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• Provides oversight to HR team and assists HR Director with managing the day to day deadlines and responsibilities of the department including all areas of HR. • Manages the project plans and prepares the communication and strategy from start to finish for our year end performance review cycle.• Manages training and professional development activities for the association, including HR training programs, professional memberships, group training registrations and budget tracking. Includes the development of an annual training calendar and recommendations on general staff programs.• Provides guidance and oversight to all recruitment activities. Partners with Talent Acquisition Team to provide an exceptional experience for candidates and advise/coach hiring managers. Develops/Manages relationships with staffing agencies for occasional outsourced recruitment needs.• In collaboration with leadership stakeholders, provides employee relations counseling to staff and managers, supporting policy enforcement, culture expectations and performance expectations.• Develops and audits association job descriptions working with leadership on routine audits. • Facilities and guides employee Interest Groups and directs leaders as they formalize quarterly plans for activities and initiatives.• Manages HR content for bi-weekly Team Talk newsletter. Solicits, writes, and edits articles within strict timeline for HR. Keeps a pulse on the internal and external environment to include relevant information for the purpose of keeping staff informed. • Created and facilitates robust Onboarding Day event for newly hired staff twice a year. Collaborates with HR Coordinator on event logistics and execution.• Manages HR Coordinator.

I have the wonderful opportunity to provide temporary recruitment assistance to the UChicago Medicine development team in a contract role! Happy to lend my expertise to this role for the next 5 months.-Direct all functions related to recruitment and hiring.-Expertly manage the sourcing, screening, interviewing and hiring processes for the department. Currently manage 10+ reqs for a staff of 75. Utilize Workday system.-Partner with hiring managers and department leadership to attract and hire best in class talent.

- Co-lead the day-to-day operations of the recruiting agency in the temporary absence of the agency owner. - Creatively sourced/recruited for the best Human Resources talent to place in both contract and FT HR roles with our stellar clients around the country. Worked with both small and large organizations including several Fortune 500 companies.

• Promoted to brand new role in which I lead recruitment, training, professional development, and performance management for 120+ staff in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement. Managed one full-time recruiter and part-time admin.• Developed and implemented creative department-wide strategies for recruiting high quality and diverse workforce members. Partnered with central HR and 20 colleges/units across campus on full life-cycle staff hiring. Highlights included proactive sourcing and talent pipeline building, creation of Hiring Guide for managers, and initiatives to increase diversity. • Designed and implemented robust new hire orientation program ensuring staff are properly on-boarded and fully engaged, and accelerating time-to-deployment. Included facilitation of individual/group new employee orientation sessions and critical training workshops.• Coordinated technical training and professional development programing to address key organizational issues that impacted fundraising. Included partnering with the University of Illinois Foundation to create technical training, working with outside speakers/vendors and creating custom in-house specialized professional development programs.•Designed, implemented and analyzed comprehensive Employee Engagement survey to measure employees’ commitment, motivation, sense of purpose and passion for their work and alignment with departmental values.• Partnered with leadership to create a culture of performance management. Included annual goal setting, performance evaluations and performance review training for managers. Defined a culture where staff were provided clear expectations and a supportive environment for internal professional development and career growth.• Creation and implementation of fun and engaging staff recognition program, team-building exercises, team volunteer opportunities and Annual Summer Retreat. Very adept at bringing teams together and championing a positive work culture.

• Provided a high level of customer service in consulting with and guiding hiring managers in comprehensive recruitment and staffing issues, policies, and processes for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement. Hired approximately 25 staff per year.• Effectively managed the hiring process through: advertising/sourcing candidates, screening/evaluating applicants, conducting thoughtful and professional interviews, staffing and leading search committees, conducting reference/background checks, making hiring recommendations.• Partnered with the University of Illinois Foundation to coordinate and schedule impactful technical training for the team. Keep abreast of training trends and the needs of the current staff.• Facilitated new hire onboarding and New Employee Orientation program.

