Experience

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  Mount Sinai South Nassau

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Major Gifts Officer

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Director, Development & Volunteer Services

    • Mar 2021 - Mar 2024

  • Director, Volunteer Services and Cultural Initiatives

    • Jul 2013 - Mar 2021

    Design, plan and direct a volunteer program to augment the services of the hospital. Provide the hospital with volunteer support valued at over 1.3 million cost savings per year with the utilization of over 400 volunteers in over 60 areas of the hospital. Increased volunteer base by 60% with creative advertising, ongoing recruitment and retention. Implemented successful programs to assist staff and benefit patients, non clinical patient rounding, pet therapy, painting with patients, Hospital Elder Life Program. Oversee language interpretation services throughout the entire organization. Extensive negotiation with language services and translation vendors. Maintain strong relationships with all levels of staff and engage with diverse internal and external individuals and committees. Strong public speaking and presentation skills. Maintain budgets for two departments. Manage, motivate and empower direct reports.

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  Barnes & Noble

  • Westbury, New York

  • Benefits Administrator

    • Jan 2012 - Jul 2013
    • Westbury, New York

    Approved and administered all unpaid leave of absences for the entire organizationCounseled employees and managers on work related issues and moderate conflictsAssisted managers with writing and communicating improvement plans for their direct reports Compiled and maintain detailed documentation regarding unpaid medical leave of absences Experience with federal mandates and requirements with Family Medical Leave ActKnowledge of NJ, CA, RI and Hawaii state disability plan. Extensive use of PeopleSoft.

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  South Nassau Communities Hospital

  • HR Assistant

    • Jul 2009 - Dec 2011

    Responsible for maintaining and documenting all Workers CompensationIncident reports and OSHA filings for the hospital in HRISEnsure all COBRA documentation is administered to employees by maintaining spreadsheets in Excel and HRISKey member of the 2010 open enrollment auditReview employee evaluations to ensure completion and accuracyAssist Benefits Manager with the setup of Benefits ExposSpecial projects as assigned such as blood drives, hospital week and Take your Child to Work Day.

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  Buttonwood Roots

  • Port Washington, NY

  • HR Manager (per diem)

    • Jun 2001 - May 2009
    • Port Washington, NY

    Recruited employees at various levels for restaurant franchiseWorked closely with local high schools and colleges to gain qualified student employment for restaurantsImplemented creative recruitment advertising campaigns and maintained advertising budgets Counseled employees on all work related issuesMonitored and maintained Workers Compensation and Disability claims.

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  Bookspan

  • Assistant Manager, Human Resources

    • Oct 1995 - May 2001

    Recruitment of exempt and non exempt positionsEstablished and maintained relationships with numerous colleges in the tri-state area for recruitment of studentsCounseled employees and managers on work related issues and moderated conflictsRepresented the organization at unemployment hearingsAnalyzed and evaluated salaries and job descriptions for all levels Oversaw all disability and workers compensation claimsKey member of the Employee Policy Committee which resulted in new company policies and handbookTeam member in the implementation of a HRIS systemImplemented, organized and conducted employee training workshops and seminars for various departmentsLead Committee member in creating and overseeing employee service award programsEditor of the employee newsletterSupervised two recruiters and two assistants in the department Oversaw employee facilities (cafeteria, gym and bookstore) which included contract negotiations with outside vendors and staffing

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  NYU Langone Medical Center

  • New York

  • Employee Relations Coordinator

    • Aug 1992 - Oct 1995
    • New York

    Implemented and facilitated teams for recognizing employees in a formal and informal manner to promote job satisfaction, increase productivity and self worthCoordinated employee recognition reception and awards dinner for all levels of staffEstablished two new employee award programs recognizing employees with exceptional job performance Negotiated with several vendors in order to purchase supplies/services related to all staff recognitionEdited the Medical Center newsletter, distributed to over 8,000 employeesManaged three staff members of the Medical Center Travel Department