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Boston, MA, US

Greater Boston

• Write, edit, and proofread content; disseminate departmental notices, white papers, reports and other products to target audiences.
• Draft communications for newsletters and organizational announcements.
• Prepare presentations for leaders.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) and other stakeholders across the global network to disseminate communications.
• Promote and support events that foster faculty, student, staff and community engagement aimed at advancing organizational diversity goals.
• Collaborate with campus offices, external partners, and students to develop and execute communications vehicles in support of institutional diversity and inclusion efforts.

Greater Boston Area

• Partner with hiring manager to evaluate hiring needs and create hiring strategies.
• Review Job descriptions and postings in collaboration with hiring managers and Human Resources Managers to ensure they are accurate and current and that applicant profiles are appropriate for the role.
• Maintain regular communication with recruitment specialists about upcoming and open positions within each area and follow-up to ensure a successful recruiting cycle.
• Creative sourcing of candidates through a variety of channels, including networking, referrals, and social media and networks.

Greater Boston Area

• 2018 RECOGNITION AWARD: Received Community Engagement Award from Northeastern's City & Community Affairs "For commitment towards creating a just, equitable and sustainable future in the City of Boston".
• Advise departments on university policy, legal considerations related to hiring, and provide guidance on creating an inclusive candidate pool
• Function as liaison for Human Resources Management to all campus organizations
• Conduct successful searches for candidates for positions including Vice Provost, Associate Dean, Director of Investments, Senior Accountant
• Create annual reports on hiring numbers and contribute to university community service annual reports
• Create and present university workshops on legal issues in hiring, and on informational interviewing

Boston, MA

• Interview candidates for available positions, submit candidates to business partners across campus, provide input on qualified candidates
• Negotiate salary and extend job offers to selected candidates
• Consult with hiring managers on hiring best practices, hiring decisions, provide counsel on evaluating candidates
• Liaison between Northeastern University and community based organizations that serve diverse populations in Boston
• Successfully placed candidates in positions including: Communications Specialist, Director of Treasury, Director of Treasury, Administrative & Staff Assistants, Research Technicians, Benefits Administrator.

Boston

• Recruited candidates for positions including the following: Java Developers, Oracle Database Administrators,.Net Developers, Data Warehouse Analysts, Information Security Analysts, Business Analysts, Systems.
• Posted available jobs, and sourced IT candidates through employment sites including Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn
• Interviewed candidates for available positions, submitted candidates to clients, placed qualified candidates

MA

• Interview candidates throughout the U.S. for computer technician positions
• Source candidates through career sites including Monster.com
• Use of Applicant Tracking System (ATS): iCIMS and UltiPro
• Post positions through ATS or through network of career services networks
• Create candidate pipeline by reaching out to and building relationships with career networks
• Communicate with hiring managers about hiring needs

Boston, MA

• Supervision of Education Office staff (Administrative Assistant and Medical Clerkship Coordinator)
• Administration of geriatric medicine fellowship program including overseeing fellowship program recruitment, scheduling, and licensing; editing of department website through the RedDot content management system
• Recruited BMC chief residents and program directors for CRIT Program
• Functioned as consultant for 14 national sites

Boston, MA

• The Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs is the state's central administrative office for all services for Massachusetts’ older adults. The SHINE (nationally known as SHIP) program provides health insurance.
• Wrote bi-monthly SHINE program newsletter: research Medicare and other health insurance policy issues and translated policy into newsletter content
• Functioned as Medicare and health insurance counselor
• Conducted five-week training workshops on Medicare for new counselors, and workshops for the New England Human Resource Association
• Performed outreach to, and created partnerships with, community based organizations
• Wrote and conducted surveys on outreach and identified outreach strategies

Belmont, MA

• Custom Learning Designs creates and provides customized training solutions for pharmaceutical companies.
• Created needs analysis for pharmaceutical clients’ sales force and recommended instructional design solutions
• Created sales proposals and traveled to client sites to give Sales presentation
• Managed client relationships, and functioned as liaison between cross-functional project teams and clients

Wellesley, MA

• Led strategy sessions to determine which products would be proposed to potential accounts
• Created department policy and procedures manual
• Processed demographic/census information for the purposes of determining underwriting rates
• Managed continuing education program re-accreditation process
• Trained clinicians and continuing medical education coordinators in course design
• Created annual reports on number of clinical programs held and on clinician attendance

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Journalism

Master Of Science (M.S.), Adult And Organizational Learning

Adult Learning Theory, Adult Education, Organizational Learning, Systems Thinking.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Medieval Literature, Victorian Literature, American Literature. Electives include: Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology.