Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do

At Herbruck's, we treat each other with respect according to our shared values. We care for the families of over 1,000 team members. We care for our communities where we operate in 3 different states. We care for our environment with our commitment to sustainability. And we care for our 10 million+ hens as an industry leader committed to animal health and welfare.

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wolverine Building Group is one of the region’s most trusted and experienced construction firms. With nearly 200 employees, Wolverine Building Group has grown to become a national leader in the construction industry. We specialize in industrial, multi-unit residential, healthcare, office, retail, and restaurant construction. To learn more about us and our 80+ year history, visit our website at www.wolvgroup.com.

Progressive AE is an employee-owned firm of over 200 talented designers, architects, engineers, planners, and construction professionals. Their award-winning culture of care extends from health and wellness coaching with on-site fitness centers, to financial investment with profit sharing, employee stock, and partnership opportunities.

Pridgeon & Clay is one of the largest independent, value-added manufacturers and suppliers of stamped and fine blanked components for a variety of industries and applications. We are a high-growth, dynamic organization, empowering our global workforce of over 1300 skilled employees to exceed our customers' expectations through design, prototyping, validation and manufacturing excellence.• HR Business Partner: Support strategic HR Management for Engineering, Finance, IT, R&D, Supply Chain and Skilled Trades. • Talent Acquisition & On-Boarding: Align global hiring and staffing efforts, training and engaging individuals and teams in Michigan, Indiana, Mexico, and Hungary and to attract, on-board, and retain high caliber talent.• Leadership & Career Development: Enhance and promote early talent opportunities in Award-Winning Career Paths for Skilled Trades, as well as strategically aligned Internship and Co-Op program.• HRIS Development: Partnered to secure, implement and integrate new HRIS, owning Applicant Tracking and On-Boarding systems to streamline processes, gather metrics, and analyze information for data-driven continuous improvement.

Innotec is a global advanced manufacturer that provides high tech solutions for the automotive, furniture and appliance markets. Innotec is a high-growth company committed to growing people in a dynamic, winning culture where we love to work and we are passionate about what we do!• Talent Acquisition: Established and promoted a compelling employment brand on-line and in-person, leveraging communication strategies including career fairs, networking events and social media to recruit over 165 new employees in 2013. Oversaw global hiring and staffing efforts, training and engaging individuals and teams in Michigan, Mexico, China, Hungary and Slovakia to attract and retain high caliber talent.• Training & Development: Designed, developed and implemented training and e-learning opportunities through in-person classes and Learning Management System (LMS).• Employee Relations: Assimilated new employees to Innotec's mission and values, expanding on-boarding to from Orientation to 24 months while increasing employee engagement. Managed annual program of 60 interns in Michigan. Saw 10% increase in employee satisfaction surveys and 10% reduction in turnover.• Employee Branding: Promoted Innotec's corporate culture via new website, social media and in-person recruiting events.• Performance Management: Researched, acquired, designed and launched new HRIS with new ATS, LMS and updated PMS to capture recruiting and retention metrics, reducing time-to-hire from over 8 weeks to 3 weeks and reducing turnover from >20% to <10%.

RSVP Design is a communication consulting company with specialties in planning and strategy for social service organizations and non-profits. RSVP Design utilizes expertise in communications, branding and marketing to help mission-driven organizations communicate unique identity, recruit committed volunteers, train passionate participants, engage like-minded donors and plan strategically and effectively.• Marketing & Branding: Develop institutional branding and positioning with integrated communications strategies to communicate unique organizational identity to internal and external constituents.• Online Communications: Create and manage online communications including website, email marketing and social media strategies to recruit participants and engage donors.• Learning & Development: Design eLearning tools and instructional curriculum (including Powerpoint, Prezi, Camtasia and Articulate) to train volunteers and staff members.

Recruited to develop and execute comprehensive enrollment strategy to re-position a college looking to increase enrollment despite increased industry competition. Implemented a broad professional and leadership development program for all college personnel to support educational mission including staff trainings, new first year experience program and data-driven improvement initiatives. Managed $5 million budget and staff of six employees.• Orientation & Training: Implemented an improved hiring, training and retraining process with quarterly in-services covering institutional culture, best practices, leadership, and intercultural competency. • Strategic Planning: Developed 5-Year Strategic Plan and accompanying data dashboard aligning measurable goals, strategies and tactics with college mission and vision.• Program Development: Revised committee structure to conduct process improvement study on student retention; utilized participant input to pilot first year experience program resulting in 10% increase in retention.• Leadership Development: Coordinated new outreach events to recruit and engage eligible prospects, particularly underrepresented student leaders; increased representation of students of color by 25%. • Strategic Partnerships: Forged strategic institutional partnerships with like-minded organizations including schools, faith-based organizations, community organizations and grass-roots groups.

Brought onboard to integrate admissions and financial aid functions, provide cross-functional communication linkages, and revise counseling and aid programs to be more understandable, effective, and customer friendly. Counseled over 500 applicants annually in a 12 state region with the help of six student assistants.• Data-Driven Improvement: Revised first year and transfer financial aid and admissions programs, streamlining communication and service resulting in 40% improvement in territory matriculation.• Group Communication: Developed and delivered educational presentations, workshops, trainings and seminars to parents, students, teachers and administrators in groups ranging from 5 to 750 participants.• Orientation & Training: Based on input from staff and participants, designed a new Employee Training Program for new and returning staff in best practice using measurable goals and objectives. • Strategic Planning: Managed strategic enrollment planning team piloting college initiatives to promote and maintain ethnic and socioeconomic diversity; increased representation of students of color by 25%.• Interpersonal Communication: Created and maintained relationships with students, parents, counselors, teachers, principals, alumni and other leaders throughout recruiting territory.• Marketing/Branding Initiatives: Utilizing market research, focus group information and assets from vendor partners, implemented integrated marketing campaigns via revised web, print and presentation materials.

Recruited to develop integrated educational curriculum and instruction for six content areas in a multicultural urban eighth grade class with 64% economically-disadvantaged students. In addition to teaching responsibilities, coordinated outside speaker series, mentored discipleship groups, organized school assemblies, counseled at-risk students and facilitated fundraising and event planning for yearly educational trips to Washington, DC.• Strategic Planning: Led school curriculum committee, coordinating language arts and social studies curriculum from multiple sites during primary accreditation process where school received exemplary status. • Assessment & Evaluation: Using educational assessment data, created an integrated curriculum utilizing innovative teaching methods and management leading to two grade levels of academic growth per year. • Data-Driven Improvement: Collaborated with staff members from multiple campuses, representing middle school staff in the development of a school-wide strategic improvement plan.• Strategic Partnerships: Created “Planning Your Future” series with professional guest speakers; increased graduation rates to 100% for middle school and 98% for high school.