Experience

Dynamic Workforce Solutions

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Deputy Director of Workforce Development Programming - SE WI

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• WIOA Manager - Kenosha / SE WI Youth and Outreach Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2022

  Manage 7 direct reports providing programming, outreach / enrollment, and case management activities throughout Southeast Wisconsin of youth, adult and dislocated workers through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA), while also working as the Manager of the Kenosha Job Center through the Wisconsin WIOA Youth programming for Dynamic Workforce Solutions and the Southeast Wisconsin Workforce Development Board.Partner and work with multiple agencies throughout Southeast Wisconsin in order to provide work readiness training opportunities for new and incumbent workers.Post positions, hire and manage staff reports.Develop and update weekly, monthly and yearly goals and tracking mechanisms for staff to ensure company success.Meet with and motivate staff in order to provide clear company guidance and goal achievement.Manage and maintain position postings and contacts through media mediums such as career boards, print and broadcasting. Show less



Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha

• Director of Youth Employment

  • May 2013 - Jun 2019

  Implementation, budgeting and project management of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) youth program at the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha for the Southeastern Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. Coordinate, recruit for, budget and manage the Kenosha County Summer Youth Employment Program which provides 8 weeks of paid work experience for up to 300 youths. Manage recruiting, interviewing, hiring, payroll and HR responsibilities for the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha, while managing 4 direct reports and employees through the program. Key Achievements: •Develop program policies, procedures and budgets for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) youth program. •Collaborate with the Southeastern Wisconsin Workforce Development Board to ensure quality programming while adhering to policies and procedures from federal (Department of Labor) and state (Department of Workforce Development) agencies. •Recruit participants for programming opportunities through partnerships with local community partners, colleges, and recent/local HS graduates. •Business Services experience sourcing and working with employers throughout Kenosha County to provide a trained workforce as well as to ensure work experience host sites. •Manage community outreach activities throughout Southeast WI's workforce development programming. •Successfully manage budgets equaling $500,000 annually. •Maintain compliance with all (formerly) WIA Youth (now) WIOA Youth program measures. •Project management experience successfully implementing and facilitating the Kenosha Summer Youth Employment Program, decreasing juvenile arrests each program year since the program’s inception (2008). •Initiate, track, and maintain programming for youths interested in employment. •Utilize the WI DWD's ASSET system to track WIOA participant's services. Show less



Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. - Mediation and Restorative Justice Center

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2009 - May 2013

  Utilize experience to provide quality control supervision of 5 staff for reporting, case follow-up, and data entry. Work with staff concerning contract audit preparation. Deal with multiple funders, including but not limited to: WIA Adult and Youth programming, CDBG, the MAWIB (Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board), and the Helen Bader Foundation, regarding reports, data entry, and scope of services. Maintain and regulate transportation (bus tickets) and rewards gift cards for staff and clients. Aid site supervision at the Wisconsin Community Services Employment Center. Start up of new contractual programs and reporting. Development and implementation of new programming models such as an Alternative Staffing Organization within Wisconsin Community Services, which provides immediate income potential for clients along with advancement opportunities and improved client follow-up. Training of staff, both new and experienced, in new reporting procedures, contractual obligations, and data entry into a variety of databases, including: ASSET, ETO, and internal databases. Mentorship of youth and adult clients, aiding with any barriers which may keep clients from attaining their goals. Working with clients in preparation for either work or continuing education. Show less

• Business Services Representative (Job Developer)

  • Nov 2009 - May 2013

  Key Achievements:•Researched and connected with new and established businesses throughout the Greater Milwaukee Area to assist them with their staffing needs. Recruit participants for hiring needs of employer partners throughout Milwaukee County.•Presented, developed, and implemented an Alternative Staffing Organization within Wisconsin Community Services, which includes new follow-up models and assessments of both clients and employer partners, along with development of new internal Human Resources and Accounting practices.•Managed Wisconsin Community Services’ transitional jobs workforce, 21 direct reports•Implemented programming for Wisconsin Community Services trades training programs.•Have and maintain contact with over 900 local companies throughout the metro-Milwaukee area•Worked with clients to aide in attaining employment with application processes, mock interviewing and resume guidance•Monitored and taught clients on how to conduct an effective job search using various web sites, as well as cold calling employers.•OSHA 10 Certified (July 2010)•Conducted Job Readiness Training for up to 20 clients per session•Proctored TABE testing of new clients to WCS programs•Motivational Interviewing Certificate (August 2011)•Extensive knowledge of, and monthly reporting for: CDBG (Community Development Block Grant), WIA (Workforce Investment Act), and Milwaukee Works! Transitional Jobs Program•WIA (Workforce Investment Act) adult and WIA youth experience working with clients, mentoring, preparing for interviews, and post-employment follow-up.•Extensive use of multiple databases including, but not limited to ASSET and ETO. Show less



Recruiting and Staffing

• Human Resources Services

• Executive Recruiter

  • 2007 - 2009

  Key Achievements: Sourcing Job Orders from manufacturing companies. Interviewing, Preparing and Offering positions to candidates upon successful completion of interviews. Creating Job Descriptions. •Made 80 to 100 business development calls on a daily basis. •Found and developed long term partnerships with profitable companies. •Sourced and developed candidates for open job orders with partner companies •Interviewed candidates for open positions prior to submitting to hiring companies to ensure proper work experience and career / lifestyle goals •Aided candidates with building outstanding resumes, and how to correctly fill out any job applications. •Prepared candidates for interviews and what questions to expect, the correct way to answer those questions, how to dress and represent themselves, and what to expect in general at interviews. •Built long term relationships with companies to help them with multiple positions each year. •Extensive experience using the Internet to search for and post positions that are currently open, find new companies to call on for business development, and find the correct candidates with the right skill-sets for open positions. Experience includes sites such as careerbuilder.com, monster.com, indeed.com, hoovers.com, and linked-in.com. •Sourced companies that were searching for different positions and sell them on the benefits of working with our firm •Finding out the skill-sets needed for the positions, and correctly matching those to sourced candidates. Show less