Bethany Nelson, PHR

Experience

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  Fried Frank

  Jul 2005 - Oct 2007

  Catering Sales Manager

  • Oversee daily functions of in-house catering needs for 40 conference rooms and 25 coffee/pantry areas.• Coordinated with administrative associates, attorney associates and partners for each event’s or meeting’s catering needs. • Prepared daily BEOs for kitchen and catering staff, placed orders for special items with outside vendors; including rental equipment, additional staff, special order food items, etc• Attended regular weekly manager meetings to assist with needs of staff and daily operations. Conducted BEO meeting to ensure high level of customer care executed by staff • Recruit and hire candidates for open positions within catering and dining room staff, attended job fairs, online job ad placement and referrals. Perform initial interview, extend job offers, complete new hire paperwork, and on-site job training• Generate invoices for daily, weekly, and quarterly billing for all catering functions. Reconciled generated invoices with P&L statements for analytical reports for corporate offices• Assist with daily operations of dining room including cash handling, P&L statement generation, and inventory/ordering• Handle payroll and HR issues (including initial hire paperwork, create job posting, review applications, set up and conduct interview, extend job offers), take corrective action with staff when needed Show less

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  Bethany Nelson Catering

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2025

  Owner

  • Created curriculum for cooking classes appropriate for children ages 5-18 years old in order for them to understand how to properly use knives, stove top and ovens safely• Create and managed budget, accurately tracking profitability by monitoring revenue and expenses. Oversee events from planning, purchasing, meal preparation, delivery, serving and clean up. Hire, train and manage temporary staff to meet the needs of each event• Customize sales contracts for various clients, collect and document funds. Plan menus according to customer dietary requirements, preferences and budgets Show less

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  Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

  May 2020 - Dec 2022

  Human Resources

  • Maintain accurate records and documentation regarding attendance policy non-compliance, verify job abandonments and process separation paperwork, assist supervisors with point disputes with Work Force Management by validation of daily attendance. Make decisions regarding separation of associate due to attendance point levels.Analyze attendance data to determine patterns of attendance of employees and make recommendations to supervisors regarding those trends found. Manage dispute claims from employees in regards to their suspensions and separations.• Assist payroll department with final checks for separated employees following different state’s final pay laws, providing effective dates and term reasons, receive manually printed checks and ensure that they are sent priority shipping to the correct employee, Sit in on Unemployment hearings for separated associates who are contesting their unemployment benefit determined by their state.• Initial point of contact for new hires and employees with a variety of HR questions providing accurate responses regarding attendance and/or leave, benefits, and payroll requiring a good working knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws.• Work with the ADA/Leave team to ensure that employee separation requests are processed correctly.• Assist with onboarding process, verification of I-9 documents, prepare on-site training and new employee materials for new hires • Maintain the process of suspension requests including creation of deliverables used in training new supervisors (Powerpoint presentation and SOPs). Coach supervisors of existing and updated suspension process to ensure compliance.• Contributing member of the company’s community outreach committee, including teaching a cooking class for the local chapter of 100 Black Men.• Perform general administrative functions for HR staff Show less

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  Giving Home Healthcare

  Jan 2023 - Sept 2024

  Human Resources Generalist

  True Strategic HR Generalist/Associate Business Partner, with a focus on Employee Relations including investigations, performance management, payroll processing, attendance management and tracking, Unemployment, Worker's Compensation, Leave Administration, Onboarding, Off boarding, writing and updating company policies, Training development and presentation and other HR Compliance.

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  Animal Health Partners, LLC

  Jan 2025 - now

  Human Resources Director