University Of California, Santa Cruz

Acalanes High School

Sr. HR Business Partner at GitHub

San Francisco, California

GitHub

Senior HR Business Partner - Employee Relations

Senior HR Manager - Global Operations

Managed HR operations and global benefits program in 15 countries for 1,000+ employees. Also, oversaw employee onboarding and team off-site programs. Managed a team of seven.

HR Manager - Global Operations & Benefits

Progressed from coordinator level, to manager, and then to senior manager within a five-year period. Led People Operations for an 80+ person org with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London, reporting directly to the Executive team.  Partnered with the Executive team to design and manage global people-related strategy, programs and processes that supported TaskRabbit’s overall business goals and team development needs. •Influenced all levels of the organization by establishing trusting, highly communicative relationships. •Operated with a high sense of urgency and initiative; proactively anticipated issues and provided viable, alternative solutions to the business•Owned and refined performance management to keep the team aligned with the company’s goals. Identified skill gaps and training needs to ensure employees were being supported and developed.•Crafted ways to gauge and address employee satisfaction, improve communication and cohesion between teams and offices. •Partnered with the legal team to ensure full compliance with current and future laws to minimize riskKey accomplishments:•Led company through an acquisition by IKEA•Developed and launched TaskRabbit’s first Diversity & Inclusion plan. Partnered with the Congressional Black Caucus.•Created the company’s first annual Learning and Development program•Revamped the performance review process and compensation philosophy to meet team development and business needs•Launched satellite offices in London and New York•Rolled out company’s first engagement survey•Established TaskRabbit’s first leave policies, including parental leaveCulture & Office Manager, Jan. 2012-Aug. 2013Developed and led culture initiatives, planned and executed all company events, and oversaw facilities/vendor management and negotiations, assisting HR Director.

TaskRabbit

Head of People Operations - HR Business Partner

Provided event planning and administrative assistance for the 2012 Barack Obama campaign.•Assisted with the coordination and management of a variety of events for groups ranging from 50-1,000 guests including fundraisers, phone banks and visits with elected officials.•Provided executive assistance to the Political Director. Responsibilities included scheduling and making travel arrangements, conducting research and compiling data for presentations, liaising with political figures to help launch campaign initiatives.

Obama for America

Events & Administrative Assistant

Coordinated events and provided administrative support to 5 grant funded programs within the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Division at UC Berkeley.•Managed the Dean’s office.  Responsible for all administrative functions including purchasing, overseeing budgets and supervising student staff. Maintained facilities and managed vendor relations.•Coordinated, marketed and managed national conferences and workshops focused on increasing the diversity of graduate students within the math and science fields. Events ranged from 70-500 guests.

University of California, Berkeley

Event Coordinator & Program Assistant

- Assisted with management of the tasting room and led tastings and processed sales•Coordinated events at winery including weddings and other private gatherings•Responsible for all communications to wine club members

Periscope Cellars

Tasting Room and Event Assistant

Planned, coordinated and executed all events, on and off-site. Events ranged from 2-500 guests and included corporate, pharmaceutical, government, winery/hotel clients, as well as tour groups. Events ranged from full-scale dinners to less formal stand-up receptions and events geared toward clients on a budget.•Responsibilities included menu and theme planning, budgeting, billing and coordination with outside vendors•Marketing responsibilities included advertising at local hotels, wineries and festivals•Coordinated and managed multiple events at different locations daily including weddings, corporate events and private parties

Napa Valley Grille, Tavistock Restaurants, LLC

Event Sales Coordinator

Assisted with the planning and coordination of a 5 day conference hosted by World Wildlife Fund, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard.•Helped to plan a variety of evening social events during the conference. Negotiated contracts with venues and managed vendors.•Coordinated 200 hotel reservations for attendees•Responded to attendees' needs and questions during the conference

Climate Camp 2008

Event Coordinator

Provided administrative support and events assistance for the College 9 Academic Advisor's office at UC Santa Cruz.

Emily Bergen