University of Washington

Saddleback College

Early Achievers Coach at Child Care Resources

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Executive Assistant

• Managed calendaring and travel for the Managing Director of a Strategic Consulting team, coordinating with internal leaders and a diverse portfolio of external partners.
• Oversaw budget analysis for 9 Senior Directors, ensuring precise handling of invoices, expenses, and travel-related items.
• Coordinated nationwide travel events, handling contracts, transportation, catering, technical support, and team socials for large professional groups.

Casey Family Programs

Administrative Specialist

•	Directed a team of up to 26 Recruiting Coordinators (RCs) to support recruiting activities in Alexa. 
•	Oversaw a manager-in-training cohort of 4 IC - RC Leads. 
•	Facilitated support for up to 85 recruiters, resulting in effective scheduling of 9,000+ interview events.
•	Provided management oversight for creating an executive scheduling SOP, and automated scheduling SOP. 
•	Conducted ongoing interviews for contract, contract to perm, and direct hire RCs. 
•	Led the Devices Career Pathing Program.
•	Provided ongoing data and metrics reports to recruiting stakeholders.

Amazon

Recruiting Manager I

•	Scheduled  300+ Phone and Onsite interviews.
•	Consistently exceeded RC performance metrics for service level agreements.
•	Facilitated new hire training.
•	Mentored up to 4 contract RCs.
•	Sourced, screened, and interviewed candidates for contract RC roles.
•	Directed a 'Tiger Team' of 5 RCs to fill 1249 interviewer slots across Tech/Non-Tech roles.
•	Recognized by management for having a high level of ownership, an ability to create solutions to improve experiences for internal and external customers.

Recruiting Coordinator

•	Created ongoing quality improvement plans for a caseload of 50+ Early Learning providers.
•	Onboarded new providers, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.
•	Created a strategic partnership with Seattle Public Schools to link resources to providers.
•	Ensured ongoing data integrity in Provider HRIS Portals.
•	Created and led a diversity and inclusion training, attended ongoing racial equity learning events.

BrightSpark Early Learning Services

Quality Assurance Coach

• Managed a team of 3 direct and 15 indirect reports, supporting programming for 300+ participants across multiple programs.
• Coordinated with public and private colleges to engage a steady pipeline of entry level candidates via ongoing job and career fairs.
• Assisted hiring managers in revising job descriptions to attract top talent, providing oversight throughout the hiring and onboarding process to ensure a positive candidate experience.

Associated Recreation Council

Area Manager

• Managed job post creation, sourcing, screening, interviewing, onboarding, and training for 6 program sites with an average of 8+ direct hires per month.
• Utilized effective sourcing and recruitment tactics to maintain a strong pool of talent for on-call support to eliminate staffing gaps across summer programs.
• Oversaw implementation of youth & family program offerings, working in partnership with Seattle Public Schools to promote and market to the community.
• Curated and facilitated ongoing learning and development for audiences of 50+, providing training on risk management, program management, and customer experience.

Desiree Squires