Experience

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  Saint louis community college at slate missouri job center

  Jun 2000 - Jun 2007

  Career counselor

  Assisted job seekers with developing job searching strategies, resume' development, career development, interviewing skills, and offering re-training opportunities via WIA federal funding when applicable. Specialty working with mass lay off job seekers from Macy's, TWA, GM, Ford, Pfizer, Monsanto, and Goodfellow Federal Accounting Department. Provided career and skill assessments when needed.

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  St. louis community college/st. louis agency on training and employment/ missouri job center

  Jun 2007 - Oct 2017

  Program manager/manager business development dept.

  Formerly the Manager of the Business Development Department for the Missouri Job Center at SLATE (St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment), located in downtown St. Louis. Our department provided local businesses with various business support services including recruitment, pre-screening, assessments and referrals of qualified applicants. We worked with businesses in any industry and any size. I had a staff of 5 Business Development Reps and one Educational Assistant. I was also the Program Manager for St. Louis Community College staffing contract that are located within the Missouri Job Center's in the city of St. Louis. The college staff at SLATE consists of up to 14 professionals and 23 support staff. Show less

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  Paraquad

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2021

  Employment services manager

  Manager for Paraquads' Employment Services department specializing in business engagement, educated businesses on best practices when recruiting and hiring people from diverse populations, developed strategic partnerships with other Community Based Organizations (CBO's), and funding sources like Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation and Department of Mental Health. Trained Employment Specialists on resume' development, business engagement, processes and protocols for funding and CARF requirements. Assisted job seekers who had barriers to employment on how to maneuver on line applications, ace interviews, job fairs, resume' development, cover letters and navigate networking events to increase employment outcomes. Provided Paraquad with recruitment, case management, strategic planning, and follow up for their two training programs for people with different abilities. Was able to bring in more referrals from funding sources by strengthening partnerships and collaborating. Bloom Café was an onsite culinary training program and café and was Project Manager for LaunchCode training program, organizing recruitment and referrals to LaunchCode Coding program for people with different abilities, especially those on the Autism spectrum. Was able to reduce redundant paperwork and cleaned up processes to allow Employment Specialists more time to work with individuals instead of managing paperwork through strategic planning with our business team. Show less

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  St. clair county intergovernmental grants department

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2023

  Business representative

  Working within Workforce Development assisting businesses with their needs and much more! Marketed all business service programs offered by Workforce Development grants including; On the Job Training reimbursements, Paid Work Experience, Apprenticeships, sourcing, and recruiting assistance. Connected employers to job seekers via training programs and job fairs.

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  Saint clair county intergovernmental grants department

  Sept 2023 - now

  Regional apprenticeship navigator edr 9

  Establish and build sector and regional partnerships among many stakeholders with the common goal of growing and maintaining their talent pipeline. Assist businesses and training providers with navigating the state and federal Apprenticeship programs to reap the benefits of retention and talent building within their organizations. Utilize Talent Pipeline Management to ensure positive ROI and strategic partnerships.