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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, ON

• I oversee strategic people operations and initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of senior leadership and departmental heads. I assist and communicate with executives in.
• Intentional culture, employee morale, engagement, and recognition
• Leading and coaching human resources team
• Active listening and communication strategy, horizontal & vertical
• Talent strategy, acquisition and retention
• Onboarding strategy

Burlington, ON

Working for Voortman Cookies (now Voortman Bakery) was one of the best jobs I ever had. Never before had I worked for such an inspiring, humble and strong leadership. It was a company that people don’t leave. Long-term retention rate was close to 100%. Every month I had long lists of employees to be recognised for their 10, 20, 30, 45 years of service..

Oakville

Lexus of Oakville and Oakville Toyota provided me with rich and valuable insights on how much the organizational effectiveness depends on strong and consistent leadership practices, continuous evaluation and improvement of people processes, and effective communication. I helped organize employee recognition program, engagement events, celebrating staff and.

Oakville, ON

My first love for HR emerged when working for CEPM. Hired as a filing clerk, I moved up to the admin assistant role and later on got involved in the HR processes, including recruitment, orientation, benefits administration and full cycle of employee documentation. My biggest projects were corporate culture plan and employee handbook, as company leaders.

Human Resources Management

M.A. Honours, Business Administration, Applied Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Team Leadership, Group Monitor