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Strategy@Work is a veteran owned and operated small business driving powerful results for businesses and government. We believe that every organization has the potential to empower its workforce to drive impactful results. Our purpose is to unlock this potential by fostering healthy and thriving work environments where cultures flourish, leaders excel, and teams exceed expectations. We provide customized talent management solutions, including recruitment and hiring, team-building, training, employee engagement, and organizational health and performance.

Washington, Dc, Us

The Future of Work Alliance New York (“the Alliance”) is a discrete community of solopreneurs and small teams that are innovating, building and operating in the global remote, hybrid and flexible work industry.We believe that we go further, faster, together.Our goal is to foster, connect and develop access to the natural synergies that exist between people building and operating throughout the Future of Work ecosystem.

Strategy@Work is a trusted partner for organizations looking to enhance their performance and achieve their goals. Our expertise in strategy, leadership, and organizational change and development, combined with a collaborative approach and customized solutions, make us a top choice for clients across industries.Our custom event and training programs are designed to improve the skills and capabilities of individuals and teams, with a focus on inclusive leadership development, cultural transformation , engagement and teamwork. We offer a variety of training programs, including executive coaching, team building, and communication skills training that are aligned to the current workforce trends all organizations need to address today in order to prepare for the future. Our programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of each audience, and can be delivered in-person or virtually.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Us

Led company’s first employer engagement and strategic initiatives teams to help bring more remote and flexible jobs to the marketplace. Our team is dedicated to customizing efficient talent acquisition, recruitment marketing and employer branding solutions for flexible and remote employers of all types, industry, and sizes (government, non-profit and private sectors) designed to connect the best employers with the best talent they are looking to hire, inspire and retain. Through effective public outreach and partnership engagement we also work with strategic partners from all sectors such as Federal, state and local government, non-profit and across industry, to foster economic development opportunities through viable remote employment and job creation for communities like transitioning servicemembers, military spouses, rural communities, and working families. Founded in 2007, FlexJobs is dedicated to helping job seekers find a better way to work. We are a company full of passionate people who believe in the importance of remote and flexible jobs, and we are committed to providing a better way to find them. We think the old ways of working are rigid and broken. There is a better way to work.

Advises Senior Government Leaders on implementing successful strategies and initiatives In the areas of Cultural Transformation; Strategic Communications, Inclusive Leadership; and Employee Engagement. Organizational Health and Performance, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging;; Worklife and Wellness; and Change Management /Strategic Communications. Distills relevant workforce trends and insights into actionable, strategic priorities and communications plans to help strengthen the way teams work, connect, and collaborate across their organizations through enhancements to the way they work, communicate, innovate and collaborate to further the mission and deliver results.

Washington, Dc, Us

Directed the Strategic Communications, digital and public engagement portfolio for the United States Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS); DOL’s focal point for meeting veterans' employment, training, and job security needs. Facilitated all aspects of media inquiry, press contacts and relationships, public-facing outreach and communications.Appointed on behalf of the Secretary of Labor as the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to lead the Department of Labor’s Federal Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) with responsibility for compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to assess and make recommendations about employment and training needs and effective workforce integration with outreach to employers. Led collaboration alongside the Committee Chairman and Vice Chair, with Advisory Committee members who represented a diverse array of global leaders, non-profits, academia, business executives and public attendees with an interest in providing input that informed and shaped strategic Federal policy decisions and a broad range of government policies and services. As part of a new White House Executive Order, I led the creation of a new Military Spouse employment resource portal to help overcome the challenges of license and credential portability which significantly affects the viability of employment opportunities for the military family community.

Washington, Dc, Us

As part of the Total Rewards and Benefits team, I led the Agency's portfolio of flexible workplace policies and programs to include Telework, Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules, Employee Assistance Programs as well as the suite of flexible leave programs to include Paternity and Maternity leave. The primary purpose was to create innovate cutting edge policies and initiatives that position the CFPB as a model Federal workplace that delivers a flexible, supportive and inclusive environment that enables employees to bring their best to work and deliver the best service to the American public.

Washington, Dc, Us

As a PMC Fellow from USDA, assigned to OPM's HR Solutions, I provided exceptional human resources products and services to meet the dynamic needs of the Federal Government. As subject matter experts, we assist Federal agencies in achieving their missions by partnering with them to develop leaders, attract and build a high quality public sector workforce, and transform the agencies into high performing organizations. The HR Strategy and Evaluation Solutions (HRSES) provides strategies that help agencies plan and position for maximum performance. These include organizational strategies – workforce planning, organization design and classification, surveys, and program evaluation, as well as, strategies geared toward individual employees – succession planning, hiring and promotion, and performance management. Being Federal OPM employees themselves, HRSES psychologists and HR specialists have expert knowledge of and extensive experience with Federal policy and operating environments, and they have reach back capability to those who set Government-wide policy in these areas so they can design and deliver solutions uniquely right for Government.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for policy guidance, program oversight and new innovations and initiatives for leading the Department of Agriculture's Work/Life and Wellness Program portfolio. This includes assessing the use, expansion and promotion of Alternate and Flexible work arrangements, Telework, Remote and Mobile Work, Employee Assistance Programs, Health, Wellness and Fitness and for creating and leading the USDA's strategy for aligning those programs with strategic Human Resources Plans and Policy as well as with key Enterprise Business strategy. Responsible for creating a Model Federal Workplace for USDA employees across the globe.

Washington, D.C., Us

Led the "Model Federal Workplace" strategic communications and program initiatives for the Defense Intelligence Agency focused on impact, benefit and legal framework for fostering a diverse, inclusive and well represented workplace/workforce. Communication and outreach campaigns resulted in cross-cutting employee impact with regards to key diversity and human capital strategy and significant cost savings through creation of brand for the Conflict Management and Resolution program.

Washington, D.C., Us

Designed, wrote and communicated key human capital policies and outreach campaigns for the Defense Intelligence Agency. Initiatives included a monthly, online employee communications newsletter, flexible workplace program policy and support programs, and fostering a flexible, supportive and adaptive human capital communication strategy.

Washington, D.C., Us

Directed staff operations for a joint military personnel division in the National Intelligence Community. Integrated joint personnel operations with key civilian personnel programs and developed precedent setting policy and program support initiatives in support of deployment operations for both military and civilian employees, post 9/11.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Adjutant General: Military Personnel Officer specializing in pay, personnel administration, family and soldier deployment readiness, spouse and family support, recognition and rewards programs, personnel records management, evaluations and training.

M.P.A., Public Administration

B.A., Communication

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