● Co-founder of a local community advocacy non-profit grown to hundreds of active members, core leadership volunteers, and over $100K in grants. ● Cultivated volunteer base, vetted high-potential leadership roles, coached, and assessed leadership team, and guided strategies to create a strong volunteer workforce. ● Networked with advocacy organizations and businesses, fostered coalition-building to maximize outreach. ● Constructed protocols and processes for group members including mission statement, values, code of conduct, group norms, and more. ● Act as operational manager ensuring all projects within the organization are functioning, deadlines are met, and volunteers have necessary resources to complete tasks. ● Designed and facilitated, “Navigating Tough Conversations” Workshop (2017).

● Consulted on workforce issues and concerns for over 16 sites across the Gulf Coast increasing employee engagement and productivity. ● Identified training opportunities, created training initiatives and conducted training programs for entire market area to increase KSAOs for managers. ● Advised and counseled in various areas such as employee relations, recruitment, training and development, benefits and compensation, legal compliance, organizational development, and other corporate initiatives.● Coached managers and team leads in soft skills giving them tools to create more productive feedback conversations. ● Corrected pay equity issues and turnover by developing and analyzing HR metrics, such as employee turnover reports, and compensation analysis. ● Initiated on-site one-on-one employee surveys and focus group roundtables, studied data, and consulted with site management to assist in effective employee strategies. ● Reduced turnover for problem sites (over 70% YOY) to less than 25% YOY through analysis, strategy development, and coaching and training.

- Built and processed training protocol with emphasis on employee engagement and retention. - Directed and streamlined recruitment efforts including but not limited to onboarding, interviewing, new hiring, orientations, and evaluation. - Counseled/trained and coached middle management on employee relations issues to perform effective leadership skills. - Conducted business analysis of company with executive staff, assisted in strategic planning guiding organization to set goals for growth.

- Job analysis, designed job descriptions, training, and job evaluations for company. - Recruitment, hiring, and curriculum for all incumbent employees. Developed new employee orientation and talent development plan for new and current employees. - Executed La. Small Business Education program to receive “free” education/training for employees. - Organized Louisiana State Tax Credits for company resulting in a gain of over $100K in tax credits.