Katania Salomon Baker
USA
Summary
Resourceful Specialist offering expertise in corporate event planning, community partnerships and colleague engagement, problem solving and customer service. Adept at quickly learning new technologies and processes for driving success. Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects and developing innovative solutions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Diversity Specialist
Point32Health
05.2022 - Current
- Co-manage nine employee resource groups, providing operational and logistic leadership and guidance for company events and programming
- Conduct content and written communication review and editing for various employee resource group content distribution
- Lead in designing, planning, and launch of monthly company wide cultural and awareness day events for hybrid organization. Including communications, external and internal stakeholder preparations, audio/video support, and decor design.
- Increased employee engagement by developing innovative content and event activities .
- Track and manage budget and expenses for employee resource groups and special projects.
- Implement and guide employee resource group trainings for employee resource group board leaders
- Design and implement process templates and written communication guidelines that streamlined workflows across teams.
- Optimized inventory management, minimizing waste and reducing costs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time and within budget.
Human Resource Business Partner
Point32Health
10.2019 - 05.2022
- Coached managers on effective employee relations strategies to address workplace conflicts proactively in accordance to company policy.
- Managed complex employee relations issues to promote a healthy workplace culture.
- Collaborated with compensation partners to the workforce planning process organizational work structure
- Led management of unemployment claims utilizing company vendor
- Partnered with management in the development of new and revised job descriptions
- Maintained confidential nature of employee and company proprietary and privileged information used or observed in course of performing job duties.
- Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances, and other sensitive issues and prepared position statements for EEOC.
- Facilitated effective communication between management and staff, fostering a positive work environment.
- Optimized workforce planning and resource allocation for improved operational efficiency in collaboration with compensation partners
- Conducted exit interviews with employees leaving company to gauge areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
Senior Human Resource Generalist
Harbor Health Services
04.2017 - 10.2019
- Responsible for supporting 300+ employees at 5 locations
- Provided support and guidance to 15+ managers for multiple sites
- Facilitated new-hire orientation with key stakeholders
- Completed salary evaluation recommendations for potential hires
- Addressed employee relations in a manner that is consistent with company policy and applicable laws and regulations
- Conducted thorough investigations into workplace complaints, resolving conflicts fairly and efficiently while maintaining confidentiality.
- Managed benefits administration, ensuring compliance with federal regulations while optimizing employee satisfaction through competitive offerings.
- Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.
- Maintained personnel records and statistical data to establish accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
- Mediated employee disputes to find mutually beneficial resolutions while maintaining positive relationships between parties involved.
Education
Bachelors -
University of Massachusetts
Skills
- Event Planning
- Drafting
- Reviewing
- Editing
- Event vendor sourcing
- Consultation
- Collaboration
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Employee engagement
- Full cycle recruiting
- Social media recruiting
- Networking
- Applicant Tracking System
- Training & Development
- ADP Workforce Now
- PeopleSoft
- Lawson
- Kronos
- Expert Problem Solving
- Advanced Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Written Communication
- Project Planning
- Management collaboration
Accomplishments
Organized multiple engaging corporate cultural awareness programming which led to over 2000+ employee attendance.
Projects
Economic Inclusion Summit, Collaborate with various stakeholders in planning, coordination, and execution Latino DEI Summit, Collaborate with various stakeholders in planning, coordination, and execution
Languages
Haitian Creole
Professional Working
Timeline
Senior Diversity Specialist
Point32Health
05.2022 - Current
Human Resource Business Partner
Point32Health
10.2019 - 05.2022
Senior Human Resource Generalist
Harbor Health Services
04.2017 - 10.2019
Bachelors -
University of Massachusetts
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