Elizabeth Calmeyer, Mpa, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Oakland, CA, US

• Selected by C-suite to hold de facto Chief People Officer responsibilities for 5 months while CPO was on leave
• As part of organizational restrutcture, oversaw hiring and onboarding of over 180 staff in Q1 FY24
• Managed a compensation overhaul for the organization, modeling how to run a collaborative and transparent process, in order to reach an equitable outcome. The CFOO shared, "SLT (Senior Leadership Team) praised your.

Oakland, CA, US

• More than halved “time to hire” from over 110 days to 45 days without sacrificing quality of hireIncrease pool of applicants by: making cover letters optional; reducing the steps in the application process; adding.
• Improve both the candidate and hiring manager experience by: implementing hiring manager trainings; utilizing technology to improve efficiency; and streamlining the internal hiring process

Oakland, CA, US

• Onboard and supervise 3 full-time staff and 1 part-time staff member
• Design and execute talent acquisition strategy to drive down time to hire and improve candidate and hiring manager experience
• Increase the pool of applicants by: making cover letters optional; reducing the steps in the application process; adding salary ranges to job posts; creating separate job posts (rather than using the job descriptions)
• Improve both the candidate and hiring manager experience by: implementing hiring manager trainings; shortening the steps in the process; utilizing technology to improve efficiency; streamlining the internal hiring.

Oakland, CA, US

• Support execution of Talent Acquisition strategy by identifying, analyzing, and building recruitment and selection sourcing strategies and developing diverse candidate pipelines
• Partner with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and develop position-specific sourcing strategies; provide candidate pool demographic data, and provide guidance and updates throughout the search process
• Source candidates online and offline
• Create and maintain a bench of strong prospective candidates for future vacancies
• Develop tools to train, support, and coach hiring managers on TA processes, policies, and knowledge management systems

Oakland, California, US

• Created and analyzed applicant source and demographic reports. Based on the data, I advocated for additional DEI resources and training
• Furloughed due to COVID-19

Oakland, California, US

• Recruit, hire, and onboard all new staff, including interns and summer fellows (18+ people)
• Lead the culture committee and strategically plan for continued staff professional development
• Prepare the agenda for, and facilitate weekly all-staff meetings to solicit input on organization-wide projects, inform staff of important changes, train on new initiatives & build a positive team-wide culture
• Coordinate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion trainings for staff
• Implemented new Applicant Tracking System to collect and later make recruitment decisions based on candidate data
• Design, train for, and administer new peer-review program to provide formative feedback for staff

New York, NY, US

• Revitalized the Post-Secondary Education policy area’s effort to recruit, hire, and onboard new staff by creating standardized recruitment, interview, and onboarding processes rooted in evidence-based practices
• Led cross-organizational teams to improve: staff performance evaluations, inter-department communications, and the roll-out of a new healthcare plan
• Manage 13 federal and foundation project budgets—5 over $3 million—including: preparing the proposal budget, scope, milestones, and staffing plan; monitoring spending over the life of the project; suggesting scope.

• Surveyed grantees about their needs, and board members and volunteers about their interests, to inform the implementation of a more robust volunteer engagement strategy

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Project managed and contributed to writing a successful $1.4 million federal Head Start grant application by coordinating tight deadlines and deliverables of local stakeholders
• One of approximately 450 Fellows selected from nearly 7,000 applicants

New York, NY, US

• Assisted the Senior Director of Integration during the 18 months before the merger between NYU and Polytechnic.
• Researched past mergers and compiled recommendations regarding best practices.
• Combed through policies for each respective school and highlighted differences.

Sacramento, California, US

• Reviewed pending legislation and prepared summary reports

• Prepared original, captivating, and globally relevant reading, writing, and speaking lessons to engage students at one of the top ten high schools in South Korea
• Identified the need for greater focus on the Chinese student curriculum and created first-ever standards and benchmarks for achievement

• Worked side-by-side with fifteen community groups to plan and execute successful grassroots campaigns.
• Trained community members in volunteer recruitment, leadership development, coalition building, lobbying, and other organizing skills.
• Researched and developed policies and materials necessary for local efforts.
• Spearheaded fundraising events, secured grant funding, and cultivated individual donors to grow the organization.

Boston, MA, US

• Promoted from Assistant Canvass Director to Canvass Director during the summer of 2008.
• Hired, fired, and managed a staff of upwards of 30 employees, and maintained budgets and payroll.

Denver, CO, US

• Recruited, trained, and managed paid staff to register first-time voters and turn out voters to elect Barack Obama as president.

Denver, Colorado, US

• Built university student groups from scratch, trained, and worked side-by-side with students on intensive fourteen-week-long city, state, and national campaigns to protect public drinking water and global fisheries.
• Taught campus students grassroots organizing skills to leave behind skilled activists to continue the work.

Hayfork, California, US

• Worked with staff from around the world to plan activities and provide supervised care for small and large groups of children ages 8-16.
• Held head lifeguard position in charge of scheduling and supervising other lifeguards.
• Lead co-ed backpacking trips and taught pottery, silk screening, and garden techniques and appreciation.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public And Nonprofit Administration And Policy

B.A, International Studies And Environmental Studies

High School Diploma