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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Managed a wide range of employee benefits programs, supporting thousands of employees across multiple unions. Led efforts to enhance employee engagement through new communication strategies and education initiatives.• Delivered seamless benefit services, addressing all employee population’s benefit needs.• Redesigned post-Covid New Employee Orientation, creating engaging in-person presentations.• Managed annual open enrollment, ensuring smooth process and regulatory compliance.• Designed educational videos for New Employee Orientation and Open Enrollment events.• Developed a Benefit Education Series to inform employees about benefit plan offerings.• Organized education events, coordinating logistics, speakers, and hosting activities.• Participated in RFP process, selecting and implementing new benefit vendors.• Administered the paid parental leave program to ensure smooth employee transitions.• Created newsletters, posters, and video content for benefit-related communications.• Managed benefit content on the intranet, ensuring accuracy and user-friendliness.• Collaborated with vendors, addressing legislation, plan updates, and communication strategies.• Processed benefit requests, changes, and union transfers across nine employee unions.• Conducted monthly audits on HRA enrollments and FSA contributions for compliance.

Specialized in managing leave programs and HSAs, overseeing payroll contributions, and driving ACA compliance. Spearheaded the development of new systems to streamline benefits enrollment and employee access.• Administered HSA program with $250,000 in payroll contributions, resolving discrepancies.• Balanced HSA accounts, reconciling payroll and vendor postings for accurate reporting.• Audited Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts to confirm correct contributions.• Collaborated with the annual enrollment team, drafting documents and hosting Benefest events.• Tested new HRIS system for seamless enrollment and intranet access improvements.• Implemented new ACA reporting system, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.• Developed benefits intranet page, ensuring clear documentation and easy navigation.• Collaborated with vendors, creating education strategies aligned with plan changes.• Conducted weekly audits on vendor files, ensuring correct employee contributions.• Oversaw Canadian retirement plans, transitioning enrollment to an online platform.• Addressed employee issues through ServiceNow, resolving PTO and benefits queries.• Managed LOA processes, including return-to-work procedures and documentation.• Onboarded acquired employees, ensuring smooth benefit enrollment and system integration.

Robbindale, Mn

Managed health, vision, hearing, HSA, and FSA plans for 67,000 employees. Played a key role in overseeing payroll deductions, vendor management, and compliance with the San Francisco Health Care Ordinance.• Managed health, vision, hearing, HSA, and FSA plans for 67,000 employees, ensuring seamless administration, compliance, and positive employee experience.• Oversaw payroll operations, posting $2M in employee and $14M in quarterly employer contributions, ensuring timely funding and accuracy.• Monitored contributions, coordinated with finance, and resolved discrepancies to ensure timely funding.• Balanced HSA ledgers, reconciling errors and coordinating reports with finance.• Conducted weekly audits on vendor enrollment files, ensuring timely contributions.• Reviewed plan descriptions and collaborated on annual system enhancements.• Managed vendor relationships, developing communication strategies for yearly updates.• Conducted risk assessments on vendors to ensure compliance with internal policies.• Administered San Francisco Health Care Ordinance, managing compliance and submissions.• Led transition to city-managed healthcare plan, ensuring smooth handover and compliance.

St Louis Park, Mn

Handled end-to-end administration of health and welfare benefits for over 8,400 employees. Collaborated with union representatives and vendors to ensure plan accuracy and compliance.• Administered health and welfare benefits for 8,400 employees across five unions.• Processed employee benefit changes, terminations, and claims efficiently.• Collaborated with vendors to ensure accuracy of 401(k), 403(b), and pension plans.• Led annual enrollment meetings and manually processed employee enrollments.• Managed leave of absence programs, developing tracking tools adopted by vendors.• Conducted weekly new employee orientations, enhancing onboarding and engagement.• Organized benefits fairs and 401(k) education meetings for employees.• Developed policies and procedures, improving overall job efficiency.• Worked closely with union representatives to ensure benefit plans met negotiated requirements.• Implemented a streamlined benefits tracking system to enhance data management and reporting.

Masters, Human Resources Management And Services

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology