- Set direction for a team of HR Managers, HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and Generalists to address talent acquisition needs, employee experience, employee relations issues all while ensuring alignment with employment law all while advocating for the best interests of both employees and the cooperative. Serve the team by supporting them in achieving personal and professional growth.- Provide strategic coaching to upper-level leadership, offering guidance on employee relations issues, performance management, workforce planning/org structures and talent gaps.- Lead initiatives from development to execution that are critical to employee experience and to achieving cooperative's strategic goals.- Foster seamless collaboration across Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD), HR operations, Total Rewards and HRBPs, ensuring cohesive talent and people strategies throughout the organization to drive tangible results.- Drive data-driven decision-making by analyzing and presenting relevant metrics and insights to the business.- Successfully obtained SHRM-SCP certification in July 2021, showcasing a continued commitment to staying at the forefront of HR best practices.- Oversee relationships with outsourced temporary staffing agencies and professional search firms, optimizing external partnerships to meet organizational needs.- Oversee the CROPP Internship Program, providing a structured and enriching experience for emerging talent.- Oversee the applicant tracking system to ensure it operates efficiently, supporting the recruitment team in sourcing and acquiring top talent.

- Set direction for a team of HR Business Partners (HRBPs)- Provide strategic coaching to upper-level leadership on: employee relations issues, performance management, workforce planning, talent gaps- Lead initiatives from development to execution- Foster seamless collaboration across HR/L&OD team to drive achievement of our people strategies.- Successfully obtained SHRM-SCP certification in July 2021- Oversee relationships with outsourced temporary staffing agencies and professional search firms- Oversee CROPP Internship Program- Manage the applicant tracking system

- Effectively lead and foster development of Recruitment team- Create, implement and manage short-term and long-term staffing strategies for the cooperative- Oversee all recruitment processes within the cooperative- Oversee management of relationships with temporary staffing agencies and professional search firms- Oversee the cooperative’s Internship Program, School-to-Work Program, Employment Partnerships, and other employment programs- Collaborate with cooperative leaders to address, monitor and solve employee relations issues

- Effectively lead and foster development of Recruitment team- Oversee all recruitment processes within the cooperative- Create, implement and manage short-term and long-term staffing strategies for the cooperative- Responsible for select recruitment processes- Manage relationships with temporary staffing agencies and professional search firms- Oversee the cooperative’s Internship Program, School-to-Work Program, Employment Partnerships, and other employment programs- Maintain performance metrics for Recruitment team- Prepare budget and monitor expenditures

- Develop job descriptions - Post positions and source candidates - Facilitate interview process with candidates- Maintain performance metrics for Recruitment team- Help begin on-boarding process of welcoming new employees- Work on all types of positions from entry level to upper management- Attend and recruit at college career fairs- Assist with outreach presentations to local high school students on resume/interviewing skills- Various project work to find more efficient methods within the staffing departmentI specialize in recruitment for the following departments: IT, Dairy Production, Quality Assurance, R&D, Feed/Grower Program and all the teams that support our Dairy, Egg, Soy, Produce and Meat Farmer/Owners.

- Develop job descriptions - Post positions and source candidates - Facilitate interview process with candidates- Help begin on-boarding process of welcoming new employees- Work on all types of positions from entry level to upper management- Attend and recruit at college career fairs- Assist with outreach presentations to local high school students on resume/interviewing skills- Various project work to find more efficient methods within the staffing departmentI specialize in recruitment for the following departments: IT, Dairy Production, Quality Assurance, R&D, Feed/Grower Program and all the teams that support our Dairy, Egg, Soy, Produce and Meat Farmer/Owners.

Assistant for the Consumer Customer Service department. - Assist in the coordination of mass hiring efforts for customer service representatives- Project lead for hiring, training, and developing Attendance Tracking Administrators- Prepared training documents for new attendance tracking process- Trained both center managers and administrative staff on new attendance tracking process- Maintain department budget including invoices and expenses- Assist Recruiter with Job Fairs - Assist with preparation and implementation of sales incentives- Several other duties as assigned

Assistant for the Customer Service side of HR. - Performed new employee orientations- Assisted Recruiter with recruitment efforts- Managed department budget including invoices and expenses- Entered new employee information into SAP system- Used SAP to track employee resignations and terminations- Various duties as assignedMy position was elimated due to the merger of CenturyTel and Embarq into CenturyLink.

- Prepared Retirement Plan Primers for clients- Prepared paperwork for clients needing distributions from retirement plans- Several other duties as assigned

Born and raised on my family's dairy farm, working whatever needed doing on the farm. I helped through period of significant growth, moving from 120 milking to 300 milking and moving farms. I focused on calf care and milking the herd up through completing my college degree, at which time I moved off the farm and into a role utilizing my degree.