Experience

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  Morningside

  • Olympia WA

  • Vice President of Human Resources

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Olympia WA

    Strategic HR management for a not-for-profit organization. Recruitment, training, benefits, organization and risk management, and policy development.

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  WA State Dept. of Revenue

  • HR Consultant 4

    • Mar 2014 - Jan 2019

    Training. Develop contracts, report department training performance measures, coordinate training, develop and deliver training, manage employee/department training in Learning Management System (LMS).

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  WA State Dept. Fish and Wildlife

  • HR Consultant 4

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

    • Recruitment. Brought in to develop strategic direction and processes around recruitment and on/off-boarding. • Training. Assess training needs and coordinate trainers/contracts. Develop and present New Employee Orientation, Supervisor Training of job analysis and legal requirements for recruitment/assessment.• Classification. Analyze and assign appropriate job classes, wrote and submitted Exempt Class Proposals.• Investigations. Interview, research, consult and present findings with parties. Represent agency at hearings.

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  Toastmasters International

  • District Director

    • Jul 2008 - Jun 2012

    Leadership. District Director of 72 clubs, 25 direct reports, and budget of $50,000 for non-profit. Four year high leadership commitment where I coordinated eight district educational events; coached, delegated, and followed-up on assignments and projects; set strategic three-year planning goals with milestones and action planning. Created the D32 2020 Growth Plan to grow membership in the district by 100%.

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  WA State Deot. of Personnel

  • HR Consultant 4

    • Mar 2007 - Jun 2011

    • Strategy. Developed recruitment strategies and action plans for hard-to-fill and high-volume jobs for agencies • Leadership. Supervised, mentored and coached a staff of professional level HR Consultants. • Training. Designed and conducted HR related training for state HR personnel. Taught Interpersonal Skills training through the state training office for agencies, colleges, cities and counties. • Research. Researched, identified and communicated recruitment and retention best practices for the state. Interpreted rules and performed bill analysis.• Recruitment. Managed recruitments for small agencies and provided training of online recruitment system.

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  WA State Dept. of Transportation

  • Recruitment Specialist, General Personnel Representative

    • Aug 1996 - Mar 2007

    HRMS Roles. Created and maintained the organizational structure for the department statewide. Taught classes during conversion to new system, created ad-hoc reports and analyzed data, reviewed and entered personnel and position actions ensuring compliance with rules. Partnered with Payroll to improve processes.Leadership. Supervised and mentored HR staff. Coached, mentored, and provided evaluations. Set target performance goals and milestones.Budget. Set up and monitored all budget work orders for training office, projected expenditures. Contracts. Sent out Request for Proposals (RFP), set up contracts with vendors for training.Data Analysis. Analyzed keying errors, developed and provided training to increase performance. Analyzed and assessed training needs of agency employees and the effectiveness of training, implemented changes accordingly.Recruitment. Full life cycle of recruitment activities with statewide responsibility. Performance Management. Counseled and assisted managers on assessment techniques. Counseled employees on performance issues including those I supervised.Agency Recognition Coordinator. Maintained the Recognition Chapter in the HR Desk Manual, processed annual service awards, and participated on the WA State PSRW Committee. Temporary Pool Administrator. Hired and supervised non-perm employees, processed personnel/benefit forms, new employee orientation, scheduled training, input labor, corrective coaching.