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Minocqua, Wi, Us

Spearhead innovative culture shaping content for clients across various industries.Design and deliver culture and leadership development programs for Fortune 500 companies.Develop and facilitate custom culture shaping sessions for clients across various industries globally.Collaborate with leaders and stakeholders to design customized solutions, and implement action plans to drive sustainable high performance and alignment with business strategy.Crafted modules on agility, resilience, collaboration, and curiosity, and supported clients in embedding the desired behaviors and mindsets in their daily work.Contribute to thought leadership and business development activities by creating and delivering presentations and facilitation guides on culture shaping best practices and trends.

Sturgis, Michigan, United States

•Assessed success of development plans and helped employees utilize learning opportunities. Created and implemented strategic plans for learning and development, identifying and addressing training needs. Provided guidance and counseling to employees on personal development, career planning and goal setting. Promoted positive organizational culture through communication strategies demonstrating company values. Developed and implemented strategic succession plan for key staffing roles, identifying future leaders and creating development plans.•Spearheaded operations involving preboarding, orientation and onboarding of over 200 new employees annually, mentoring new hires on policies, systems and industry best practices.•Promoted development of staff performance and leadership skills by defining performance objectives and providing employees with extensive library of resources and tools. Collaborated with subject matter experts to ensure relevance of library materials.•Redesigned orientation program to assist with acquiring candidates with diverse qualifications and ability to host approximately 50 employees at once. Gathered feedback from employee surveys on orientation program effectiveness, identifying potential areas for improvement. Assisted IT and professional development in crafting detailed tracking system for managers to ensure consistency.•Introduced digital application allowing managers and employees to monitor training progress and learning objectives achieved. Utilized learning management system to provide immediate access to over 150 online courses. Promoted values of transparency, quality, efficiency and collaboration.

Augusta, Michigan, United States

•Structured daily activities based on organization objectives, devising new programs to promote support. Collaborated with other departments to develop program budgets and plans. Evaluated successes and opportunities for expansion. Developed and implemented promotional strategy, including robust risk mitigation plan. Liaised frequently with stakeholders, providing updates on program status and goals. Expanded offerings and enhanced quality of existing programs through strategic partnerships. •Received promotion from activities coordinator in recognition of outstanding leadership and performance. •Established partnership with local therapeutic riding center to provide patients additional opportunities to support treatment and development. Acquired additional resources and services for patients as needed. Collaborated with local YMCA facility and yoga instructor to offer additional weekly therapy programs for patients. •Facilitated monthly weekend program by coordinating visits from family members. Generated 10-20 hours of weekly curriculum material for patients to engage with for personal development. Oversaw operations of aftercare coordinators, providing additional support to patients and ensuring establishment of treatment plans.

Invited to participate in retreat with Exelon Energy engineers from nuclear power plants across the nation. Conducted presentation on leadership by crafting interactive exercise for engineers to test concepts involving physical, social and mental complexity. Hired additional facilitators to successfully set up and lead activities.Chosen by Arthur W. Page Society Future Leaders to craft activity demonstrating organizational principles to members. Provided experiential communication initiative to test participants on gathering information through social media platforms.Selected as presenter at annual Johnson & Johnson Procurement seminar. Designed activity with series of obstacles to promote creativity, collaboration and communication. Accommodated participants of diverse age and ability while demonstrating current challenges to leadership.Assisted with implementation of new project and program management system for Kellogg by creating instructional team building training session. Facilitated series of retreat activities to demonstrate key aspects of teamwork.Retained by Philips 66 Communications & Public Affairs to design teamwork exercise for developing crisis communication plans. Taught standardized best practices and worked with instructional designer to conduct small group exercise testing students’ capabilities in real-life scenarios.Hosted implicit bias staff training seminar for Playworks, facilitating activities designed to increase awareness and identify personal bias.

•Provided subject matter expertise and guidance on employee development by advising and coaching managers on execution of change management activities. Collaborated with stakeholders and management on reorganization strategies, implementation and workforce planning. •Spearheaded development of urban adventure event for Texas Tech University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Adhered to program objective of fostering team communication by devising race-style event comprised of diverse teams collaborating to solve clues throughout local landscape. Provided opportunity for teams to practice leadership skills and elements of TeamSTEPPS Model. Led final presentation with teams to discuss Model attributes and application for additional training opportunity and communication exercise. Conducted research to ensure program success and participant safety. Requested to host second event by program leaders. •Served as host committee member for 40th Annual International Conference of Association for Experimental Education. Directed marketing campaign to enhance community outreach by leveraging social media platforms. Developed strategy to appeal to targeted audiences, increasing attendance. Selected to present experience at conference. •Crafted curriculum for four leadership seminars at University of Wisconsin Center for Leadership & Involvement. Generated engaging presentation materials, manuals and student handbooks for classes. Addressed topics including conflict management, bias and assumptions, mediation, negotiation and feedback gathering. •Served as guest facilitator at Outdoor Education & Challenge Course through University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Taught students fundamentals in emotional intelligence, resilience, teamwork, trust and problem solving through participation in recreational group activities. Partnered with local YMCA camp facility to provide students opportunity to demonstrate and practice dynamics learned in classroom.

Boulder Junction, Wi

•Coordinated with director to ensure program activities and meetings were supported with guidance and leadership. Provided additional guidance regarding scheduling, program development and group dynamics. Mentored and provided instruction to summer staff and counselors in collaboration with director.•Maintained minimum of 60% retention rate for campers and employees. Strictly adhered to annual program budget of $350K for registration of approximately 900 campers, acquisition of staff and facility rentals. Drew campers and staff through local outreach campaigns, leveraging social media platforms and college job fairs to appeal to target audiences. •Developed innovative hiring practices and processes to obtain qualified job applicants. Managed hundreds of accounts involving facility rental administration. Supported cross-functional collaboration with kitchen services and health center to ensure efficient camp operations. •Served on risk management committee to forecast potential concerns and devise strategic emergency response and crisis management plan, ensuring safety of staff and campers. Leveraged knowledge of local legal practices to maintain regulatory compliance of action plans. •Spearheaded annual initiative to recruit and hire over 200 seasonal staff members. Fostered productive work culture to support employee development, increasing retention rates and program quality. Facilitated annual retreats for seasonal employees to promote program development. Identified areas for improvement to increase quality and operational efficiency. Coordinated all aspects of program events.

Enterprise Leadership: Integrated Leadership Studies, Organizational Leadership

Associates, Recreational Management