Serves as the primary staff leadership role for the College of Arts and Letters, oversees human resource functions, faculty administration, facilities, and IT. Dedicated to enhancing workplace culture and DEI, recruiting and retaining employees, and strengthening the College of Arts and Letters — from training systems to space planning to information technology support.Employee Engagement and Staffing Operations:- Leads strategic staffing, recruiting, selection, coaching, retention - Responsible for performance management systems; provides second-level review on all staff performance reviews- Manages accountability, development, and implementation of training systems- Understands and implements HR policies across the College; serves as liaison to HR and General Counsel's Office- Leads DEI efforts and team-building amongst staff in the CollegeFaculty Administration:- Oversees and leads a team dedicated to the appointment, hiring, and promotion processes for faculty and postdocs. - Provide strategic leadership for enhancing the faculty experience starting from one of the first interactions a new faculty member has with the college (an offer letter) to the off-boarding experience. Information Technology:- Oversees Arts and Letters Computing Office and strategic computing support- Directs the implementation of information technology for faculty and administrative areas of the College of Arts and Letters.- Leads policy implementation with the Office of Information Technology through the Distributed Support Services model.Academic Space Planning:- Directs College of Arts and Letters facilities utilization and renovations across 14 university building locations.- Leads and liaisons with campus building services, facilities management, architect's office, and College departments and faculty to assure facility needs are met in an effective and efficient manner.- Establishes/oversees policies and procedures related to departmental spaces.

• Serve as the chief strategist for engagement with all 1,200 members of the University Enterprises and Events (UEE) Division• Lead a team of colleagues in outlining a variety of strategies to increase employee engagement including: recruitment, retention, communication, workforce planning, training, learning and development and performance management• Create a comprehensive employee engagement plan and monitor a strategic workforce planning exercise and associated recruitment processes• Lead all efforts related to culture, celebration of UEE teamwork, recognition, community and service.• Oversee division wide communication including division town halls and manager meetings, monthly newsletters and weekly emails, Facebook page, and the UEE division intranet• Develop and manage employee feedback surveys including a quarterly pulse survey designed to gauge diversity & inclusion efforts along with engagement, an exit survey, a stay survey and continual anonymous feedback survey• Create monthly training content for 120+ managers through a variety of delivery methods including training videos, in-person and zoom trainings, and email content• Implement Manager Professional Development Coaching sessions to maximize and develop managers’ coaching styles providing practice and learning opportunities• Oversee and implement culture and recognition activities for the division• Create and launch division wide committees to deepen the culture including: professional development, diversity and inclusion, well-being, care team and team building committees• Conduct talent reviews within the division to increase internal hiring and enhance employee development• Work closely with HR to enhance recruitment tactics, standardize job postings, create efficient process for hiring managers and implement a standard onboarding approach• Create a division-wide orientation to successfully onboard new employees

Oversee and manage an Event Services team responsible for the planning, operations and execution of all events within Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame Conference Center, Morris Inn Hotel and additional event locations across campus. Ensured the effective delivery of 2500 conferences and events per year ranging from 20 guests up to 79,000 guests. Responsible for managing a multi-source budget in excess of $24 million comprised of hotel group room, catering and event revenue. Produced large stadium events from conception through completion including the first concert at Notre Dame Stadium – Garth Brooks and sporting events such as the NHL Winter Hockey Classic and the Sunburst Marathon. Merged two separate event teams in 2018 in order to provide a one-stop shop experience for all events across campus. Created a cross training platform and brought the team together to create a positive culture and offer additional event services. Implemented an event database system, Ungerboeck, for all event bookings, BEO creation and invoicing for VenueND as well as initiated and implemented the process for all of campus to move to a centralized Event Management software (EMS) in January 2020

Providing business operations and software consultation for private Event businesses and Higher Education programs. Experience creating and implementing a One-Stop Shop model for conference and event programs. Consulting services for Higher Education programs including organizational structure and leadership coaching.

Served in a temporary appointment to support College Housing & Residential Services during an organization transition. Provided overall strategy, leadership and consulting services to the Summer Conference Program and managed the summer conference database (StarRez, CBORD and local database).

Responsible for coordinating and administering all rentals and events associated with Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Park and the 17 Mile House including tradeshows, weddings, festivals and rodeos. Planned and managed the Arapahoe County Fair with 25,000+ attendees, over 25 sponsors and 100 vendors. Responsible for securing annual sponsors and funding for the Arapahoe County Fair and overseeing ticket sales and revenue. Increased event rental revenue by 30% from 2015 to 2016 by implementing new marketing techniques, operational procedures, event policies and an updated contract. Managed the Department’s facility rental program including: promoting the facilities, event planning/booking, contract management and evaluation of event holder satisfaction.

Responsible for administration, planning, leading staff direction, marketing and the overall coordination for the Summer Conference Program at The University of Chicago. Handles all new business inquiries, arranges site tours, initiates contracts for all summer programs, and arranges all housing, dining and meeting logistics for summer conferences.

Responsible for administration, planning, leading staff direction, marketing and the overall coordination for the Summer Conference Program at The University of Chicago. Handles all new business inquiries, arranges site tours, initiates contracts for all summer programs, and arranges all housing, dining and meeting logistics for summer conferences.

Provided logistical support, planning, coordination and execution for on and off campus conferences and events. Defined requirements and analyze events, facilities and staff to determine levels and type of support needed to successfully implement conference programs. Promoted relationships and develop return clientele through excellent customer service, largest returning annual conference comprised of 3,200+ participants. Reserved and managed residence hall lodging and meeting space, student center space and classrooms throughout the campus during conference season. Served as a liaison between conference clientele and university partners providing housing, food service, meeting space, recreational facilities and support services 24 hour, 7 days a week. Administered individual conference budgets up to $1.4 million, calculate conference package pricing, monitor revenues and reconcile financial accounts.