Michelle Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

I've designed and currently lead our Environment of Belonging strategy, activating all levels of LinkedIn's 18K+ employees through activating allyship, building inclusive leaders, and our Employee Resource Group ecosystem. My team strives to build a world-class inclusive workplace through innovative programming and influencing change across a global ecosystem.This strategy includes our Employee Resource Groups that provide leadership development, employee engagement, and community through 600+ employee leaders from 12 ERGs that impact 8K+ members across 30+ global offices.I am also an inaugural member of the Latino Leadership Council, a group of Director/+ Latino leaders at LinkedIn.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Recruited to design program excellence and scalability around a variety of development programs for our employees. One such program was our Women in Tech Invest cohort program. Aimed to provide leadership development for women leaders across R&D, I implemented a new blind application process, selection process, executive engagement, peer-leveled cohort design, and cross-functional partnerships to enhance the curriculum. After implementation, program applications increased 30% and attrition rate for participants reached a low 4% (tech industry standard is 13%).

I'm regularly invited to speak on: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Talent Strategies, Employee Engagement and Retention, Employee Resource Groups, Latinos in Tech, First Generation Experience, Working Mothers, Global Allyship, and Workplace Inclusion. - Guest Lecturer: I've been a repeat guest lecturer for undergraduate and graduate level classes in higher ed including Columbia University and Santa Clara University on DEI strategy and the Future of Work- Speaking Engagements include: World Forum Disrupt, Stanford Women's Leadership Lab Corporate Member meeting, HackerOne Company All Hands, Human Side of Tech's Workplace Lab, General Assembly's Women in Tech Event, Silicon Vikings: Breaking Barriers in Tech event at Google Launchpad, Hispanic Executive: Latino ERG Exchange, Splunk Somos: Latinx in Tech, Gusto ERG Leadership Summit, Luminary ERG Bootcamp, The DEI ER, PMI (Project Management Institute) Global Executive Council Session, Benefit Cosmetics' ERG Fest- Sample Conferences include: The Forum for Workplace Inclusion, Association of Junior Leagues International Annual Conference, Latina Youth Conference at Stanford University, Latino Tech Summit, Latinas in STEM, Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit, Seramount EmERGe Leadership Conference, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Convention- Featured podcasts include: Badasses in Tech, All the Real Feels, She Se Puede, Diversity Think Tank, The Brave Space

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Partner to the D&I Director in leading employee engagement and creating the new company strategy, VMinclusion, for broader diversity and inclusion.• Strategized a customized employee resource group design and launched the model for Power of Difference communities (PODs) to form in March 2016. PODs enable employee engagement at a local/global scale and was one of the fastest growing employee initiatives (20 PODs in 10+ global locations in one year).• Developed VMware's first set of Gender Transition Guidelines. I worked with HR, Benefits, Legal, and our LGBTQ community to build a thoughtful policy that ensured a safe and supportive working environment for all transgender and gender-diverse employees.• Created a custom leadership training for our global Power of Difference community leaders. The pilot program resulted in 96% indicating an increase in their leadership capacity and was highlighted as a quarterly win by the Chief People Officer.• Nurtured a powerful partnership with Stanford's Clayman Institute (now the Stanford VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab) where we joined forces to create employee programs including Dialogue (a peer-led women's leadership development program) and an Unconscious Bias training for people managers. All programs were rooted in research, customized for the company's culture, and scaled globally.• Served as the VMware liaison and core team member for the inaugural Women Transforming Technology (WT2) conference hosted at VMware. VMware was the lead sponsor and the event hosted 300+ community members, 3,000+ virtual participants and featured prominent keynote speakers.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Recruited as the marketing partner for all diversity related experiences and employee resource groups (ERGs) for their signature programs/marketing campaigns.• Nominated and received the 10.0 Award by the CMO in August 2014. The 10.0 Award recognizes team members who manage Marketing and Customer Experience initiatives with flawless execution. Also received 20+ "Backyard Bravo" peer recognition awards for excelling in various projects.• Elevated Yahoo's diversity and inclusion efforts through activations such as Pride Month, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Latino Heritage Celebration, Black History Month, and Women Working Wonders. Yahoo's presence in the 2015 Pride celebrations involved 500+ Yahoos, was mentioned in over 10 major press outlets, and created 41.6MM social media impressions. Women Working Wonders, hosted by Yahoo Women in Tech, reached out to the wider tech community of the Bay Area and was presented as a "Win of the Week" for the company by our CEO. • Created the Latino Heritage Celebration as an annual event and launched the ERES employee resource group for the Latino community in September 2015.• Launched new initiatives for the company such as the Yahoo Speaker Series and the Yahoo Fantasy Football Draft Day in Las Vegas.

Walldorf, Bw, De

Latinos@SAP provides Latino employees and friends the opportunity to connect, share experiences, and promote professional development. I co-led the launch of Latinos@SAP across the U.S. and focused on growing the Palo Alto chapter.• Collaborated with SAP's Black Employee Network to host "Movie Night and Discussion with Reggie Jackson" for 2013 People & Diversity Days. The event showcased the movie "42" and invited Jackson to speak about his life experiences and reflect on the history of baseball. • Created a series of Learning Lunches for members to receive professional development while networking with their colleagues. Topics included Design Thinking, Latino Philanthropy, and Conflict Management within Teams.

Walldorf, Bw, De

• Managed over 60 high level events per year at the Palo Alto campus for SAP partners, nonprofit organizations, and C-suite executives. Programs ranged from company-wide All Hands, celebrity appearances, employee engagement activities, Startup Forums, and executive Town Halls. Responsible for executing event concepts, managing budgets up to $250k, coordinating logistical teams, and elevating key relationships. • Served as a member of the Palo Alto Grants Committee. Contributed in the selection of nonprofit organizations focused on STEM education and entrepreneurship to partner with SAP. Responsible for monitoring over $400K in charitable donations per year.• Nominated and selected as 1 of 50 profiles showcased in a global campaign to promote SAP as an employer of choice.

Walldorf, Bw, De

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San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

Composed 3-5 weekly briefs on state and local policy for various committee members representing over 100 Silicon Valley companies. Prepared weekly newsletter for education committee representing school districts, education foundations and universities. My internship highlight was organizing events between SVLG members, staff, U.S. Senators and Assembly members for the 2006 Sacramento Advocacy Trip.

Mpa, Master Of Public Administration

Credential, Family Development

Bachelor Of Science, Sociology And Ethnic Studies

Diploma