Experience

Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CCE Tompkins Association HR Lead

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Ithaca, New York, United States The CCE HR Lead is responsible for providing both day-to-day operational direction to HR personnel and for providing strategic HR leadership at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. This position supervises the CCE Tompkins HR Team, and works closely with CCE Tompkins Executive Director, Leadership Team, supervisors, Board, statewide HR Leads, and CCE Extension HR to implement system-wide initiatives and oversee all areas related to Human Resources. The CCE HR Lead is also… Show more The CCE HR Lead is responsible for providing both day-to-day operational direction to HR personnel and for providing strategic HR leadership at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. This position supervises the CCE Tompkins HR Team, and works closely with CCE Tompkins Executive Director, Leadership Team, supervisors, Board, statewide HR Leads, and CCE Extension HR to implement system-wide initiatives and oversee all areas related to Human Resources. The CCE HR Lead is also responsible for: • Administering functions that impact the employee life cycle - from position description formulation to offboarding activities - and will provide training to employees who support these functions. • Leads development and maintenance of internal HRIS systems, as well as planning and leading projects to improve HR capacity and performance • Serves as a resource for leadership, supervisors, and employees in all areas related to Human Resources. • Effectively engages a diversity of stakeholders, committees, and consultants in the development of HR initiatives. Show less



The Legacy by ARDM Enterprises, LLC

• General Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Ithaca, New York, United States



ARDM Enterprises, LLC

• HR Business Partner

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Ithaca, New York Area Serve as a consultant to management on human-resources related issues; assess and anticipate business needs as it relates to recruitment procedures, total compensation (payroll and benefit) structures, employee engagement and retention initiatives. § Establish and maintain positive community and governmental relationships. § Maintain working knowledge of local, national and international legislation relating to the construction labor industry.



Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager/Corporate Compliance Officer

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

  Ithaca, New York The HR Manager/Corporate Compliance Officer is responsible for all aspects of the human resource function, to include: total-cycle recruiting and on-boarding; total compensation, 401K and COBRA administration; and NYS Disability, Workers Compensation, State and Federal law compliance.



Ithaca College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Communications & Operations

  • Jun 2007 - May 2017

  § Developed and maintained effective working relationships within and without the campus community to include City of Ithaca community organizations, state and federal government agencies, and individuals having contact with the Office of Human Resources, and the College, as a whole. § Conducted and participated in the recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, orientation and performance management of new staff, temporary workers, and student assistants. Processed new hire and other… Show more § Developed and maintained effective working relationships within and without the campus community to include City of Ithaca community organizations, state and federal government agencies, and individuals having contact with the Office of Human Resources, and the College, as a whole. § Conducted and participated in the recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, orientation and performance management of new staff, temporary workers, and student assistants. Processed new hire and other personnel actions through Oracle/Parnassus. § As pertaining to employee performance management: Administered multi-source 360° executive performance review survey instrument, analyzed data, graded responses, identified trends and generated customized reports for college president and provost/vice president for educational affairs. Maintained relevancy of survey instrument. § As pertaining to employee relations: Served as mandatory incident reporter with various duties to include conducting employee interviews and creating/managing confidential employee relation’s case documents and files. Assisted in the creation and support/maintenance of employee resource groups. § Served as subject matter expert and guest lecturer for the School of Business and the School of Communications on the topics of project management, espoused theories vs. theories-in-action, system theory regarding organizational behavior, event planning/execution, and stakeholder identification. § Identified and monitored dashboard indicators for various HR program/project success; created Gantt charts and performed periodic GAP analysis to identify program insufficiencies; identified and implemented planned remedies and course corrections; assimilated statistical data and prepared a variety of reports reflecting departmental activities for executive review. § Maintained HR operating budgets to include creating, dispensing, monitoring, auditing, verifying and reconciling expenditures for budgeted funds...SEE RESUME.

• HR Specialist

  • May 2001 - Jun 2007

  § Provided targeted support to the area of compensation, as follows: Created and maintained job descriptions, benchmarked new positions, participated in various national surveys, updated pay bands, kept case files and responded to unemployment claims, created and disseminated information regarding federal changes in minimum wage, Fair Labor Standards Act and other industry specific updates. § Provided targeted support to the area of staff development and training, as follows: Aided the… Show more § Provided targeted support to the area of compensation, as follows: Created and maintained job descriptions, benchmarked new positions, participated in various national surveys, updated pay bands, kept case files and responded to unemployment claims, created and disseminated information regarding federal changes in minimum wage, Fair Labor Standards Act and other industry specific updates. § Provided targeted support to the area of staff development and training, as follows: Aided the director in the planning and administration of various training programs; assessed training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, or consultations with managers or instructors; designed and created training manuals, online learning modules, and course materials; delivered training to employees using a variety of instructional techniques; monitored and evaluated training programs to ensure relevancy and effectiveness; performed administrative tasks such as monitoring costs, scheduling classes, setting up systems and equipment, and coordinating enrollment.