Serve as the Director Elect then Director for the State Board now Past Director. Guiding chapters, liasoning with national SHRM.

Develop programs for SHRM, that help to enhance the workforce capabilites for our State.

As a Sr. level manager, responsible for planning and directing all phases of human resources to include employment/placement, employee benefits, wage and salary administration, employee relations, safety, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance and/or may specialize in one or more functional HR area (i.e., recruitment / selection) for a specified group. Manages the organization's employee relations program. Often assists with difficult employee counseling sessions regarding EEO charges, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), performance, and terminations. Requires thorough knowledge of human resource policies and procedures as well as federal and state laws. Supervises associates to include, but not limited to: staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution. Work with field Human Resources (HR) representatives and OpCo management to ensure compliance with regard to HR policies & procedures and to maximize strategic value of HR function. Takes role in creating company policies & programs that support our values and create a culture of high morale and achievement. Lead HR Audit function to confirm OpCos are compliant with policies & procedures and legal requirements.Serve as a liaison between the corporate office and the field; providing communication and support for corporate initiatives; Provide expertise to OpCo’s regarding employee relations issues, complaints, discipline and terminations. Provide guidance in situations that are non-routine in nature. Serve as a second level appeal for associate conflict resolution. Coordinate company response to legal issues with legal department. Provide guidance to include identifying critical staffing needs, assessing turnover and plans to address, providing recruiting support (interviewing, assessments, coaching on effective interviewing, etc.)Identify and provide solutions for training needs to include succession planning programs, creating and conducting training sessions.

Instructor for all HR class in the Professional Development Dept

Consulting for non-profit / small business companies in need of assistance with Human Resources or Marketing. Involves creation of company policies and procedures that comply to all federal mandates, company handbooks, employee relations packages, shopping and procurement of functional benefit plans, development/design/distribution of employee newsletters, marketing plans for recruiting and keeping employees-as well as customers. Also serve as an "on call" consultant, for businesses to have access to an HR / marketing manager, without having one on staff.

Serve our community and the ADP, as an ambassador of knowledge, goodwill, and assistance.

Responsible for the daily operations of a staffing firm-servicing temporary, temporary to permanent, and direct hire employees to employers in the area. Create all marketing and sales presentations for local clients, as well as provide these for all other branches. Maintain safety programs for all employees, audit employee files to ensure federal compliance, and drug test, background screen, and interview employees. Handle all scheduling, discipline, and training, as well as perform various community outreach functions. Perform payroll services, collection processes, benefit services, and governmental filing functions. Responsible for budget creation and maintenance, and recruiting and retention programs daily.

Girls program at YCP-Life skills and vo-tech skill training

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the technical college. Served as manager of 5 direct employees and 60 average indirect reports. Perform all AR/AP, marketing, operations, event planning, calendar maintenance, and human resource functions.

Responsible for operations of daily Human Resource functions including employee recognition, recruiting, interviewing, orientation, training, store audits, database maintenance, internal investigations, etc. Responsible for HR operations, maintenance, and consulting for 21 stores / over 800 associates, across 3 states. Improved federal compliance on store level by 45% within 6 month time; Books-a-Million, Inc. * Specialty Co-Manager Performed managerial tasks such as payroll, discipline, scheduling, store financial maintenance, interviewing, hiring, and customer service. Responsible for all marketing and community outreach functions of the store.

Created, developed and implemented a new Human Resource Department for a multi-site organization. Job duties included: supervision of payroll dept., benefit administration (including health and dental insurance, supplemental insurance, 401K program, etc.), workers compensation, recruiting, interviewing, orientation, training, employee communication, HR record keeping, FMLA, EEOC administration, wage and labor reporting, state new hire reporting, unemployment administration, state and federal employment law, disciplinary functions, terminations. Established, put into place, and monitored the efficiency of a drug testing policy for the corporation that involved pre-employment screening, random during employment, and testing with each work related injury. Monitored the turnover ratio, developed a plan to decrease turnover among the sales force (reduced over a two year period from 74% to 19%). Managed licensing of all sales force and insurance/credit employees through the state division of commerce. Also, created and implemented an employee handbook, safety program (following all OSHA mandates and regulations), employee newsletter, policy and procedure manual, and planned events for community functions, corporate meetings, charity events, and employee events. Served as a goodwill ambassador in the community to represent Gossett Motors at national fundraisers, as well as local benefit planning.

Started with the company on entry level and progressed throughout many positions, including cashier, layaway, electronics, customer service, Activity Director/Community Marketing Outreach, Human Resource assistant, and Human Resource Manager. Served in a Human Resource capacity for over six (6) years. Job duties included recruiting, interviewing, hiring, payroll, benefit administration, community outreach, employee communication, scheduling, orientation, training, Human Resource record keeping, disciplinary functions, and terminations. Activity Director functions included community "adopt-a-school" functions, charity events, community involvement functions, and in store events for customers and employees.