Veronica Olivarez
Albuquerque
Summary
Human Resources professional with over 17 years of experience in recruitment coordination, applicant processing, and employee support within Albuquerque Public Schools. Expertise in developing and implementing streamlined hiring and onboarding processes while ensuring compliance with state and federal employment laws. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to cultivate strong relationships across various departments. Proficient in managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments while maintaining professionalism, confidentiality, and accuracy throughout all stages of the employee lifecycle.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Success Systems / Attendance Coordinator
Albuquerque Public Schools
07.2024 - Current
- Lead districtwide attendance and student success systems (SSS) initiatives aligned with district framework, ensuring collaboration across departments and community partners.
- Provide on-site coaching and professional development to staff and school teams, including hands-on support and technical assistance.
- Manage attendance-related projects and school improvement plans, ensuring alignment with district goals.
- Analyze, track, and interpret data to inform strategic, equity-focused practices that improve student engagement and outcomes
- Support school attendance teams through coaching, data tracking, and implementation of APS Tiered Attendance approach.
- Create and develop data tracking systems.
- Assists in planning and coordinating district and state conference events including marketing and recruitment.
- Create and maintain professional relationships with community partners.
Volunteer Programs Coordinator
Albuquerque Public Schools
01.2023 - 07.2024
- Direct volunteer recruitment, engagement, and recognition initiatives across all schools.
- Develop and delivered training and resources to staff to enhance volunteer program quality and impact.
- Strengthen family and community partnerships through workshops, meetings, and volunteer-driven events.
- Coordinate districtwide staff volunteer programs, aligning participation with school and district goals.
- Improve volunteer tracking and communication systems to ensure efficiency and accountability.
- Develop brochures, flyers and social media posts for event and recruitment events.
- Updated and maintained department website.
- Provide coaching and technical assistance to APS staff and community.
Human Resources Applicant Processing Specialist
Albuquerque Public Schools
10.2006 - 01.2023
- Manage applicant workflow, onboarding processes, and personnel documentation for multiple departments.
- Design and refine queries in the applicant tracking system (Winocular) to increase recruitment efficiency.
- Support staffing specialists in candidate placement, data entry, and compliance verification and accountability reports.
- Review applications, screened candidates, and assisted with interviews to ensure quality hires.
- Ensure personnel action accuracy, record retention, and compliance with APS and state policies.
- Maintain confidentiality and safeguarded sensitive HR information.
- Collaborate with departments to host job recruitment events.
- Troubleshoot application and helpdesk tickets
- Create job postings including review and monitor job website.
- Advise prospective employees about hiring processes and needs.
Assistant Manager
First State Bank
07.2000 - 08.2005
- Oversaw daily branch operations and supervised a team of 8–10 employees.
- Managed cash operations, audits, and compliance with regulatory and security standards.
- Led staff recruitment, training, and development to ensure high performance and service quality.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complex issues with professionalism and efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Phoenix
01.2023
Human Resources Management Certificate - undefined
University of Phoenix
01.2022
Associate of Arts - Accounting
University of Phoenix
01.2020
Skills
- Systems: Winocular (Workflow, Workspace, Table Maintenance, Query, Volunteer Reporting), Cherwell, Synergy, Lawson, Edvantage/Hoonuit, Test Genius, SAPR, SmartSchool
- Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Windows 7 & 10 OS
- Recruitment & Onboarding
- Employee Processing
- Compliance & Policy Application
- Staff Training & Development
- Data Management
- Project Coordination
- Customer Relations
- Team Leadership
- Organizational Skills
- Coaching and mentoring
- Staff training
- Professional development
- Data analysis
- Staff development
- Events coordination
- Performance evaluation
Qualifications
- Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal employment laws governing recruitment, interviewing, and selection.
- Ability to design, implement, and manage effective recruitment strategies and outreach initiatives.
- Experienced in coordinating and representing APS recruitment events and career fairs.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and HR systems, including Winocular workflow, Synergy, Lawson, Cherwell and other query management tools.
- Comprehensive knowledge of FLSA regulations and employment practices related to interviewing, recordkeeping, onboarding, and personnel compliance.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and ability to manage multiple projects
Honors
University of Phoenix Presidential List, Four-time recipient 2021 - 2022
Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business 2022
Golden Key International Honor Society in Business 2021
NSCS National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2019
Timeline
Student Success Systems / Attendance Coordinator
Albuquerque Public Schools
07.2024 - Current
Volunteer Programs Coordinator
Albuquerque Public Schools
01.2023 - 07.2024
Human Resources Applicant Processing Specialist
Albuquerque Public Schools
10.2006 - 01.2023
Assistant Manager
First State Bank
07.2000 - 08.2005
Human Resources Management Certificate - undefined
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Accounting
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Phoenix