Executive Director/Human Resources Management

• May 2009 - Present

Provided executive-level leadership for the delivery of all programs and activities under the direction of the Board of Directors, with full responsibility for human resources management. Facilitated timely resolution of all ER issues. Provide thought leadership to 100 direct reports (up to 450 indirect staff members), coaching, training, and mentoring in all facets of human resource management.Key Achievements:• Expanded net agency revenue from $3.8M in 2009 to $6.97M in 2015 and redesigned a comprehensive strategic planning process.• Successfully accelerated employee engagement and retention results and efficiencies in staffing patterns.• Led the relocation of Careers Industries main office from a 26,000-sq. ft. facility to a 56,000-sq. ft. facility, resulting in the addition of 150 new participants receiving daily services.• Developed additional training experiences for participants and provided additional revenue to support other services at Careers through the generation of a speciality store, Greater Grains.• Coordinated regularly with elected officials to help educate on challenges facing Human Service Agencies and the people that get service.• Offered candidates, employees, managers and key stakeholders with best practice HR solutions for engagement, heighten motivation and support the evolution of a high-performance culture.• Developed succession plans, including for Vice Presidents, helping individuals become Executive Directors and various other executive roles. Show less

Executive Director

• 2009 - Present

Chief Executive Officer

• Jun 2001 - Apr 2009

Managed human resources for all programs and activities under the direction of the Board of Directors, building and nurturing relationships with many similar agencies across Wisconsin. Supervised 55 direct reports and a total team of 250 staff, providing leadership and training. Key Achievements: • Succeeded in turning around the business from the brink of forced closure and developing into a vibrant agency known for outstanding service. • Supported indigenous coffee growers to potentially import growers’ fair-trade coffee and other goods, traveling with Elders of the Ho Chunk Indian nation in 2003 to Mexico. • Assisted Governor Doyle in 2005 on a trade mission to Mexico. • Served as an Advisor to the Department of Natural Resource Disabilities Advisory Council over disability-related issues. • Facilitated Mexican state of Querétaro and Agro Mercados to design a new agency called CAPAZ (Each Person’s Ability). Show less