Emelia Armstead Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

• Draft all HR communications for approval and distribution to employees and organizational leadership
• Collaborate with Training and Development team to build and execute training programs, including creating an 8-session Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training and a roll-out plan for a company of nearly 1,000 employees
• Collaborate with Wyld Engagement Team to use surveys and other research to gain an understanding of issues related to culture and employee experience. Craft communications to share findings with employees and utilize.
• Create ways to uplift and support Wyld staff through facilitation of Wyld's Equity Team
• Assist with planning and coordination of employee recognition programs
• Facilitate HR Townhalls, including planning and execution of content and materials

Sacramento, California, United States

• Acted as first point of contact for the HR team by fielding all email inquiries sent to HR from staff members across an organization of 700+ employees
• Supported the implementation of DEI initiatives, such as: designing and facilitating an Inclusive Workplace Training for all employees to complete during onboarding, and collaborating with leadership to launch the Wyld.
• Processed all pay changes for the organization (e.g. promotions, annual wage increases, etc.)
• Worked with the appropriate department managers to effectively process and complete employee terminations
• Processed all employment verification requests for the organization
• Managed special projects, including but not limited to: planning and executing 5+ flu and COVID vaccine clinics across multiple states, and completing audits for compliance

Sacramento, California, United States

• Increased brand awareness and generate sales for one of California’s leading cannabis brands, covering a territory that includes the SF Bay Area, Sacramento, Stockton, Redding and Tahoe
• Built and maintained strong relationships with dispensary accounts via in-store visits, conducting product demonstrations, and leading product education training sessions for staff members
• Successfully completed product deliveries to dispensary accounts
• Supported Account Managers in recording key constituent relationship management (CRM) information from 100+ dispensary accounts using Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets

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Sacramento, California, United States

• Increased brand awareness for one of California's leading cannabis brands throughout dispensaries in Northern California, covering the Greater Sacramento area
• Generated sales by scheduling and conducting in-store product demos, interacting with hundreds of customers each week
• Built strong relationships with dispensary partners via in-store visits and product education
• Supported the sales team in creating new orders, tracking deliveries, and updating account information using Zoho, a constituent relationship management (CRM) software

Sacramento, California, United States

• Used calendar management skills to schedule and conduct in-store product demos for a variety of unique cannabis brands
• Gathered and recorded product feedback from store managers, budtenders, and customers in 9 dispensaries across the Sacramento area
• Built strong relationships with dispensary partners via in-store visits and product education
• Collaborated with the Marketing team to increase brands’ awareness both in-store and online
• Created promotional Instagram posts for multiple brands each week using Canva

Remote

• Supported the Admissions Team to improve the experience and efficiency of all staff members who participate in the selection of corps members for Teach For America
• Established tracking and communication systems to manage the logistics of training 1000+ full and part-time staff members to select throughout the Admissions season
• Tracked and analyzed the effectiveness and eligibility of all full-time staff members who select
• Responded to inquiries from staff members regarding selection training using Salesforce, a constituent relationship management (CRM) service
• Interviewed prospective applicants for admission to the corps, with a focus on culturally-responsive decision making
• Supported special projects, such as analyzing applicant selection processes with a racial equity lens

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Acted as a "gateway" between the Executive Director and key stakeholders
• Managed administrative projects such as processing expense reports
• Handled sensitive information regarding hiring and regional operations
• Supported ad hoc projects, including but not limited to event planning, publishing newsletters using Pardot, and creating promotional materials using Brand Builder
• Led the development of a social media strategy for the OKC TFA office

Syracuse, New York, United States

• Greeted and directed students visiting the Office of Multicultural Advancement
• Answered and directed phone calls
• Managed attendance records using Microsoft Excel
• Assisted office staff in facilitating group activities, seminars and workshops on campus
• Created promotional materials for OMA events using Microsoft Office

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Created five separate data analysis reports using MS Office to be sent to clients
• Used hard and soft coding methods to code qualitative data from more than five separate research activities
• Worked one-on-one with senior consultants in analyzing and reporting survey data
• Participated in a series of training courses on various topics (e.g., coding, Powerpoint, survey writing)
• Assisted in multiple ad hoc projects that involved: pulling and organizing data into Excel spreadsheets, editing Powerpoint reports for content, and organizing member information

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Office of Multicultural Advancement, Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program (JUMP) at SU, University 100 Student.

High School Diploma