Betsy Rhinesmith Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for managing all Human Resources functions within the organization, including:• Talent Acquisition and Management – execute and manage all hiring, including full time and part time staff and new employee onboarding and exit interviews• Compensation - review/approve performance appraisals, evaluate and update job descriptions, and salary increases• Benefits – manage all benefits including 501(c) retirement plan, medical, dental, vision, and short term and long term disabilities plans, life insurance, PTO policy. Handle annual Open Enrollment, workers compensation and unemployment claims. Manage FMLA compliance, maintain ACA (Affordable Care Act) compliance• Employee Relations – advise management on performance management and disciplinary action; resignation/for cause terminations; counsel employees and manage/investigate grievances. Wrote updated Employee Handbook. Work with outside counsel on legal matters.• Training – train employees through online courses including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Harassment training and multiple social services trainings. Train management on performance review process and Performance Action Plans, and performance development plans. Also hold Financial Wellness virtual seminars.• Event planning – plan and execute annual employee events including Employee Appreciation Day and holiday event.

Lisle, Il

Responsible for all Human Resources functions at main campus and three branch campuses in the following areas, as well as supervise staff of four:• Talent Management – oversee all hiring, including full time and part time staff and faculty, adjuncts, student employees; new employee onboarding and exit interviews• Compensation - review/approve performance appraisals, evaluate and update job descriptions, and salary increases• Benefits – oversee all benefits including 403b retirement plan, medical, short term and long term disabilities plans, life insurance, tuition remission, PTO policy. Handle annual Open Enrollment, workers comp and unemployment claims. Liaison with auditor for 403b audit and Form 5500 filing. Oversee FMLA compliance, maintain ACA (Affordable Care Act) compliance• Employee Relations – advise management on performance management and disciplinary action; resignation/for cause terminations; counsel employees and manage/investigate employee/student grievances. Handle Reduction in Force and position eliminations on all campuses. Wrote updated Employee Handbook. Work with outside counsel on legal issues.• Training – train employees through online courses including Title IX sexual harassment; train management on performance review process and Performance Action Plans/discipline• Event planning – plan and execute large annual employee events including Founders’ Day and Employee Appreciation Day Associate Director, Personnel Resouces – December 2012 to July 2015; promoted to Director Employee Relations Manager – Nov 2011- Dec 2012; promoted to Associate Director

Glen Ellyn

Handled multiple Human Resource responsibilities and projects, including 401K spreadsheets for quarterly/annual reconciliations, administer 401K loan deferrals and new/changed 401K accounts. Assisted in recruiting area: contact applicants, set up interviews, create and update HR database with incoming resumes. Created Excel spreadsheets for EEOC reports, update field and headquarter Training reports, coordinate mailings for life insurance conversions. Assisted weekly payroll for field office. Entered claims on accident reports and work with Field Managers to ensure accurate information. Programs routinely utilized include Microsoft Explorer, Word, Excel, and Outlook, Power Point presentations, Spectrum Human Resource Forefront, Adobe Acrobat