Strategic Planning

• Successfully developed and employed a strategic plan for the HRSA, which included building a learning culture by developing academic events to promote growth, student engagement, and learning; Increased retention and membership by 50% YOY; recognized as a dedicated leader who delivered results even through the difficult transitions of COVID-19

• Rewrote the mission, vision and goals and found creative ways of communicating the HRSA strategy to the executive team to build a stronger more cohesive culture

• Created a team of 15 students in the HRSA executive; developed an organizational chart with the VP and President leading teams in events, learning and development, communications and marketing, finance, and recruitment and retention

Leadership

• Demonstrated leadership as the single point of contact and liaison between the faculty at two campuses; kept faculty apprised of volunteer engagement in curriculum-run events; gained a reputation as an effective and passionate leader with a can-do spirit 

• Led monthly meetings and communicated strategic plans and semester initiatives, conducted brainstorming activities, received department reports on departmental initiatives, and received and gave feedback 

• Managed 26-30 HRSA Interviewers to critique over 600 Pro Edge students in 20+ classes with multiple professors every semester;  recruited, trained and certified each volunteer, managed the schedule and picked up the slack, to ensure success.

• Managed 25-30 volunteers to facilitate the Supply Chain Distribution Game in multiple Operations Management classes (300+ students) over two weeks annually; recruited, communicated with stakeholders (department head, class professors, HRSA volunteers), managed schedule and picked up slack to guarantee success

• Participated in the Annual General Meeting (AGM); discussed and voted on proposed amendments from the board of directors; participated in every semester All Presidents meeting with the Sheridan Student Union (SSU)

People Operations and Recuitment

• Managed the employee life cycle in the HRSA team from on-boarding to off-boarding; motivated and increased engagement through growth talks and feedback, personal development activities, and recognition

• Spearhead the mock Interview initiative in the HRSA, conducted over 300 mock interviews virtually and in person, critiqued over 100 resumes and facilitated job search training sessions for students preparing for co-ops, internships or careers over three years 

• Participated in each semesters club fair, developed an engaging themed display, talked to people, ran draws, games and information sessions to promote the Association

• Created a recruitment video to brand the association and increase membership for volunteer activities

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

• Spearheaded and performed as the Master of Ceremonies at a two-day virtual conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; the event had students, alumni and professionals in attendance and went international

Succession Planning

• Developed a succession plan for the HRSA executive members by recognizing the inevitability of significant turnover year to year, mentored and coached student executives, including my replacement in the HRSA

Entrepreneurial Spirt

• Seized an opportunity to move the semestrial mock interview process into a completely virtual environment due to the impact of the pandemic; developed new training material for the virtually recorded interviews. Trained and managed 26 HRSA Interviewers to critique 640 Pro Edge students in 20 classes with 11 professors in the spring semester

Event Planning

• Led a team of student executives in the organization of multiple events and learning activities to increase the knowledge and understanding of HR; mock interviews, job search seminars, resume critiques, training facilitation, mindfulness sessions, TED Talks, leadership seminars and annual conference

• Under my direction, Evolution-21 had five keynote speakers, 18 session speakers, 18 expo booths, speed networking and fun break activities; all the speakers related their topics to equity, inclusion and diversity, and mental health as we prepared to emerge from the pandemic

• Participated in the College orientation and new student tour events, and the SSU all club events like the Club fair. The HRSA was the largest and most active club at Sheridan under my direction

Creativity

• Sparked my creativity in the theme and naming of the two-day virtual conference "Evolution-21 Emerge, Embrace and Empower!"; equated the conference topic to many species of butterflies emerging from their chrysalis as we emerged from the isolation of the pandemic

L&D - Training Facilitation

• Facilitated discussions and educational sessions on emerging HR topics and practices; developed training material and trained student volunteers to facilitate the supply chain distribution game and mock Interview critiques

L&D - Course Development

• Developed training material and trained student volunteers in person and through an e-learning course to facilitate the Supply Chain Distribution Game annually

• Directed student executive members in the development of e-learning material for in-person mock interviews, Interviewer training. Used an online platform to train the trainer so student volunteers could do training in their own time

• Took the mock interviews virtual for COVID, created e-learning training programs for the interviewers and interviewees, trained and managed 30 volunteers; put 640 students through LinkedIn, and two interview critiques

HRPA Case Competition

• Organized and participated in the HRPA Case Compaction; recruited a professor to coach the team; participated in over 25 hours of training, with four other team members

Marketing & Branding

• Led the communications team in the creation of promotional material in both traditional and online media to promote activities and increase membership; increased membership by 45% in one semester to 150 members

• Developed a recruitment video for the HRSA to recruit new members in an online world. More than doubled membership within three weeks of its release from 45 to 102 members.​

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