The container farm will be a 40 ft freight capable of yielding the same at 2.5 acres of crops. This hydroponic growing system is sustainable, able to produce year round (no matter the weather), and uses 98% less water than traditional soil farms. Show less



Ice Cream Specialties - Lafayette, IN & St. Louis, MO

• United States
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  Lafayette, Indiana Area Lead the Human Management of our 150+ person facility in Lafayette, Indiana. - Organizational Development: train & develop new positions and assistant managers, begin & maintain social media presence - Project Management: created an informational video tour of our facility to show to new recruits & put on social media, lead hiring fairs, - Employee Engagement - Recruiting Management - Current Employee Management: utilize knowledge in employment law (PHR SHRM) to correctly… Show more Lead the Human Management of our 150+ person facility in Lafayette, Indiana. - Organizational Development: train & develop new positions and assistant managers, begin & maintain social media presence - Project Management: created an informational video tour of our facility to show to new recruits & put on social media, lead hiring fairs, - Employee Engagement - Recruiting Management - Current Employee Management: utilize knowledge in employment law (PHR SHRM) to correctly handle situations with employee relations - Payroll & Benefits: rollout of ADP time and ADP WFN at Lafayette location - HR Data Analysis: reduced turnover by 20% in 2021! Show less



JES Holdings, LLC

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Generalist

  • May 2016 - Dec 2017

  Atlanta, GA One of my main (and favorite) functions at JES was employee engagement. I had the pleasure of helping the committee and leading the Atlanta office in wellness initiatives, social events, and community outreach & volunteering. I also had a passion for my work of compiling, reporting and analyzing our HR metrics for all the JES companies. Sprinkle in a little employee relations, recruiting, and project management and that was my role in a nutshell!



Acuity Brands

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Administrator

  • Dec 2014 - Nov 2015

  Crawfordsville, IN and Conyers, GA As the HR Administrator at Acuity Brands, I processed all HR admin requests ensuring consistency of practices and compliance with legal requirements and accepted standards. I coordinated recruiting and hiring activities at the local level; supported staffing strategy and organizational capability; while ensuring skill set match for maximum workforce productivity. Additionally, I facilitated critical activities to improve employee engagement; working to develop positive relationships with… Show more As the HR Administrator at Acuity Brands, I processed all HR admin requests ensuring consistency of practices and compliance with legal requirements and accepted standards. I coordinated recruiting and hiring activities at the local level; supported staffing strategy and organizational capability; while ensuring skill set match for maximum workforce productivity. Additionally, I facilitated critical activities to improve employee engagement; working to develop positive relationships with employees to promote communications and foster confidence in the HR team. Through Acuity, I learned the importance of metrics - designing materials to gather data for activity or for the visual management system. On a monthly basis I updated data and provided bowling and Pareto charts to report out during the monthly staff meeting. Other duties included: managing the local unemployment claims; supporting the hourly attendance policy including generation of discipline letters; and more. Show less



Ice Cream Specialties - Lafayette, IN & St. Louis, MO

• United States
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Generalist

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2014

  Lafayette, IN • Run weekly payroll for all full-time and temporary staff • Produce daily labor cost reports for production • Conduct insurance open-enrollment and Thrift plan enrollment (Prairie Farms version of 401K) • File incident reports and prepare workman’s compensation claims • Deal with FMLA and Short Term Disability paperwork and questions • Handle legalities that come with the HR and Payroll fields while maintaining the upmost privacy and confidentiality • Recruit, conduct phone… Show more • Run weekly payroll for all full-time and temporary staff • Produce daily labor cost reports for production • Conduct insurance open-enrollment and Thrift plan enrollment (Prairie Farms version of 401K) • File incident reports and prepare workman’s compensation claims • Deal with FMLA and Short Term Disability paperwork and questions • Handle legalities that come with the HR and Payroll fields while maintaining the upmost privacy and confidentiality • Recruit, conduct phone and face-to-face interviews, and extend job offers • Intervene, mediate, counsel and provide support in any employee relations issues that may arise • Act as a counseling resource for any employee who walks through my door • Supply multiple shift/departmental supervisors with staffing and human resource questions on a whim • Keep track of employee performance and attendance based infractions/occurrences • Ice Cream Specialties AAP Officer • Participate in ICS’s Lafayette Engagement Team (brings together front line team w/managerial staff) • Participate in ICS’s Safety Committee • Organize all company sponsored events (Flu Shot Clinic, Holiday party, etc.) • Most importantly - I provide support, sincerity, and compassion for what I do and the people I work for. Show less