Serve as the HR Business Partner to a portfolio of 20+ social justice nonprofits (~200 employees) working across the country and around the globe. Focus areas include building Black health and wealth, artistic recovery post Covid in NYC, art & health, ending pandemics, reproductive justice, criminal justice reform, second chance hiring, Indigenous education / food sovereignty and mental health in schools among others.Provide strategic HR counsel to executive directors, and staff: executive coaching, assist through leadership transitions, employee relations and general HR admin support using Salesforce. Part of a team providing holistic support to clients under a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship model.

Provide one-on-one consulting to a variety of industries including film, tech, nonprofit, architecture and consulting services. Mitigate risk for sensitive performance issues and terminations. Coaching and consultation with employees to help navigate leaves of absences, and compliance issues. Work with clients on resume development, career pathing, visioning and transitioning to new fields/industries. Blog writer for NCHRA. Presented at HRWest20 - Internal Communications Especially in Times of Change. :: 3.11.2020www.mokell.org (sliding scale available).Professional Development: The Art of Creating Inclusive Spaces - Reimagine & Holistic Underground, 2020. Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, Tides, 2020. Courageous Leadership Skills for Racial and Social Justice - California Institute of Integral Studies, 2017, Compassion Cultivation Training - The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford Med School, 2015. Continuing Education to maintain SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications.

Honored to join this advisory board to help drive the industry direction, thought leadership and best practices through primary research, and to help advance the competencies and skills of HR professionals.

Provided business partner support during a maternity leave for art college with graduate and undergrad degrees. Effectively resolved complex employee relations issues, minimizing risk to the college, including a Title IX issue. Coached people managers at all levels across the organization, through performance management and difficult conversations. Facilitated team morale building and a series of visioning sessions. Managed full-cycle data changes, recruiting and performance management with Workday HRIS tool.

Member of Senior Management Team and Equity Diversity & Inclusion Sponsor Team. Partnered with leadership, management and staff through merger of three sites. HR Business Partner to six regional offices; handled all employee relations concerns, led a variety of management trainings including working one-on-one with newly promoted managers on skill development and partnering with mid-level managers through leadership transitions. Responsible for updating benefit plans and ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal laws. Member of compensation team.

Managed the PHR/SPHR and SHRM-CP/SCP Certification Prep Classes offered through-out the Bay Area. Part of team working on HR West annual conference; responsible for HR University and volunteer management. Handled HR for the organization.

Responsible for all aspects of human resources. Partnered with managers in various locations on recruitment, hiring, performance management, training, and employee relations. Managed the onboarding, orientation and benefit enrollment of all new hires. Developed and updated policies in compliance with federal, state and local laws. Part of compensation team. Project management of annual staff retreat. Responsible for facilities for all locations including managing office moves.

Administrative support to member organization. * Added social media integration links to the newly upgraded website (monitor as needed). * Phone banking for fall membership renewals resulting in a dramatic increase in renewals of lapsed memberships and general clean-up of database. * Various administrative support tasks (email blasts, preparation for the annual conference-HR West).

Responsible for all aspects of human resources - strategic planning, training, coaching and development, full-cycle recruitment, retention, data analysis, reporting, compensation, benefits evaluation and implementation. Managed leaves of absences (FMLA, Disability, and Worker’s Comp). Ensured Federal Compliance (EEO and Affirmative Action). Developed and oversaw the internship program. Supervision of three office staff. Managed facilities for five offices nation-wide and three site based project offices. Achieved San Francisco Green Certification for the firm.

Managed full cycle recruitment and growth of staff by 50%. Implemented an internship program which reduced the cost of hiring entry level staff. Facilitated and managed the opening of four satellite offices. Administered new employee orientation, onboarding and benefits enrollments.

Executive and administrative support for four executives (maintaining contacts, travel, daily calendars). Responsible for new employee orientation. Led computer training for staff. Managed facilities, maintained office, and ordered supplies. Supported project staff - work included: placing ads in newspapers state wide, assisting with large mailings, maintaining databases in Access and mailing lists in Excel. Provided marketing support on proposals. Progressive responsibilities in HR.

Coordinated live music shows with multiple local bands at various venues in and around San Francisco. Responsible for booking, promoting, budgets, and band management.Contractor for Madrone Lounge - sent bimonthly e-newsletters, updated website calendar.Pro Bono: Mama Elephant

Coordination of bi-monthly panels with women who work in various music and media related fields (radio, music, television, film, art). Made decisions about topics, lining up presenters, coordinating the collection of bios, assisting with the annual showcase fundraiser - booking of talent, soliciting of donations, coordination of volunteers, stage management on the day of the annual fundraiser.

Taught computer software skills, and resume writing to various clients including residents of Bridge Housing units throughout the Bay Area and San Diego. Assisted in the hiring of trainers and supervised computer classes.

Responsible for all subject areas. Worked as part of the third grade team to develop curriculum. Led professional development for colleagues. Able to communicate with parents of non-native English language speakers. Initiated an award winning food diversion program.

Developed proposals and presentations, conducted business meetings with executive management. Handled customer inquiries and day-to-day correspondence over the phone. Assisted with formal PowerPoint presentations and requests for proposals. Wrote weekly e-newsletter that was distributed to client base.