Consuela Steward Email & Phone Number

Remote

Host monthly Our Hour townhalls for BIPOC in public media.Advise stations on addressing equity and inclusion internally and externally.

Remote

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San Diego

Greater San Diego Area

Executive Office for General Manager - all administrative functions, including preparing presentations, remarks and meeting agendas.Responsible for recruiting, screening, administering background checks, on-boarding, and retaining approx. 45 part-time (college) employees, filling positions within a four week window.Aid supervisors of part-time employees with coaching and counseling, performance management, and off-boarding procedures.Chair of internal Diversity Council, committed to implementing strategies to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Foster buy-in from management on equitable recruitment practices.Assist HR with designing and implementing professional development and employee engagement initiatives, including “Learn to Lead” pipeline to management program, quarterly performance management discussions, and identifying affordable and impactful training opportunities for staff at all levels of the organization.Facilitate communication and streamline processes for projects that require input from multiple stakeholders. Develop beneficial internal communications, including producing quarterly “KPBS Everyone Meetings” to inform staff of major projects, budget, industry trends, organizational changes, etc.; planning quarterly “Open Dialogue” lunches between staff and the general manager in a union environment; and creating monthly “Station Updates” to introduce new employees and reaffirm pertinent message points in-between quarterly meetings.Use discretion with confidential information and evaluate best channels to securely relay personnel matters.Restructured internal scholarship program for college employees passionate about furthering their careers in Public Media and increased number of recipients.Helped launch “Public Media Women in Leadership” and spearheaded a mentorship program for women in middle management to learn from seasoned leaders and prepare for C-Suite positions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Administrative support to environmentalist Lester Brown and transcribed Plan B 3.0 publication. Managed e-lists and sent press releases on behalf of organization. Also acted as Web Coordinator and managed site relaunch of http://www.earth-policy.org/.

College Of Extended Studies - Human Resources Management Certification, Journalism, 4.0

I completed this certification program. My capstone project was on Implicit Bias in the workplace train the trainer for HR professionals..

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: The Daily Aztec; KPBS Student Assistant