Barbara Murphy-Warrington

Experience

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  Attorney General of New Jersey, Civil Division

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1986

  Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey Transit Corporation

  Reported to Division Head; counsel to New Jersey Transit Corporation (a quasi-public/private corporation) in areas of federal and state litigation with regard to tax exemption, condemnation, contract disputes, employment, and labor union matters. Led real estate negotiations for corporation’s multi-million dollar real estate holdings pertaining to leases and joint venture developments.

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  The Ford Foundation

  Apr 1986 - Apr 1998

  Deputy manager of 17-member global HR function, serving staff located in U.S. and 16 field offices for Ford (one of the largest private foundations in the world established with Ford Motor stock), and liaison to country representatives of field offices on local human resources matters and employment-related issues.Led geographically-dispersed work team that revised expatriate policies and procedures pertaining to shipping and foreign office hiring of international consultants, resulting in cost and processing efficiencies. Realigned HR processes with Foundation’s organizational goals, mission, and diversity leadership development needs Show less

  • Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources

    Apr 1996 - Apr 1998

  • Resident Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

    Apr 1986 - Apr 1996
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  CARE USA

  Apr 1998 - Apr 2005

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

  Established and maintained integrated HR management framework, delivered through decentralized network of HR professionals, for 12,000 employees in 45 countries for CARE (one of the world’s largest international non-governmental organizations engaged in economic development, health, and governance). Managed operating budget, averaging $4.5M and staff of 15 to 20, and provided indirect leadership to regional HR leadership globally. • Led development of global leadership summit connected to Care’s new vision and brand repositioning; redesigned and implemented Care’s leadership strategic initiative to increase diversity of country office leadership, resulting in Society for Human Resource Management recognition of Care’s innovative approach to international diversity.• Crafted and implemented business case for virtual, global corporate university (CARE Academy), the first of its kind in the international non-governmental arena, that provided on-line professional development to national and international staff in over 30 countries; and secured $1.65M start-up funding for the Academy.• Led global change processes in area of leadership and management development which contributed to reduced EEOC compliance claims, a 66% reduction in annual avoidable turnover (over 3 years), and improved employee-engagement survey results. Implemented new strategic vision for global HR and realigned HR to deliver customized HR service, based upon advancing CARE’s new human rights mission framework and core values. Show less

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  Catholic Health East

  Apr 2005 - Apr 2007

  Vice President, Human Resources

  Led overall enhancement, development, and leadership of HR and organizational effectiveness function across CHE (a multi- state, healthcare system with 50,000-plus employees--now Trinity Health). Managed $3.5M operating budget and staff of 10; provided indirect leadership to system’s 19 local and regional HR heads. Served on CHE’s senior operating team; and led the Business Process Redesign Steering Committee.• Designed and led processes with CHE’s executive team, regional CEOs and board chairs, which resulted in articulating CHE’s its first diversity leadership strategy and initiative. • Implemented leadership competencies and development framework to support operating units in preparing diverse leaders to effectively implement CHE’s vision 2017.• Developed CHE’s first system-wide framework for managing change, adopted for use across the system.• Conceived and implemented CHE’s first system-wide HR strategic framework and key performance indicators. Show less

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  The MiraLite Group

  Apr 2007 - Jun 2011

  Principal

  (Period - 2007 to 2009; 2010 to 2011) Founded profitable consulting practice providing strategic management services in areas of executive and leadership coaching; organizational/culture change; diversity and inclusion; and human resources (HR) strategy, operations, and development. .Client industries: chemicals; energy; financial; healthcare; higher education; nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); pharmaceuticals; and professional services. Representative engagements: developed change leadership model and trained regional and system board members and the executive team of a large healthcare system; engaged by leaders of two global pharmaceuticals (USA and UK), a university, and a global chemical company to coach/advise high potential emerging leaders; and developed and presented a diversity business case and strategy to a large healthcare system’s executive team. Adjunct Professor, Arcadia University MBA Program - taught “Managing a Global Workforce”. Show less

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  Janney Montgomery Scott

  Jul 2009 - Oct 2010

  Senior Vice President & Director, Human Resources

  Responsible for overall restructure and leadership of Human Resources (HR) function for Janney (a multi-state1900-employee, mid-size financial services firm). Managed $2M operating budget and staff of 10. Member of Janney’s Executive and Business Conduct Committees.• Increased strategic effectiveness of the HR function in areas of diversity recruitment, compensation, and performance management; created employee relations focus with customized complaint and investigation processes; and implemented an HR business partner model to align to needs of Janney’s retail financial advisory and capital markets businesses. • Implemented Janney’s first performance-appraisal and talent-management processes; designed Janney’s first change- management model and training module; and selected and implemented an e-recruitment and applicant-tracking solution.• Devised and implemented new information technology staff competency, compensation, and talent assessment structure, resulting in significantly increased customer satisfaction and positive feedback on IT effectiveness. Show less

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  Girl Scouts of Greater New York

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2017

  Chief Executive Officer

  Oversaw an annual operating and capital budget of $10M. Reported to Board President and worked with 33+ member Board.• Led board visioning process that led to strategies focused on growth, advocacy, sustaining diversity of girls served (70% of whom were low income) and adoption of GSGNY’s first multi-million-dollar campaign, successfully completing $5M first-phase of capital campaign.• Led implementation of new evidence-based programs, e.g., the Girl Scout Leadership Institute that prepares high school girls (a significant percentage from low-income families of color) to be tomorrow’s leaders; Breaking the Code (a computer science program offered in low-income middle school girls), recognized in September 2016 by President Obama’s “Computer Science for All” initiative & presented at the spring 2017 South by Southwest Educational Conference; Urban Day Camp taking low-income urban girls into the “great outdoors”; and launch of Troop 6000 taking Girl Scouting into NYC homeless shelters (featured on front cover of NY Times, April 12, 2017). Achieved 50-100% funding of new programs within 2 years of launch.• Launched first-ever NYC-focused advocacy campaign on issues of low-income NYC city girls of color based upon the Girl Scout Research Institute report, State of Girls: Unfinished Business (2013). Organization was invited to serve on NYC Council Speaker-convened working group to address issues of low-income women and girls and co-led development of leadership recommendations, resulting in first-ever $20M+ city-private foundation funding.• Revitalized GSGNY partnership with critical base of 8,500 volunteers and local officials, creating more collaboration and opportunities for volunteer engagement and visibility of program impact in NYC.• Engaged department leadership in developing and implementing operating plans that reversed inherited organizational under-performance, resulting in coveted 4-Star Charity Navigator Award in FY2014 and FY2016. Show less

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  The MiraLite Group LLC

  Aug 2017 - now

  Principal Consultant

  Consulting practice providing strategic management services in adaptive/principle-centered leadership; anti-racism, equity & inclusion; culture transformation; coaching emerging women leaders; organizational change; policy and advocacy on issues facing low-income girls and women; human resources strategy operations, and development. Public-speaking and writing on related topics. Client industries included local governments; nonprofits and non-governmental organizations; energy; health-care; chemical; higher education; and professional services. See website: Https://www.miralitegroup.com. Show less