Human Resources Director

• Aug 2019 - Present

HR advisor to county administration, elected commissioners, and senior leaders regarding compliance with federal and state HR law, internal policies, and collective bargaining agreements. Oversight for recruiting, selection, onboarding, compensation, benefits, learning and development, employee and labor relations, and employee wellness. Committees/Taskforces:Appointed - Association of MN Counties FUTURES Leadership TaskforceAppointed - Mental Health Advisory CouncilChair - Cook County Personnel Committee, Benefits CommitteeFacilitator - Cook County Supervisors TeamLeader - Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action TaskforceLeader - Performance Management Taskforce/Pilot GroupMember - Cook County Historical Society Personnel Committee

Chair, Management and Leadership Division, Dahl School of Business

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Responsibility for graduate and undergraduate program curriculum mapping, assessment, data collection, analysis and reporting for all majors and minors in Management and Leadership programs. Coached and mentored new faculty. Championed, designed and grew membership in an HR minor, SHRM student chapter and an Enactus chapter (social entrepreneurship).Committees/Taskforces: Faculty Lead - High-Impact Teaching PracticesFaculty Lead - Serving the Common Good CurriculumFaculty Representative - Strategic Enrollment Planning CouncilFaculty Representative - Undergraduate Leadership Development Program Design TaskforceFaculty Representative - Environmental Responsibility CommitteeFaculty Representative - Title III Grant Implementation Committee

Assistant Professor of Management and Leadership, Dahl School of Business

• Aug 2015 - May 2019

Graduate Courses Taught: Complex Systems Change, Ethical Decision Making for the Common Good, Globally Responsible Leadership, Research Capstone and ColloquiumUndergraduate Courses Taught: Systems Thinking and Leadership, Talent Management, Human Resource Management, Leadership Power and Influence, Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior, Servant Leadership, Enactus Project (Social Entrepreneurship), Creating Community, Introduction to Business, and Mission Seminars - Franciscan Values and Serving the Common Good.Research Advisor:MBA CapstoneMASL ColloquiumUndergraduate Summer Research Student Club Faculty Advisor:Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Student ChapterEnactus Student Club (Social Entrepreneurship)Outdoor Adventure and Recreation ClubResearch Fellow:D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership

Chair Master of Arts in Servant Leadership (MASL), College of Business and Leadership

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

Associate Lecturer - Management

• 2008 - 2015

MBA Courses Taught: Talent Management and HR Management. Undergraduate Management Courses: Ethical Leadership, Workplace Diversity, Management and Organizational Behavior, and HR Management.Faculty Fellow Kinnickinnic Project - Integrating Sustainability Across the CurriculumFaculty Senate - Sustainability Working Group: Sustainable Campus Community Plan

Owner and Operator

• 2008 - 2015

Start up and operations management of two small farm-based businesses. Responsible for strategy, budget/bookkeeping, customer experience, volunteer management, community relations, and marketing.

Senior Consultant

• 2007 - 2014

Served clients by designing and developing HR and change management processes, procedures and tools. Projects focused on recruiting and selection, change management, policy development, competency mapping, performance management, and supervisory and leadership development. Designed and facilitated group process and team development. Partnered with clients for one-on-one coaching and mentoring.

Director Talent Development, Research and Assessment

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

Menttium was founded in 1991 with a flagship program designed to help women move into business leadership positions. The success of this original program, which matched high-performing businesswomen with mentors from other companies, led to the creation of many other structured mentoring programs for men and women in senior leader and executive positions. Responsibilities included internal HR management and client facing responsibilities: mentee assessment and goal development, program evaluation, determining clients' ROI and conducting research on mentoring effectiveness.

Visiting Assistant Professor - College of Applied Human Sciences

• 2005 - 2008

Challenge Course - Lead Instructor

• 2002 - 2005

Core Online Faculty - Masters of Science in Management

• 2003 - 2006

Taught 100% online graduate courses: Organizational Change, Action Research and Research Capstone.

Talent Management Director

• 1998 - 2001

Executive responsible for HR and OD functions including recruiting and selection, performance management, leadership development, change management, workforce and succession planning, and total compensation plans.

Human Resources / Organizational Development / Customer Service

• 1985 - 1998

Consultant, Supervisory Development Series, 3M TVChange Management / OD, Logistics DivisionHuman Resource Development, Organization Learning & Development Dept.Compensation Analyst, Corporate Human ResourcesCustomer Service, ES & SD