Alice Kennedy, CSSR, CDR - AIRS Certified

Experience

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  Kennedy Management Resources, Inc. "Home of Diversity Theatre"

  Jul 1997 - now

  Owner

  Multicultural and diversity sensitivity workshops and consulting. Providing customized, interactive workshops by a live theatre format with facilitated discussions. Issues covered include racism, sexism, ageism, social economics, classism, homophobia, physical and mental abilities, religion, and other personal prejudices in the workplace.

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  Kentwood Public Schools

  Aug 1997 - now

  Sub Varsity Coach - Boys and Girls Tennis

  Responsible for athletes’ skills building, strategies, teamwork, communications, safety, and overall development of players to prepare them for Varsity level competition. Teaching tennis lessons for children 3rd - 8th grades through EK's KIDS program.

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  Cascade Engineering

  Jan 1999 - now

  Consultant--Diversity Theatre

  Provide diversity workshops, violence prevention, cultural sensitivity training, and translation services.

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  Irwin

  Jan 2001 - now

  Consultant--Diversity Theatre

  Provide diversity workshops, cultural sensitivity workshops.

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  Herman Miller

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Consultant--Diversity Theatre

  Provide diversity workshops, cultural sensitivity workshops.

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  American Seating Company

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Consultant--Diversity Theatre

  Provide diversity workshops, cultural sensitivity workshops.

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  Gordon Food Service

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2020

  • Developing relationships with individuals through attracting, engaging, and recruiting diverse talent to Gordon Food Service.• Designing strategies and recruitment processes to find top talent for ‘difficult to recruit’ positions.• Building a network of resources of community organizations that can assist in providing diverse talent.• Actively seeking candidates through networking, cold calling, emails, referrals. complex internet searches and research.I am deliberate in seeking out diverse candidates to bring to the interviewing and hiring process to ensure all qualified candidates are considered. Show less • Led a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists for our centralized recruiting department.• Designed strategies and recruitment processes to find top talent for the Store Division.• Executed the talent sourcing and recruiting campaigns.• Worked with internal teams and hiring managers to assist with recruitment efforts for our store management openings as well as our Store Division home office openings.• Identified, assessed and engaged non applicant through proactive recruitment techniques.• Developed a network of resources with our field teams to engage and partner with local community resources to assist in our hiring efforts.• Created processes to enhance the candidate experience.I am deliberate in seeking out diverse candidates to bring to the interviewing and hiring process to ensure all qualified candidates are considered. Show less

  • Talent Acquisition Sourcer

    May 2016 - Jun 2020

  • Talent Acquisition Supervisor - Store Division

    Jul 2014 - May 2016