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San Francisco, California, Us

Salesforce is an American, cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco. It provides CRM service and a complementary suite of enterprise applications for customer service, marketing automation, analytics, and application development. Salesforce’s annual revenue is $21B+ and it employs 70,000 people. Salesforce attracted me because of its strong culture of transparency. The company values and leverages feedback, which shows in our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Our commitment to equality and to the dignity and potential of each person are central to who we are. I took on this role to lead strategy, planning, and execution across Salesforce’s operating units: Customer Success Group, Sales, and Corporate Functions. I lead nine direct reports and I’m accountable to grow our internship and campus hiring for permanent roles. I review and audit recruitment events and diversity programs to ensure we are on target on achieving our headcount and diversity goals. I collaborate with company leaders to determine hiring targets, expand market share, and set D&I strategy. I present quarterly to executives and business leaders to ensure they are calibrated on the impact my team is driving. In addition, I ensure my team KPIs are met and working patterns are in line with functional objectives and success measures.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Amazon is an American multi-national e-commerce and technology company based in Seattle with $386M+ annual revenue and nearly 1.3M employees worldwide. I was selected for this role by HR senior executives to build a future workforce with the right mix of talents, perspectives, and ideas to drive greater innovation for our customers. My primary focus was shaping and executing programs to grow the diversity of our candidate pipeline. This involved building relationships across the company by collaborating with recruiters, talent acquisition leaders, and business line executives and teams to craft, align, and implement strategy. One key undertaking entailed spearheading an effort to attract diverse software engineering talent. To pursue this ambitious goal, I designed and launched an internship program called Amazon Propel, which focused on under-represented candidates. KEY RESULTS: ■ Achieved a staggering 15x annual increase in diversity hiring of software engineering talent by creating a bar-raising program featuring a four-week bootcamp and an eight-week internship that provided a more immersive experience.■ Developed and implemented a comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategy based on analysis of workforce trends, employee engagement surveys, and other internal data, working closely with enterprise partners in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Leadership Development. ■ Built, drove, and inspected diversity recruitment programs for student, mid-career professional, and executive pipeline. ■ Created weekly business reviews to track performance of global diversity recruitment programs.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I was selected for this role and asked to lead an internship program for Commercial Sales. In just under 18 months, I achieved numerous milestones for the internship program. KEY RESULTS■ Exceeded diversity input goals by 65% for female, Latinx, and African American interns.■ Achieved 95% rate for interns “feeling prepared” by creating Amazon Web Service’s first annual Sales Intern Boot Camp.■ Enabled 85% intern pass rate on the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam by partnering with Solution Architects to develop a learning series. ■ Delivered 15% increase in intern-to-employee conversion rate by implementing new guidelines for hiring managers and updating metrics.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Single threaded leader and tracked recruiting metrics and progress, I served as talent advisor to executives to ensure alignment between recruiting strategy and business objectives. I gathered data and employed modeling to inform a rigorous analytical approach to campus recruiting strategy. KEY RESULTS■ Surpassed diversity input goals across 10 campus profiles and achieved 750 hires, of which 30% were diverse.■ Reinvigorated a compelling, long-term vision for cohesive recruitment strategies encompassing 50 minority-serving institutions.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I joined Amazon to make a meaningful impact in this global brand’s diversity initiatives. KEY RESULTS■ Increased annual diversity numbers by 30% by establishing the Amazon Finance Diversity Leadership Summit.■ Drove 90% candidate experience satisfaction score by identifying and implementing program improvements.■ Facilitated 100+ interview and hiring decision debriefs, ensuring integrity of hiring bar. ■ Built and cultivated a network of potential candidates through a strategy of proactive market research, conferences and events, and ongoing relationship management. ■ Crafted a written recruiting plan with deliverables, timelines, and a formal tracking process to present to a steering committee of finance vice presidents and directors.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Truist Financial is an American bank holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, operating 2K+ branches in 15 states and Washington, D.C. Truist generates $20B+ in annual revenue and employs 37K people. I joined Truist – formerly known as SunTrust Bank – to step into a leadership role where I designed, implemented, and managed four campus programs while building relationships with executive team members. In this role, I built strategic relationships with 15 universities and professional development associations and engineered process improvements to enable greater possibilities. KEY RESULTS■ Achieved 30% increase in diversity hires by enhancing campus recruiting strategy for the IT division.■ Established a more diverse leadership pipeline across LOBs and functionals by collaborating with diversity partner organizations.■ Highlighted recruiting progress by developing scorecard featuring cost analysis, diversity metrics, conversion rates, and acceptance ratio. ■ Developed analyst program training by partnering with Learning & Development organization.

New York, Ny, Us

Provided global recruiting services to Marsh and Mercer operating companies. A partner within the University Relations team to manage the hiring process of full time associates and summer interns.

New York, Ny, Us

Marsh McLennan is a global professional services firm headquartered in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage and services, risk management, investment advisory, talent management, and management consulting. The firm generates $17.2B in annual revenue and has 76K employees. Brought aboard as a summer associate supporting Global Diversity and Inclusion, I was soon assigned to a full-time position in Talent Acquisition, University Relations. I planned and directed campus recruiting strategy, overseeing employer information sessions and career fairs and building partnerships with student and diversity organizations, career services, and professors. While supporting Global Diversity & Inclusion, I worked with senior leaders to design a leadership development program to expand internal opportunities for diverse employees. I acted as an advisor to five employee resource groups to ensure their D&I strategy produced results. KEY RESULTS■ Hired 250 associates at campus recruiting programs, recording an 80% conversion rate.■ Expanded representation of protected classes by initiating a diversity and inclusion strategy; tracked quantitative results through a balanced scorecard.

White Plains, Ny, Us

Assisted Director of Diversity Initiatives to foster students’ growth and unity at Pace Law School. Implemented programs aimed at enhancing community relationships. Aligned diversity strategy to Pace Law Schools core principles.

White Plains, Ny, Us

Pace University is a private institution of higher learning with a main campus in New York City and an enrollment of 13K students. I helped students to identify their talents and interests and connect that insight to potential career paths. I oversaw professional development seminars featuring alumni speakers to inform students of different career fields and created “Dress for Success” workshops. Serving as a Special Assistant to Diversity Initiatives, I shaped cultural diversity through program development and the creation of a mentoring program to attract and retain a diverse student base. I forged relationships with a wide range of organizations to boost job placement for students of color.

Masters Of Arts, Adult Learning And Leadership

Ba, African-American/Black Studies