Tammy Kepple
HR Strategy Design Consultant IV
Summary
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Strategy Design Consultant IV
Kaiser Permanente
01.2022 - Current
- Project Manager on several HR Initiatives: 180-day employee retention, Mental Health Support, Change Management for Managers Curriculum Design, New Employee Experience Standards
- Established strong relationships with clients by maintaining open lines of communication.
- Mentored junior colleagues, fostering a collaborative work environment that encouraged professional growth.
- Prepared strategies and proposed concepts for leadership approval.
- Strategy design consultant for employee health, safety and well-being
- Managed multiple concurrent projects while meeting strict deadlines and maintaining attention to detail.
- Developed program information, communication, and training materials
- Met with over 50 customers per week to discuss vision and individual needs.
- Facilitated the collaboration of inter-departmental activities in support of well-being related activities
- Created marketing materials, including brochures, flyers and product catalogs to brand standards.
- Organized, oversaw, and provided leadership and manager trainings
- Leveraged industry knowledge and emerging trends to build innovative messaging and bring design concepts to fruition.
- Led the Healthy Workforce Strategy Group and Total Health Labor Leads on the development of strategy and implementation of program
- Collaborated with senior management to develop, review and finalize design concepts.
- Managed and coordinated various projects, program/activity, and development/evaluation
- Coordinated with other departments to comply with industry regulations.
- Developed program data tracking and reports
- Provided consulting and analysis for multiple programs and projects.
- Developed comprehensive program evaluation to ensure program activities, engagement, allocations, expenses, and reporting is aligned with business and program objectives
- Coordinated, develop and support champion networks
- Assisted with training, provided resources and programming
- Facilitated requests for program support
Project Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente
08.2001 - 01.2022
- As program manager Introduced new standards in employer-specific approaches for engaging worksites in health promotion activities through strategic communications and incentive programs.
- As project coordinator Managed 300 events annually, including the prioritization of details, completing multiple tasks independently: taking each worksite event through an Agile project lifecycle.
- Managed and coordinated various projects, program/activity, and development/evaluation
- Developed program data tracking and reports.
- Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress.
- Developed and implemented systems for measuring and improving the quality of the health and well-being programs.
- Including methods of incorporating feedback from staff.
- Analyzed, interpreted, and reported health and well-being measures at the aggregate level (e.g., participation, satisfaction, health, and well-being outcomes)
- Supported the internal marketing and promotion of health and well-being programs and services to employer groups by working with the relevant program and service owners.
- Supervised 6 indirect reports working in a culturally diverse environment.
- Help KP and customer stakeholders understand their roles as change agents and sponsors
- Consult with key project, business, and customer stakeholders on Organizational Change Management strategies, plans, and best practices
- Use defined framework, approach, and tools to build an integrated change management plan for customers implementing new KP solutions
- Conduct stakeholder, change impact, and readiness assessments and action plans to address opportunities that strengthen change readiness and adoption.
- Strategic Customer Engagement Onsite Services Project Manager
- Directed the strategy, training, quality assurance, performance, and productivity measures, contributing to the development of innovative concepts, techniques, and standards within teams
- Maintained regular communication with project teams to ensure completion within scope, schedule, and budget restraints
- Conceptualized a $300K Health Engagement Mobile Vehicle—creating the business case and taking project from ideation to implementation; growing membership base and market share, improving health disparities in underserved populations, increasing service levels, reducing costs, and improving access
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Cultivated strong relationships with key project stakeholders through regular, transparent communication, securing their ongoing support and trust.
- Pioneered use of virtual collaboration tools, enabling remote teams to work more cohesively and maintain project timelines.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTBachelor of Science - Health Science—Health Education & Promotion
California State University, San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CASkills
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Training
- Relationship building
- Tactical planning
- Change Management
- Strategic thinking
- Project management
- Analytical skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Excellent communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Organizational skills
Certification
Prosci Change Management Certification, 06/01/19
Timeline
Strategy Design Consultant IV
Kaiser Permanente
01.2022 - Current
Project Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente
08.2001 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Health Science—Health Education & Promotion
California State University, San Bernardino
Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management
Western Governors University
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