Interim HR executive contract assignment. Selected to provide HR executive leadership and effective change management following turnover of the CEO, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), and multiple HR senior leadership vacancies at the end of 4Q2023. Capitalized on depth and breadth of executive HR leadership experience to provide HR strategic and operational support to the Interim CHRO across the HR function. Provided direct leadership for the compensation and HR operations teams. Collaborated with key stakeholders to review and to revise HR-related policies. Worked with the talent acquisition team, operations counsel, and the employment plan office to become familiar with a complex employment plan and end-to-end recruitment process. Helped to onboard new Associate Chief Human Resources Officer. Facilitated roll-out of 2024 strategic HR plan and development of tactical execution plans with all HR teams. Completed variety of special projects.

Provided executive leadership for team of 180 HR professionals: labor relations, employee relations, people services (shared services - HR compliance, HR project management, knowledge management, HR support center and HR process improvement), benefits and leave administration, employee health services, and HR technology teams.• Implemented new harmonized people operations organizational structure - integrating teams from legacy Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health systems, eliminating duplicate leadership roles, and implementing system-wide shared services operations model.• Created and implemented system-wide labor relations strategy including development of labor relations playbook, system-wide leader training and education/ongoing leader huddles, and developed system wide labor relations philosophy.• Refined existing HR operations practices to deliver exceptional HR operations experience within shared services model. Harmonized all team member relations policies between two legacy organizations and reduced number of policies by approximately 30%. • Led integration and harmonization of employee health services into centralized function within people operations. Established role clarity between EHS, Occ Health and Employee Safety.• Spearheaded HR technology harmonization of ServiceNow and Workday with go-live of July 1, 2023 with minimal launch concerns.

Head of HR for Priority Health and Corporate HR COE leader. Served as Executive HR Business Partner for the President and executive team at Priority Health and system-wide HR leadership for the following HR COE’s: HR shared service center, benefits and retirement, payroll, HR communications, HR continuous improvement, HR project management, talent attraction onboarding and experience, talent and education administration, leave management, employee relations, and HR technology. Led team of 150 HR professionals. • Developed and implemented Courageous Culture five-year strategic plan for Priority Health in fall 2021. Key areas of focus on culture and belonging, recruitment and onboarding, development, recognition and retention, and operating model and organizational effectiveness.• Onboarded new president in January 2021. Led multiple talent attraction searches for multiple SVP and VP-level positions in 2021/2022 and increased diversity in executive-level talent. • Regularly attended quarterly and annual board of director meetings and facilitated people and culture-related content and dialogue with the board. • Stood up new people solutions center and gateway to access HR.• Participated in RFP and selection of new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and HR knowledge and case management systems (Workday and ServiceNow).• Partnered with corporate finance to provide oversight of a $40+ million-dollar annual HR budget.• Provided hr-related programs during pandemic to address executive orders and virtual first work requirements.

Managed team of 20 HR professionals including six direct reports. Oversaw corporate employee relations for bank, including all labor and employment activity, HR shared service center, and HR records management. Played significant role in merger and acquisition due diligence, communication, and integration activities from 2009 to 2016. Accountable for all employee relations activity, including oversight of performance improvement program, corporate employee handbook and manager's guide, ethics compliant management, data loss prevention (DLP), labor and employment poster compliance, and I-9/E-Verify and SAFE Act compliance. Addressed all EEOC charges, OFCCP and DOL audits, internal risk and compliance audits, demand letters, and other internal investigations in partnership with internal or external legal counsel. • Shepherded successful HR integrations of FirsMerit Bank in 2016/2017 (4,100 employees and 366 retail branches), Macquarie Equipment Finance in 2015, two bank acquisitions in 2014 including First Advantage Bank and an asset purchase of 24 branches from Bank of America, and Fidelity Bank in Dearborn, Michigan in March / June 2012.• Completed detailed capacity analysis of HR Service Center in 2014 to drive continuous improvement priorities and to identify resource constraints / challenges. Implemented new human capital metrics in both employee relations and service center to highlight monthly accomplishments and trends. • Led significant expense savings initiative in August 2014, resulting in approximately 200 position eliminations, multiple organizational realignments, and spans and layers reductions.• Contributed as core project team member to implement new automated time and attendance system January-July 2015.

HR Executive Business Partner for the following business segments: HR, Communications, Public Relations, Government Relations, Finance, and Strategy. Managed company-wide Corporate Employee Relations function. Also responsible for Merger & Acquisition integration.

Led as human resources director for three of largest regions of company, including West Michigan, East Michigan, and Northwest Ohio (approximately 3,000 colleagues). Served as executive HR business partner for regional banking and commercial banking executive and multiple regional business segment executives, including ten regional bank presidents. Managed team of 14 HR professionals, including two regional HR directors.

Regional HR Director for West Michigan. Responsible for all employee relations, talent acquisition, training & development, and compensation and benefits functions. Member of regional executive leadership team. Supported 1,100+ colleague base.

Led as one of six members of senior management team for world’s largest manufacturing plant of powdered infant formula (Enfamil and other specialty brands). Managed all human resources functions for 400-plus-associate, 7-day / 24-hour global manufacturing plant. Led team of three HR professionals (including payroll) and oversaw on-site temporary staffing agency.

Managed several human resources functions for 1,700 associates at corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant. Oversaw two full-time HR professionals. Chaired all compensation, benefits, and employment activities associated with a $3 million relocation of corporate headquarters from Zeeland, Michigan to downtown Chicago, Illinois. Played key leadership role in planning and implementation of large-scale reduction in force (RIF) of over 700 exempt and non-exempt employees following multistate outbreak of Listeriosis.

Served as nurse recruiter for all nursing positions across health system. Co-facilitated new employee orientation sessions. Partnered with HR director in employee relations investigations and leadership development as part of professional development plan.