Experience

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  Little Rapids Corporation

  • United States
  • Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Vice President of Talent and Culture

    • Mar 2024 - Present

    As Vice President of Talent and Culture, I am responsible for establishing and driving the HR strategy and vision, aligning our people initiatives with the business objectives while fostering a culture of engagement, collaboration, and performance. I also leverage my experience in coaching, organization development and effectiveness, talent management, and employee relations to empower our employees, leaders, and teams to achieve their full potential.

  • Director of Talent and Culture

    • Mar 2022 - Feb 2024

    Responsible for leading the culture and people strategy, talent acquisition and succession planning, organizational development and design, corporate communications and media relations, and business process identification and improvement. As a member of the senior leadership team, this role reported directly to the CEO, collaborates with divisional HRMs, and oversees and manages a corporate recruiter.

  • Senior Human Resources and Labor Relations Manager

    • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

    Responsible for developing and maintaining labor relations strategy, leading talent acquisition and people development efforts, and enhancing organizational performance within the Graham Professional division of the organization.

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  Clearwater Paper Corporation

  • Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

  • Senior Human Resources Manager

    • Jul 2012 - Sep 2021
    • Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

    Versatile senior level HR leader that was responsible for supporting employee relations and labor relations strategic initiatives throughout the organization. Also provided HR leadership for a field location (Wisconsin) supervising two salaried direct reports. Through my tenure, we grew the business exponentially and improved leadership capability by establishing and executing a HR strategy aligned with business objectives.

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  Neenah Paper

  • Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

  • Human Resources and Safety Manager

    • Nov 2005 - Jul 2012
    • Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

    Seasoned business partner responsible for providing human resources and safety leadership across two production mills and a converting facility in the Fox Valley (WI) area supporting 400+ employees. Also supervised two salaried HR professionals and several safety coordinators. Excelled at driving results and coaching and mentoring operational leaders.

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  Johnson Brothers Liquor Co.

  • St Paul, Minnesota, United States

  • Organizational Development Specialist

    • 2005 - 2005
    • St Paul, Minnesota, United States

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  Integris Metals

  • Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States

  • Human Resource Representative

    • 2002 - 2004
    • Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States

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  MATE Precision Tooling

  • Anoka, Minnesota, United States

  • Human Resources Representative

    • 2000 - 2001
    • Anoka, Minnesota, United States

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  Target Corporation

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

  • Human Resources and Purchasing Coordinator

    • 1997 - 2000
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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  Best Buy Company

  • Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

  • Department Supervisor

    • 1993 - 1997
    • Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States