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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

New York, Ny, Us

CBI is a market intel platform trusted by Fortune 100 companies to boutique VC’s to make the most important business strategy decisions. I was recruited to CBI to design and implement its first Internal Comms strategy, elevate its TA processes, and drive an org transformation focused on high performance. Leading four unique functions and reporting to the C-Suite as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, I am a right hand for major change management including workforce right-sizing, creation and implementation of new core values, outcome oriented Learning and Enablement, and an engagement fueled performance first culture. Project highlights: standardization of TA process, overhaul of performance management process and feedback delivery, people manager up-skilling, redesign of new hire onboarding, design and facilitation of monthly L&D sessions tailored to business objectives, overhaul of Sales Enablement programming, Engagement Survey and strategy design, specialized retention initiatives, leadership coaching and mentoring, employee feedback loops and listening strategy, core value rewrite, and executive team transitions.

San Francisco, California, Us

R-Zero is a Series C stage startup that brings UV-C technology and data together to improve the health of indoor spaces. I joined R-Zero in a time of rapid scaling - my team enabled growth from 60 employees to 175+ in six months. I wrote foundational SOP's, created processes prioritizing visibility for executive stakeholders, diversity, consistency, candidate experience, and established tracking and benchmarks for Candidate Experience, TTF, and ROI by source. I elevated our People Team tech stack through new tool introduction//time saving automations, spearheaded development of our first EVP, and introduced DEI and L&D strategy and programming. I supported the first ever performance evaluation creation and launch, and partner with HR for ongoing performance management. I collaborated across business units to maximize DEI impacts including calibrations on performance analysis, training all leaders on bias mitigation and 1:1 coaching best practices, consulting on equitable benefits offerings (diverse paths to parenthood, fertility, etc), and advising on engagement survey and data capture for DEI analysis. My team transformed how we hire, onboard, and teach at R-Zero - in just one year, we: -Significantly diversified demographics: 19% increase in gender parity and 15% increase in racial representation of candidates, and 17% increase in gender parity and 42% increase in racial representation of new hires -Optimized Talent outreach and acquisition: shortened time to fill by 29%, maintained team-wide LinkedIn InMail response rate of 30%+, fostered 95% positive hiring manager experience rating and 98% positive candidate experience-Launched an engaging L&D program tailored to IC/Manager/Executive level competencies and business priorities with live learnings and asynchronous learning options; garnered 89% positive response by employees based on relevancy, increased capacity to meet demands of their role, and connection to ability to impact R-Zero's mission

Draper, Ut, Us

Clearlink is a marketing and tech company that builds, acquires, and grows digital brands for an audience of 300M+ people, driving $1.5 billion in GMV a year.I drove Clearlink's Talent Brand and Acquisition vision, collaborating across teams to hire world-class talent, elevate equity, and connect the changing nature of work and business to the people living those realities through meaningful messages. I led 20+ employees and managed a budget of $1.5M+. From 2019 - 2021, my team fostered a 55% increase in BIPOC candidate application rates and a 36% increase in female and non-binary application rates through strategic diversity sourcing. I steered a holistic Communications framework to connect external and internal comms and branding and deliver a cohesive end-to-end candidate and employee experience, which including a total comms audit, management of vendors like Glassdoor and The Muse, oversight of all employee milestone touch points, and the creation, delivery, and analysis of our bi-annual Engagement Survey (via Culture Amp). I also served on the SYKES Communities of Expertise for DEI and Communications, providing strategic research and thought leadership to influence policy for the SYKES employee base of over 50K employees worldwide.

Draper, Ut, Us

As Director of Talent, Inclusion, and Diversity, I connected our corporate and sales hiring processes to create a unified Employer Value Proposition, and created foundational organization commitments to DEI. I led our Employer Branding, recruiting lifecycle design, and sourcing strategy. My team of 15+ recruiters reached over 75K applicants each year, achieved a 32% positive increase in candidate experience, and a 18% increase in job offer acceptance. I researched, cultivated executive buy in for, and launched our comprehensive DEI framework, weaving equity, representation, and belonging commitments into how we do business. This included monthly accountability sessions with the executive team, building and leading a cross-functional I&D Council of 40 members, and pioneering organizational visibility for DEI data and KPI's.

Draper, Ut, Us

I collaborated across business units to meet high volume staffing needs, with agility to respond to ever-changing business needs. My Recruiting team engaged over 75K applicants for brick and mortar and virtual roles annually through innovative sourcing and candidate focused processes. My teams in Salt Lake, Orem, and Scottsdale interviewed, offered, and onboarded over 2k new hires annually to accounts serving Telecommunications, Green Energy, and Home Services leaders, with clients including ATT, Verizon, CenturyLink, and DirecTV. We staffed Clearlink's high growth Insurance vertical in both Property & Casualty as well as Life & Health specialties, launching pilot programs with industry leaders like MetLife and Liberty Mutual.

Draper, Ut, Us

As the Salt Lake Recruiting Manager, I introduced full life-cycle recruiting to increase accountability and impact, implemented process changes and automation that shortened time to fill by more than 30%, and improved candidate and new hire show rate significantly, saving more than $200K annually. I collaborated with leaders in our Orem and Arizona offices, and successfully lead the team to hit over 95% of high volume hiring goals, while also hiring, training, and developing the team from a group of 3 to 8 to support expanded business need.

Ajilon offers boutique recruiting expertise to business, associations, government relations, unions, and academic institutions in Washington, DC. As a Staffing Manager, I was the client-facing lead for high profile accounts such as the Economic Club of Washington and the American Cancer Society. I placed over 185 candidates, delivered over $156K in gross margin, and contributed 250 potential clients through lead efforts. In addition to consistently exceeding standards of production and earning awards for revenue impact (2015 Rookie of the Year) and outstanding candidate experience, I was asked to create onboarding for new hires and trusted to build ongoing education content for best practices training and talent optimization of the tenured team.

Washington, Dc, Us

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations is a non-profit, non-governmental, educational organization dedicated to improving American knowledge and understanding of the Arab world. As an intern focusing on the National Council's educational programming, I assisted in outreach and expansion of the Model Arab League program to high schools and colleges throughout the country, aided in logistical arrangements for the DC area conference, and connected students to resources for research and leadership development through the Council's language and fellowship programs, including researching and compiling six 25 page briefings on social, political, economic, defense, environmental, and Palestinian affairs in the Middle East. Additionally, I provided planning and execution support for the 2014 US-Arab Policy Maker's Conference, which was attended by over 1,250 guests.

Washington, Dc, Us

The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) fosters meaningful and effective partnerships between citizens, civil society, the private sector, and governments in the Middle East and North Africa region to resolve local challenges and promote participatory governance and economic opportunity. As a Program Assistant, I worked with 40 college students from across the Middle East to develop leadership, professional, and community building skills. I was responsible for supporting the transition to American life, assisting in academic and professional programming for students, and leading trips to facilitate learning opportunities throughout the state of Montana, as well as providing administrative office support, including budgeting and correspondence. Additionally, I mediated interpersonal, cultural, and religious conflicts between participants, staff members, and community members, and offered pivotal emergency response and support to students and staff in line with State Department requirements.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Middle East Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Certificate, Diversity And Inclusion

Project Management Fundamentals Certificate

Professional Management Certificate

History, Religious Studies