Established and currently leads the Employee Relations department at Slalom, creating frameworks that support and uplift the workforce. Developed and implemented policies that foster positive experiences and tackle workplace challenges head-on. Oversees investigations, resolves conflicts, and ensures compliance with labor laws. Handles concerns with a straightforward, fair approach, offering strategic guidance on employee relations matters. Continues to partner with senior leadership to create a work environment that is fair, inclusive, and aligned with Slalom’s core values and goals, ensuring it’s genuinely geared towards making every employee thrive.

As the Senior HR Director for the US Central Region, I led a dynamic team responsible for executing HR strategies across the US Central region. With a focus on driving high-performance culture and employee engagement, my role included:• Overseeing all HR functions for the region, including performance management, employee relations, and succession planning, ensuring alignment with both regional and company-wide goals.• Acted as a strategic partner to regional leadership, identifying workforce needs, enhancing productivity, and shaping policies that promote inclusion, engagement, and growth.• Lead a team of HR professionals by providing mentorship, fostering professional development, and driving a culture of collaboration and accountability.• Analyzed HR metrics to support data-driven decision-making, identifying trends, and developing programs to improve employee satisfaction, retention, and overall organizational health.

-Provide HR advice and expertise to Slalom's Midwest and Southwest markets by implementing HR programs and advising the business on complex people and business solutions and programs.-Lead a team of HR Business partners in the region and provide coaching and mentoring for career growth and development.

-Provide overall HR support and direction to the Midwest markets of Slalom including coaching and advising in areas of performance management, leadership development, employee relations, and organizational effectiveness.

• Provide HR support and guidance for the Discovery regional Ad Sales teams in Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta and Los Angeles in areas of performance management, talent management, employee relations, and employee engagement• HR advisor to the Harpo Studios HR team. Project lead for the HRIS upgrade and other process improvements such as the performance management process, employee handbook upgrade and organizational development and design

HR Manager supporting the Oprah.com organization in areas including Employee Relations, Benefits and Compensation, Talent Acquisition and Change Management.

HR Manager supporting the Oprah.com organization in areas including Employee Relations, Benefits and Compensation, Talent Acquisition and Change Management.

Responsible for providing human resources guidance an consultation to PepsiCo’s Project One Up team, including employee relations resolution, performance management, change management and career development.

Provided human resources direction and support for various divisions of CNA including Law, Compliance, Finance and Life and Group.

• Responsible for career development of two recruiters for either a sales position or a professional recruiter role• Identified qualified Information Technology consultants for Fortune 500 companies on a contract basis, through internet searchers, job postings, cold calling and job fairs• Generated new accounts through cold calling, internet research and personal prospecting