Experience

State University of New York Cortland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director of Human Resources/Affirmative Action Officer

  • Jul 2001 - Present

  -Oversight responsibilities for the completion of two affirmative action programs ensuring all required elements are properly completed including the workforce and job group analyses, availability analyses, and adverse impact analyses. -Manage three budgets including affirmative action, recruitment advertising and new hire programs-Manage all college-wide faculty and professional staff recruitment. Review all requisitions, draft and revise job descriptions and position advertisements, recommend appropriate compensation levels. Provide training and support to search committees on SUNY policies and procedures, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and employment laws. -Investigate complaints of discrimination, employee misconduct and other employee relations matters. Respond to Division of Human Rights and EEOC complaints. Report to and update the college president as appropriate.-Serve as the Human Resources Manager for the Research Foundation of SUNY at Cortland with responsibility and oversight for benefits administration, payroll, employee relations, classification and compensation, performance management and affirmative action.-Conduct exit interviews with all full-time faculty and professional employees and identify key trends and issues related to retention. Annually report the tabulated data to the president and recommend solutions to address key issues.-Conduct sexual harassment prevention training for all professional and classified staff.-Co-lead new hire programming including orientation, socialization and professional development.