Korina Walach
Plainfield,IL
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Program & Volunteer Coordinator
GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley
Aurora, IL
2025.07 - 2026.05
- Recruit, onboard, train, and schedule volunteers for programs, events, and special initiatives.
- Coordinate and oversee all Playhouse programs—ensuring they are well-staffed, mission-aligned, and impactful.
- Build strong relationships with families to understand their needs and adapt programming accordingly.
- Collaborate with program leaders to develop engaging, purposeful activities that meet GiGi’s standards.
- Support special events and fundraising activities with volunteer coordination and logistical planning.
- Maintain program calendars, attendance records, and volunteer databases to ensure smooth operations.
- Recognize and celebrate volunteer contributions through appreciation events and ongoing communication.
HR Shared Services Analyst / Recruiting Coordinator
Huron Consulting Group
Chicago, USA
2023.01 - 2025.05
- Prepare offer letters, initiate and monitor confidential background checks, and conduct all required follow-up through the hiring process.
- Managed candidate interview process, ensuring positive experience throughout.
- Work with a high sense of urgency to schedule and coordinate phone, video, and in person interviews.
- Managed Workday to enhance workflow efficiency in recruitment. to maintain the workflow of recruiting operations.
- Devised and implemented new recruiting strategies, including scheduling tool and international travel tracking system.
- Monitored medical requirements and provided attestations for parties.
Paralegal Specialist
US Army National Guard
Chicago, USA
2017.11 - 2023.11
- Provided comprehensive legal and administrative support across criminal, family, international, civil, administrative, contract, and fiscal law.
- Assisted judges, Army lawyers, and unit commanders with legal matters, facilitating efficient judicial processes.
- Draft and process military legal documents including courts-martial paperwork.
- Drafted wills, separation degrees, and power of attorney documents, ensuring legal compliance for family law needs.
Front End Supervisor
Sam's Club
Montgomery, USA
2021.10 - 2022.04
- Achieved sales goals and business objectives by motivating staff.
- Updated schedules to ensure optimal staffing for peak customer demands, improving service efficiency.
- Trained junior employees on operational and sales strategies while managing high guest volume, enhancing customer service quality.
- Delegated tasks to employees according to shift needs and individual strengths to enhance team productivity.
- Monitored cash drawers in multiple checkout stations to verify adequate cash supply.
Human Resource Expert
Target
Oswego, USA
2019.10 - 2020.01
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
- Assessed and filtered resumes to identify qualified candidates for open positions.
- Advocated for personnel by gathering feedback and facilitating conflict resolution with managers.
- Created and optimized employee schedules to ensure adequate shift coverage.
Education
High School Diploma -
OSWEGO EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Oswego, IL2018-05
Skills
- Volunteer management
- Recruitment strategies
- Hiring processes
- Program management
- Customer service
- Effective communication
Activities
- Volunteer, Feed My Starving Children - Social Services, Aurora, IL, Member
- The American Legion, Veteran Support
Accomplishments
- Waubonsee Community College - GPA: 3.74/4.0; President’s List 2023-2024
- COVID-19 Vaccine Mission, Army National Guard, 01/21, 06/21: The Illinois National Guard set up, manned and operated state supported vaccination sites across the state in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Emergency Management Agency and local health departments. Mobile vaccination teams operated throughout the state in conjunction with local health departments scheduling vaccination clinics. Overall, the Illinois National Guard supported the vaccination mission in 71 of Illinois' 102 counties at 639 vaccine locations in 241 communities.
Timeline
Program & Volunteer Coordinator
GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley
2025.07 - 2026.05
HR Shared Services Analyst / Recruiting Coordinator
Huron Consulting Group
2023.01 - 2025.05
Front End Supervisor
Sam's Club
2021.10 - 2022.04
Human Resource Expert
Target
2019.10 - 2020.01
Paralegal Specialist
US Army National Guard
2017.11 - 2023.11
High School Diploma -
OSWEGO EAST HIGH SCHOOL