Lolita Sorensen
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Strategic and results-driven SHRM-certified Human Resources professional with experience supporting employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational development, training coordination, and executive administration across healthcare, higher education, nonprofit, and corporate environments. Proven ability to partner with leadership to improve workforce performance, support organizational change, strengthen employee engagement, and streamline operational processes. Skilled in investigations, performance management, onboarding, workforce transitions, and cross-functional communication.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Ministry Project Coordinator
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Minneapolis
08.2024 - Current
- Coordinate 25 ministry programs, worship services, retreats, and community outreach initiatives while ensuring seamless logistics and strong participant engagement.
- Developed and implemented organizational processes that improved workflow efficiency, strengthened ministry alignment, and streamlined church-wide communications and requests.
- Created and manage a financial tracking system that improved budget oversight, financial compliance, and leadership visibility into organizational spending.
- Manage daily church office operations, including scheduling, volunteer coordination, communications, and confidential record maintenance.
- Serve as a liaison between congregation members, ministry leaders, staff, and volunteers to support ministry goals and operational effectiveness.
Employee Business Partner / HR Specialist
Robert Half Contract Opportunities
Minneapolis
10.2020 - 01.2024
- Partnered with leadership to address employee relations matters, performance concerns, and corrective action processes while minimizing organizational risk.
- Conducted investigations and supported managers in performance improvement planning and workforce transition activities.
- Facilitated employee leave and return-to-work processes for Canadian operations while ensuring compliance and communication continuity.
- Assisted leaders with succession planning and organizational continuity initiatives.
- Developed interview questions and evaluated candidates to support hiring decisions and talent acquisition goals.
- Designed and coordinated employee training sessions using learning management systems and WebEx platforms.
- Created employee feedback surveys and tracked training metrics to measure effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
- Clients:
Training and Development Specialist (Direct Hire)
Medtronic
Minneapolis, MN
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Collaborated with global business leaders to implement f employee training and development initiatives.
- Coordinated logistics for global training programs, including travel, accommodations, catering, inventory, and virtual learning sessions.
- Managed communication efforts for participants, managers, presenters, and stakeholders.
- Partnered with facilities and technology teams to ensure successful execution of training events and presentations.
Senior Administrative Assistant (Direct Hire)
Medtronic
Minneapolis, MN
03.2016 - 10.2018
- Supported Vice Presidents and senior leadership with calendar management, travel coordination, presentations, expense reporting, research, and event planning.
- Coordinated management-level interview processes, including candidate communication, scheduling, and culture-fit recommendations.
- Managed logistics for departmental meetings and events, including venues, accommodations, catering, and transportation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Minnesota School of Business
Plymouth, MN12-2016
Skills
- Workday
- UKG
- Cornerstone
- ATS Platforms
- WebEx
- MS Office Suite
- Concur
- PushPay
Accomplishments
- Supported organization-wide workforce reduction initiatives while ensuring respectful employee transitions.
- Redesigned U.S. and Canada termination documentation and communication processes, improving consistency and efficiency.
- Developed inclusive job descriptions that enhanced recruitment outreach and candidate diversity.
- Streamlined communication and logistics processes for organizational training programs.
- Facilitated new hire orientation programs that improved employee engagement and onboarding experiences.
- Implemented process improvement initiatives that strengthened alignment within Learning & Development operations.
Certification
- SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- Society for Human Resource Management | July 2018
Timeline
Ministry Project Coordinator
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
08.2024 - Current
Employee Business Partner / HR Specialist
Robert Half Contract Opportunities
10.2020 - 01.2024
Training and Development Specialist (Direct Hire)
Medtronic
10.2018 - 03.2020
Senior Administrative Assistant (Direct Hire)
Medtronic
03.2016 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Minnesota School of Business
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Employee Relations & Investigations
- HR Business Partnering
- Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
- Performance Management
- Training & Development
- Organizational Change Support
- Employee Engagement
- Process Improvement
- Administrative Operations
- Event & Project Coordination
- Strategic Communication
- Confidential Records Management