Experience

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  Rotary International

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Global Total Rewards Manager

    • Jun 2024 - Present

  • Global People & Culture Manager/Compensation Analyst

    • Jan 2022 - Jun 2024

    In this role, I handle compensation across the globe, providing market-driven decisions in 8 global locations. I also provide support to directors, executives, managers, and supervisors in communication, culture, leadership, management, performance management, and vision and strategy. In addition, I am leading an enterprise-wide initiative to create and implement a change management strategy. I also provide guidance for employees and managers on change management, employee relations issues, organization design, performance management, professional development, and staffing. I additionally managed the functions of HRIS (Workday). I provide training on communication, leadership and management, team culture, and teamwork. In addition, I execute talent management solutions, including training, coaching, job design, team building, and change management. ► I have been promoted multiple times at Rotary International due to my demonstrated leadership skills. While at the company, I served as the leading voice in optimizing the firm’s contingent worker program. ► I elicited positive feedback from participants after organizing a robust continuing education calendar for employees that included both hard and soft skills.► I garnered positive feedback from students after teaching a 3.5-hour course on conflict resolution skills for managers as part of the Internal Management Development Certificate

  • Global People & Culture Manager

    • Jun 2020 - Apr 2022

    In this role, I provide support to directors, executives, managers, and supervisors in communication, culture, leadership, management, performance management, and vision and strategy. While in this role, I successfully led enterprise-wide change management for a new financial system. I also provided guidance for employees and managers on change management, employee relations issues, organization design, performance management, professional development, and staffing. I additionally managed the functions of HRIS (Workday). During my time at Rotary International, I also provided training on communication, leadership and management, team culture, and teamwork. In addition, I executed talent management solutions, including training, coaching, job design, team building, and change management. One of my top accomplishments in this role is that I earned a positive 360 review on my coaching/guidance of 300+ domestic and international employees. A few of my other successes in this position include:► I was promoted multiple times at Rotary International due to my demonstrated leadership skills. While at the company, I served as the leading voice in optimizing the firm’s contingent worker program. ► I elicited positive feedback from participants after organizing a robust continuing education calendar for employees that included both hard and soft skills.► I garnered positive feedback from students after teaching a 3.5-hour course on conflict resolution skills for managers as part of the Internal Management Development Certificate.

  • Global People & Culture Partner

    • Dec 2017 - Jun 2020

  • People & Culture Partner

    • Jun 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Talent Development Partner

    • Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

    Identify, design, deliver and evaluate employee development opportunities in classroom and e-learning environments, assist with career advancement, oversee professional development program, support organizational learning and growth and change management efforts.

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  Northwestern University School of Professionals Studies

  • Chicago, IL

  • Adjunct Faculty, Professional Development Programs

    • Jun 2015 - Present
    • Chicago, IL

    Co-lead 40-hour Mediation Skills Course covering negotiation theory, ADR processes, model mediation procedures, skills for listening, understanding needs and interests, developing options, overcoming impasse and agreement writing; participants include attorneys, business leaders, educators, therapists, finance professionals, and human resources professionals

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  Roosevelt University

  • Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Adjunct Faculty, Masters in Conflict and Mediation

    • Aug 2018 - Aug 2022
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States

    In this job role, I taught three graduate-level academic courses: Advanced Skills Practicum, Family and Interpersonal Conflict and Mediation, and Public and Community Conflict. These courses are designed to prepare students for jobs involving mediation/ conflict resolution. All in all, I teach 5-10 students per class. A couple of my successes in this position include:► I earned very positive feedback from students after developing the two brand-new courses of Public and Community Conflict, and Family and Interpersonal Conflict and Mediation. Each class required 60+ hours of preparation time.► I was recognized for providing top-tier individual coaching to students. My students often face multiple challenges, as many work full-time jobs and have heavy family commitments. I offer flexibility where possible while still maintaining high academic standards.

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  Equip for Equality

  • Chicago, IL

  • Development and Communications Manager

    • Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
    • Chicago, IL

    Implemented development and communications strategy for non-profit with $6M+ budget; individual giving, social media, media relations, tracking and analysis of media, grant research, event planning

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  Center for Conflict Resolution

  • Chicago, IL

  • Volunteer Director and Associate Development Director

    • Oct 2010 - Jan 2015
    • Chicago, IL

    Managed training, development, supervision and on-going support for 200-person volunteer corps; Developed and executed training for internal and external groups on the topics of workplace conflict resolution, effective listening, interest-based problem solving, team-building, and problem solving; Administered Volunteer Mediator Peer Review system; Produced quarterly newsletter with distribution to more than 2000 people; Serve as staff liaison to 16-member Volunteer Council; Planned and executed fundraising efforts including individual giving campaign, sponsorship, and planned an annual gala that brings in roughly $100K in income

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  Safe Horizon Mediation Program

  • Training Coordinator

    • Mar 2008 - 2010

  • Community Outreach Coordinator

    • Jun 2007 - Mar 2008

  • Case Manager

    • May 2006 - Jun 2007

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  Brooklyn Academy of Music

  • Patron Services

    • 2005 - 2006