Experience

Outreach

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Benefits & Compensation Specialist

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Coordinate Employee Benefits Programs including Health, Life, Leaves of Absence, Disabiity, 403b, FMLA and ACA; Facilitate Open Enrollment Annually; Support compensation initiatives including market analysis of job descriptions and updates to the organizations salary structure,

• HR Assistant & Internship Coordinator

  • Oct 2021 - Feb 2023

  Assist with Employee Events and HR Department initiatives. Coordinate internship opportunities within the organization and recruit intern candidates. On-board intern candidates into the organization.



Indigo Blue Furnishings LLC

• Aurora, IL

• Owner

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Owner, Indigo Blue Furnishings. Curate and design inventory for Indigo Blue’s retail space at Red Hive Market in Batavia, IL. Custom furniture painting, refinishing and mixed media art. “Creativity Knows No Boundaries”. Owner, Indigo Blue Furnishings. Curate and design inventory for Indigo Blue’s retail space at Red Hive Market in Batavia, IL. Custom furniture painting, refinishing and mixed media art. “Creativity Knows No Boundaries”.



Ryerson

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Benefits Analyst

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2020

  Supported benefits initiatives, troubleshoot issues with employee enrollments and vendor feeds, assisted with the design and implementation of annual enrollment and new benefit programs. Repaired a relationship with a vendor through effective communication. Arranged employee communications for annual open enrollments covering approximately 2700 employees. Organized and retrieved data and documents for two successful 401k mergers. Produced wellness newsletter for employee distribution. Responsible to monitor and maintain data for annual 1095C reporting using ADP Health Compliance service. Show less



Hope Network

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Compensation Manager

  • Aug 1998 - Oct 2016

  Managed companywide compensation initiative focused on reducing in-equity of pay between new hires and existing department employees. Established rapport with hiring managers while determining wage recommendations for new hires and internal transfers. Review job descriptions, work with consulting firm regarding salary grades and redesign of compensation program. Participated in the addition of two mergers into the company with successful payroll incorporation collaborating with both Payroll and IT for the project. Administered 403b plan paperwork, frozen defined benefit pension plan, and processed year end files and reporting requirements for both. Show less



Pell, Inc.

• Walker, Michigan, United States

• Human Resources Manager

  • Aug 1997 - Jan 1998

  Managed HR for Shoe Repair Store in Meijer for two states, including benefits and in-house payroll production for approximately 100 employees. Managed HR for Shoe Repair Store in Meijer for two states, including benefits and in-house payroll production for approximately 100 employees.



Norrell

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employment Specialist

  • 1996 - 1997

  Hiring, placing, and Supervision of Employees. Process and send payroll to the Home Office. Main Grand Rapids are contact responsible for the National United Parcel Service Clients third shift temporary staffing including hiring and placing them at the local distribution center. Hiring, placing, and Supervision of Employees. Process and send payroll to the Home Office. Main Grand Rapids are contact responsible for the National United Parcel Service Clients third shift temporary staffing including hiring and placing them at the local distribution center.



Amway Grand Plaza

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 1990 - Jun 1995

  Worked in Main Kitchen, responsible for updating banquet event menus daily for three hotel corporation with a combined food and beverage at the time of $60 million. Monitored payroll for kitchen staff, updating restaurant menus, Admin Assistant for the Executive Chef. Also served in Human Resources and Accounting in administrative roles. Worked in Main Kitchen, responsible for updating banquet event menus daily for three hotel corporation with a combined food and beverage at the time of $60 million. Monitored payroll for kitchen staff, updating restaurant menus, Admin Assistant for the Executive Chef. Also served in Human Resources and Accounting in administrative roles.