A key strategic partner for business leadership, Human Resources, and team members. Through consulting, advising, providing internal/external insights, and giving leaders and team members the guidance that they need to be successful, I serve as a knowledgeable and committed resource. In this role, I work to build a safe and inclusive work environment where all dimensions of difference are valued and represented, while all team members feel welcome and able to bring their authenticity to deliver results. I help champion a diverse workforce where there is equity in hiring, development, and advancement regardless of a team members dimensions of difference.

Expert in Target HR functions; solve problems as they arise in stores; drive strong development culture in partnership with District Team Leader; ensure positive on-boarding experience for all new Interns, Executives & Store Team Leaders; lead and develop HR District Resources to drive talent, culture and team operations; collaborate across District, Group, Region, HQ and store teams; lead teams through cyclical HR processes and change management; lead HR teams to achieve satisfactory team results; ensure team stability, productivity and reduced turnover at all levels; lead a compliance culture that mitigates legal risk; assess and assist store teams with ADA and FMLA processes; lead a culture of financial accountability with wage rates, headcount and expense management; and teach & train teams how to drive sales.

Human Resources Executive for $62 million store. Responsible for providing HR vision and direction to improve employee relations and enhance performance for $62M retail site with 300+ personnel. Proactively balanced the needs of employees with those of the organization by merging responsibilities as an HR leader, generalist, and strategic business partner. Identified and capitalized on opportunities to reduce staff attrition while promoting the Target brand and reputation in the local community.-2017-2018 D412 Human Resource Trainer-2017 LEAD Candidate-2017-2018 Team Class Business College Trainer-2017 Howard Campus Recruiting-2016-2018 STL Feedback partner-2016 Elected to go to City Hall multiple times with legal counsel to speak on behalf of Target and express concerns with a new scheduling bill’s impact on our team.-2016 Elevated HRTL to district trainer, who trained 1 NIR HRTL and 1 NIR Express STL-2017 Peer Mentor to three D412 ETL HRs, four T2259 peers, and two Sr HR TLs in G298 and G492 -2017 Promoted HRTL to an ETL-HR in D412-2017 Promoted 3 TLs to ETL storewide-2017 Promoted 4 TMs to TL storewide-2017 Promoted 1 TL to SrTL storewide-2017 Best Team Survey increased 9 percentage from 67% to 76% overall team engagement-2016 Promoted 2 TLs to ETL storewide-2016 Promoted 5 TMs to TL storewide-2016 Increased TL engagement score by 15 points on Best Team Survey-2015 Promoted 2 TMs to TL storewide-2015 Promoted 1 TL to SrTL storewide-2017 52% Turnover on goal of 70%-2017 Green Term Compliance-2017 Green YTD Payroll-2017 Green Controllable Expenses-2017 Positive comp in several key processes:

Senior Executive at a $70 million store. Responsible for monitoring performance of salaried executives and implementing team commitments to achieve performance goals. Managed 350+ Team Members, 24 Team Leaders, and 9 Executives. -2015 Freshmen Intern Trainer-2015 Senior Executive Team Leader Merchandising Trainer-2015 UMD Campus Recruiter-2015 On boarded 4 New In Roles ETLs-2014-2015 STL Feedback Partner-2014 Intern Trainer, who was later elected Intern Liason for Howard University, then promoted to ETL-HL 2259 -2014 District Food Safety Captain-2014 Promoted 1 TL to Sr TL storewide -2014 Promoted 1 TL to PMT storewide -2014 Promoted 2 TLs to ETL storewide -2014 Promoted 1 TL to Target Express TL-2015 Green YTD Compliance -2015 Green YTD Payroll -2015 Green YTD RedCards

Manage a Softlines department within a Target that is responsible for approximately $25 million annually.Directly manage 4 department managers and 30 team members.Leader on Duty/Acting Store Manager that contributed to $86 million in annual sales, up 6.4% from last year.Prioritize daily activities and projects to maximize productivity.Analyze sales trends past and present in order to make sound business decisions that will drive sales.Demonstrate and execute Brand Leadership Management in a guest focused culture.Recruit, interview, hire, and train new employees, up to 15 per week during 4th quarter.Manage daily payroll with attention to budget across all work centers.Create a full and striking store experience through merchandising and branding techniques.Organizational leadership with development of high caliber team members through ongoing training, coaching, counseling, and on the job support.Monitor and evaluate staff productivity to ensure achievement of sales goals.

Social Psychology Lab-Promoted from volunteer position to paid worker -Created new experiments with Graduate Student-Trained new research assistants-Researched psychological principles relevant to the study-Created surveys to screen participants-Completed and submitted IRB approval forms for research studies-Ran participants-Used Media Lab

-Acted as first point of contact for administrative tasks-Responsible for soliciting donations and meals from local organizations-Assisted in room inspections to ensure regulations were upheld-Developed skills in prioritization and execution of tasks