Partner with Executive Team and Board in human resource planning, allocation, structure, and organizational goal setting, including key performance indicators. Execute a talent and HR approach that is aligned with GSGNY's vision and strategy. Set tone for GSGNY culture, model and implement approaches to staff management that cultivates safety, mission-fit, and a sense of belonging and engagement. Serve as lead on internal communications. In partnership with the Executive Team & Anti-Racism and Equity Task Force, serve as an organizational leader to support GSGNY's efforts to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion are primary in all decision making, organizational practices and culture.

Delivered consulting and advisory services across the talent and HR life cycle to a variety of clients including RGI Home, Cafe Media and the New Museum of Contemporary Art.

Develop and implement a robust and diverse talent strategy. Lead national searches, from design to hire in partnership with hiring managers and members of the executive team. Oversee entire candidate experience from initial outreach to hire and act as main point person for candidates and new hires. Ensure Defy Ventures has high caliber, diverse candidates by building strong referral and partnership networks and cultivating relationships with potential future candidates and volunteers. Participate in Defy's Business Coaching events assisting Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs). Oversee year-round internship recruitment and on-boarding experience for new hires. Align with executive team on vision and strategy for scaling nationally, develop and implement professional development practices to ensure an inclusive and positive experience for all staff. Design systems for learning and cross-organizational collaboration.

Lead day-to-day management of all HR operations and benefits, providing strategic direction for the management and implementation of all HR and Organizational Development systems and processes; establishing team and individual goals. Manage employee relations inquiries with all staff levels, oversee EEO/Employment Law inquiries, provide guidance and coaching to supervisors and managers to support effective supervision of performance improvement plans. Coordinate the implementation of people-related services, policies and programs. Support a best practices culture that ensures high performance, and recruitment and retention of an engaged and diverse workforce.

Management of Commissioner's Workforce Advisory Board/strategic priorities, oversight of Workforce Development Task Teams (Marketing, Training, Adult Education, Leadership Coaching) to support Workforce Development initiatives. Partners with leadership on key talent and succession planning projects. Oversight of professional development trainings, peer networks & performance evaluation systems. Collaborate with stakeholders (provider agencies, graduate schools, agency leadership) to think strategically about funding, support and sustainability planning in Workforce Development.

Recruitment/HR Business Partner for the Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response.

Provided senior level recruitment and strategic support, promotedcreative recruitment strategies to clients, and provided compensationanalysis for hard-to-fill professions such as pharmaceutical andlaboratory jobs. Coordinated execution of all recruitment components to ensuredelivery of end products that were strategically on target across aspectrum of vacancies including positions for Nurses, Medical Doctors,Attorneys, Research Scientists, Policy Analysts, Social Workers,Management and Information Technology titles. Participated in panel and individual interviews for provisional and civilservice candidates, represented the Agency at NYC career fairs,expanded representation, networking and recruitment at out of statePublic Health Institutions and organizations. Participated in the Agency’s staff planning activities and assisted withcritical hires and Human Resources projects including a recruitmentand retention initiative for Public Health Labs, sat on a panel to rewritecareer page website text/layout, delivered presentations onRecruitment Unit functions and goals. Served as Bureau EEO liaison.

Source, recruit, negotiate and close top caliber technical andadministrative talent. Maintained and edited website content and directmail marketing documents. Facilitated Human Resources directives,recruited utilizing networking/referrals, cold calling, internet searches, career fairs & user-group meetings.

Responsible for start-up Recruitment Division for contract andpermanent IT personnel. Hired, trained and managed junior recruiters,managed internal and off-site Human Resources issues, assisted legaland accounting departments in resolving payroll, contract and liabilityconcerns. Edited in-house writing including RFP’s, resumes andmarketing materials, co-authored employee policies and proceduresmanual.