•Spent four years on the Board. Mentor Program Coordinator - 1 1/2 years, Vice President - 1 1/2 years, President - 1 year. - (2010 - 2011) Coordinated mentor program which included recruiting and evaluating volunteers as mentors, initiating contact with prospective mentees, making appropriate mentor/menteematches, addressing all program questions and concerns, following up with matches to ensure continued program success. - (2011 - 2013) As Vice President I Assisted the President with all club projects and initiatives. Took meeting minutes. Actively coordinated and volunteered at events, attended meetings, mentored new members and delivered communications. Provided valuable input, ideas and advice to the group. Viewed as a key decision maker. - (2013 - 2014) As President I presided over the non-profit organization leading new initiatives and growing our membership base. 280 members. 12 Board members and 15 committee members. Lead the club in important key areas such as budget, membership, IT, philanthropy/fundraising, events, programs, communications and liaison to state/national chapters.

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the International Executive LLM programs, including management of budgets, supervision of Department Assistant and management of student academic issues. Collaboration with faculty, students, other Law School and NU departments, as well as our partner universities in Spain, South Korea and Israel. • Budgets – Managed three program budgets totaling $1 million, including revenue projections and analyzing budget performance. Approved program expenses and prepared financial reports. Responsible for developing and implementing cost containment plans for areas of program responsibility. Established profit statistics based on projected revenue. Created master programs budget for the Dean.• Supervision - Directly supervised Department Assistant, including recruitment, work assignment delegation, goal setting, training, motivation and performance management.• Program Management – Managed student academic issues while seeking to understand and resolve cultural issues. Responsibilities included admissions, student visa application process, new student orientation, coordination of course materials, field trips, student interaction and support, management of academic records and graduation activities, and development of alumni newsletter.

• As part of the central HR office partnered with many colleges to recruit for a wide variety of key positions on campus. Developed outstanding relationships with internal clients and candidates.• Assisted clients with all recruiting related efforts including advertising, marketing, interviewing, coordinating and working job fairs, recruitment metrics, facilitating workshops and implementing new recruiting technology.• Recruited for average of 50 jobs at a time.

• Backfilled for fellow colleagues on maternity leave.• Supervised two HR Assistants and one temporary employee.• Assisted clients with recruiting, employee relations and compensation. • Redefined and implemented new front office staff structure and responsibilities.• Organized office facilities and projects. • Coordinated “paper to electronic resume storage” project from idea through implementation.

• Career change into Human Resources.• Provided support for HR Consulting and Staffing division including reception, requisition and resume processing, benefit/supply material maintenance and filing. • Facilitated New Employee Orientation program.• Recommended, developed and implemented New Hire Process and Orientation evaluation form for metrics.• Contributed articles for HR Review newsletter.

• Call Center – Assisted with the oversight of the national call center, which included 20 counselors averaging 250+ calls per month fielding both financial planning and company benefit issues. Responsible for development and implementation of call center communication and organization plans. Managed the departmental policies and procedures, including development and enforcement.• Benefits/Financial Counselor – Assisted clients through retirement age with financial planning and company-specific benefits issues via phone, email and in person. Kept abreast of current financial planning and tax trends as well as reviewed complex company benefit information in preparation for employee consultations. • Workshops – Created materials and facilitated financial planning workshops for Fortune 500 companies, concentrating on retirement planning, estate planning, investments and company benefits. 10–70 people per class.• Training – Developed and executed training programs for new hires, call center counselors and financial counselors. Training included individual and group settings, and both paper-based and online material.• Additional duties – Client billing, technical and newsletter writing, marketing communications and product development.

• Assisted Senior Consultant in providing advice, recommendations and investment analysis to current and prospective clients. • Actively participated in client recommendation presentations. • Provided timely responses to clients’ daily inquiries regarding investment performance, fees and financial planning/tax issues. • Spearheaded client satisfaction survey project.

• Created company benefits summaries to better assist executives with financial planning and retirement decisions. • Prepared financial projections, analyses, tax returns and comparisons of financial planning tools for clients. • Actively participated in client meetings.