Senior Talent Acquisition & Employment Specialist

• Jan 2023 - Present

Senior Human Resources Generalist

• Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

Talent Acquisition Manager

• Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

HR Business Partner

• Jun 2018 - Jul 2021

Provide HR support to Student Affairs, IT, Marketing and Communications, and Faculty. Define, develop, and execute HR strategies in support of client group and university vision, mission, and goals. Support client group(s) with personnel actions through HRIS (Workday) management. Guide management in the application and interpretation of policies, reorganization, compensation practices, benefits, performance issues Participate in ethics and other employee investigations, develop final reports and manage solutions to the problems identified Facilitate and conduct training on a variety of HR initiatives. Coach managers on conducting effective employee relations issues and development plans. Show less

HR Generalist

• May 2016 - Jun 2018

Partnered with hiring managers to identify requirements and understand business needs Developed strategies to enhance company culture Managed full life cycle recruiting and developed emotional intelligence questions which led to better hires Built strategic partnerships with key stakeholders in government, non-profits, and universities by speaking at diversity panels and attending recruitment events Partnered with hiring managers to identify requirements and understand business needs Developed strategies to enhance company culture Managed full life cycle recruiting and developed emotional intelligence questions which led to better hires Built strategic partnerships with key stakeholders in government, non-profits, and universities by speaking at diversity panels and attending recruitment events

Recruiting Associate (Contractor)

• Mar 2016 - May 2016

Wrote copy and posted dozens of advertisements daily aimed at recruiting entry, mid and senior-level candidates Conducted candidate research via Linkedin recruit and interviewed potential candidates Wrote copy and posted dozens of advertisements daily aimed at recruiting entry, mid and senior-level candidates Conducted candidate research via Linkedin recruit and interviewed potential candidates

Recruitment Coordinator, Contractor

• Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

Tracked weekly analytics on recruitment advertisements and provide recommendations for improvements in metric outcomes to Senior Staff; resulting in an office-wide adoption and initiative to use a new social media tracking platform and a 14% increase in university partnerships Managed all event logistics for the SEC’s Annual High School Student Shadowing Program (300 attendees), which includes the production and distribution of 300 flyers, 30 digital advertisements and allocation of 150 student meals Built strategic partnerships with minority law and accounting organizations as well as non-profits for advertisement purposes, which has resulted in a 10% increase in webinar attendance Show less

Youth Advocate

• Sep 2013 - Nov 2014

Increased internship recruitment from 5 to 75 students in first 3 months and improved internal and external capacity building processes through strategic negotiation and relationship building campaigns. Improved work readiness training programs and seminars for 75 at-risk youth through the implementation of weekly training and workshops which have resulted in enhanced life skill and workforce knowledge. Increased internship recruitment from 5 to 75 students in first 3 months and improved internal and external capacity building processes through strategic negotiation and relationship building campaigns. Improved work readiness training programs and seminars for 75 at-risk youth through the implementation of weekly training and workshops which have resulted in enhanced life skill and workforce knowledge.

Student Advocate

• Feb 2011 - Nov 2012

Managed a caseload of multicultural high school students and developed plans for their academic and social improvement, resulting in higher GPAs and standardized test scores Assessed students’ academic standing by gathering their school, local, and national standardized tests scores, and used these results to create SMART performance plans to address gaps and inferior performance Managed a caseload of multicultural high school students and developed plans for their academic and social improvement, resulting in higher GPAs and standardized test scores Assessed students’ academic standing by gathering their school, local, and national standardized tests scores, and used these results to create SMART performance plans to address gaps and inferior performance

Program Manager/Advisor

• Oct 2008 - Sep 2010

Facilitated sexual and reproductive health workshops with Muslim adolescents, which resulted in candid discussions on cultural norms and barriers to HIV preventionManaged summer camps for young adults focusing on life skills, sports education and healthy living Led English language training sessions with 15 young adults, which improved Turkmen verbal and written communication skills in EnglishImplemented coalition building/partnership development with health clinics, local NGOs and government officials Show less

Grant Manager and Health Adviser

• Mar 2010 - May 2010

Authored and implemented a $4K international project grant to enhance a village’s basic infrastructure foundation which led to significant renovations within a public health clinicUtilized persuasion and negotiation skills to reduce infrastructural chief architect’s original asking price by 25% resulting in significant cost-savings and overhead reduction