• Actively engaged in the performance management and compensation processes, including reading/analyzing employee engagement, running performance assessment meetings, and coaching and advising managers on delivering feedback.• Manage employee lifecycle activities for 110+ employees including onboarding, new employee orientation, employee performance and compensation, transfers, leaves of absence, and separations. • Co-lead of the national "Amplify Experience," a diversity based formal sponsorship program • Collaborate with Talent Management to strategically assign practice professionals to client-facing and other roles (internal initiatives, training and faculty, community relations/social responsibility, recruiting, sales efforts, etc.)• Work with leaders to develop retention strategies.• Investigate and solve employee relations concerns for the Practice.• Support employee recognition programs locally and nationally.• Continually stay abreast of the strengths and development needs of practice professionals to make informed recommendations for attendance at development programs, and on-the-job learning opportunities.

- Manages administrative responsibilities behind employee leaves of absences, global mobility, I-9s and background checks, invoicing, service awards and several other ad hoc projects related to mental health and DEI initiatives.- Led end to end onboarding for 150+ new hires at all rank and tenure levels across 5 different countries for successful integration into the firm in a virtual setting.- Led committee of 8 over a 4-month planning period to execute 7 virtual events open to the entire firm in celebration of Black History Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. - Conducted all HRIS Peoplesoft operations and reports, storytelling employee data- Co-led the Chicago Office People Culture and Diversity (PCD) team social tower- planning office happy hours, gatherings and external outings to facilitate collegial relationship building and an inclusive office culture.

- Chosen as one of several undergraduate applicants to assist a Ph.D. candidate with her dissertation regarding minority race allyship and advocacy communication by completing transcriptions of research subjects' interviews and student activist led conversations.- Chosen as 1 of 10 undergraduate applicants to assist a Ph.D. candidate with her dissertation regarding grief communication by completing five, three hour transcriptions of research subjects' interviews.

- Designed and taught a 30 minute lesson plan to 8 different discussion sections averaging 25 students each on the topic of bridging interpersonal communication skills to a professional workplace environment. - Held in person and virtual office hours to help alleviate students' concerns and answer questions regarding course material.- Proctored exams, reviewed homework submissions, and assisted in general administrative responsibilities as needed for Dr. Guntzviller of CMN230.

- Solicited collaborations, financial support, and giveaways to implement workshops and events throughout the semester with on-campus/external partners- Assisted in drafting and distributing press releases and promotional materials for the 2018 Women’s Resources Center SAAM archive inventory

- Planned and executed the 6th annual Financial Services Pipeline Intern Career Conference to support the recruitment, development and retention of African American and Latino young professionals in the financial services industry. - Displayed thought leadership through designing the theme and agenda for the 200+ attendee conference. - Selected and organized the conference’s keynote speaker, panelists, photographers, caterers, vendors, etc. for the event. - Collaborated on a team of four interns in a case competition to identify an area of growth or new opportunity for the Bank, presented material on ways to improve recruiting Cloud talent to senior managers.

- Analyzed direct labor timekeeping system for unscheduled overtime costs by collaborating with Information Technology and Industrial Engineering to collect data and provide a business case for policy revision to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Successful integration and execution of this change saved Bell ~$134,000. - Completed a full I-9 Audit for Bell service sites: Piney Flats, Broussard, and Miami employees. Also suggested process improvements to reduce future I-9 errors, such as reviewing the system provider for federal policy accuracy. - Managed the process (including collaboration with Information Technology with form submission) for local progression boards, which is the process used to promote hourly workforce. - Partnered with local HR Business Partner to develop and present a leadership training series for 20 upper-level leaders on the employee timekeeping system.

- Assisted the HR Department with projects relating to compliance, onboarding, payroll, and interviewing.- Trained 50 employees from 3 regional branches on navigating software used to compile employee benefits.