Ligia Holmes
Cleburne,TX
Summary
Compassionate and knowledgeable Human Resources leader with extensive denominational acumen, impactful HR initiatives that enhanced employee engagement and optimized organizational efficiency. Expertise in employee relations, fostering positive workplace culture, and conflict resolution.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Resources Director
Southwestern Adventist University
07.2023 - 01.2025
- Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.
- Deliver and manage onboarding procedures to facilitate smooth transitions for new hires into the organization.
- Implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, and university regulations.
- Conducted thorough compensation analyses to maintain adequate pay structures within the university and NAD standards.
- Monitored administration of benefits program to maintain compliance with employee insurance program.
- Answered employee inquiries regarding leave, health, and retirement benefits.
- Conducted exit interviews to better understand reasons why employees were separating from company.
- Edited user-friendly employee handbook by adapting and updating policies and procedures that were relevant and much easier to manage.
- Educated new employees on company policy and updated Employee Handbook.
- Processed employee claims involving performance issues and harassment.
- Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and grievance investigations.
- Updated Service Records and established new procedures for annual distribution and review.
Executive Assistant
Northeastern Conference of SDA
07.1999 - 06.2023
- Facilitate professional development based on the power of feedback
- Track and maintain updated list of retired workers
- process educational subsidy benefits for dependent children of employees and ensure accounting process for billing
- Coordinate relocation for benefit for transfer, new hires, and retired workers
- Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
- Maintained confidentiality with sensitive documents, ensuring proper storage and distribution as needed.
- Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
Education
Ph.D. - Business Administration
Universidad De Montemorelos
Nuevo León, Mexico05.2019
Master of Science - Social Work
Aldelphi University
Garden City, NY06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
York College
Jamaica, NY06.2010
Skills
- Onboarding process
- Employee Relations
- Grievance handling
- New Employee Training
- Talent Acquisition
- Compensation and benefits
- NAD Policy Compliance
Certification
- SHRM-CP - Certification in progress
Timeline
Human Resources Director
Southwestern Adventist University
07.2023 - 01.2025
Executive Assistant
Northeastern Conference of SDA
07.1999 - 06.2023
- SHRM-CP - Certification in progress
Ph.D. - Business Administration
Universidad De Montemorelos
Master of Science - Social Work
Aldelphi University
Bachelor of Science - Social Work
York College
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