Experience
October 2011 to present Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF) Miami, FL
- April 2017 to present Director, Human Resources, Homestead Hospital (HH)
- October 2011 to April 2017 HR Manager, Mariners & Fishermen’s Hospitals
- Responsible for and direct all human capital interactions and serve as the leader of site human resources team consisting of multiple direct and indirect reports and serve as senior human resources lead for hospital HR operations
- Responsible for human resources strategy development and execution with senior leadership • Drive employee engagement activities and measures for all entity departments • Build relationships with leaders at all levels and staff to enhance engagement and lower turnover
- Develop, facilitate and measure employee and leader development opportunities
- Identified as "HiPo" talent and chosen as a member of the Baptist Health Leadership Experience development program
- Member of Senior BSHF HR Leadership team responsible for healthcare system operations
- Lead HR operations for 1,500+ employee, 140 bed hospital HR programs (HH)
- Led HR Operations for 400+ employees for 2-25 bed, Critical Access hospitals in the Florida Keys (Mariners and Fishermen’s Hospitals)
- Successful implementation and driving force for the initial hospital wide Emerging Leader program for strategic talent (Mariners Hospital)
- Led all HR components for successful acquisition of Fishermen’s Community Hospital
- Serve as a permanent member of the Pathway to Excellence and Magnet designation teams (Mariners Hospital
August 2004 to October 2011 BCBSSC Surfside Beach, SC
- July 2010 to October 2011 Regional HR Generalist II
- Served as mentor and lead for HR staff at all locations in 4 states including corporate and HR Call Center functions while performing all duties of Human Resources Generalist I duties.
- Train and partner with new and existing HR staff on areas of employment law, employee relations, total rewards and compliance
- March 2006 to July 2010 Human Resources Generalist I
- Recruit for all positions within TRICARE North and other government contracts
- Counsel with management and employees on various employee relations topics
- Perform scheduled and ad hoc job audits and other compensation functions
- Test and qualify external and internal applicants as well as temporary employee placements
- Write, test and review quality work instructions for HR Department ISO Certification
- Act as liaison between employees and benefits and payroll departments
- Develop and facilitate training and education for all levels of employment on various topics
- August 2004 to March 2006 Claims Associate III
June 2001 to August 2004 Muscular Dystrophy Association Wilmington, NC
Coastal Carolinas District Program Coordinator
Publication
- June 2012 to September 2012 JP Wiley and Sons San Francisco, CA HR Competency Technical Editor for PHR/SPHR Preparation Tool ISBN: 978-1-118-469699
Current and Past Volunteer Experience
- July 2023 to Present Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC Digital Transcription Project Volunteer
- Transcription and transcription review of historical documents and materials
- Submission of transcribed documents to institutional database of searchable materials
- July 2012 to present Baptist Health South Florida Federal Credit Union Miami, FL
- January 2014 to present Chairman of the Board July 2012 to December 2013 Treasurer
- Lead board of directors in oversight of $100 million USD+ single sponsor credit union
- Operations more than doubled in size and value during tenure as Board Chair
- HR Certification Study Group Facilitator since 2008 (
- 25+ PHR/SPHR and SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certification Study Group Cohorts facilitated
- November 2015 to May 2017 Mentor & Coach HR Florida FIU Student Competition
- June 2012 to January 2015 Board of Directors Greater Miami SHRM
- September 2013 to May 2015 “Big” with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Miami
- September 2008 to October 2011 Board of Directors Coastal Organization of HR
Education
- MSc, History (expected 2025) University of Edinburgh
- BA, History (expected summer 2023) Current GPA 4.0 Florida Intl. University (FIU)
- Undergrad. Certificate in Early English Medieval History Cambridge University
- Master, Business Administration (MBA) Webster University GPA 3.98
- Master, Human Resources Management (MA-HRM) Webster University GPA 3.97
- BA, Business Administration Stockton College
- Executive Education Certificate – Train the Trainer University of South Carolina
Certifications
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) since 2008
- Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) since 2010
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) since 2011
- SHRM Certified Senior Professional (SHRM-SCP) since 2015
- Program Facilitator Development Dimensions International (DDI) since 2009
- Certified Facilitator Extended DiSC since 2013
Memberships
- Member – Royal Historical Society, London, UK
- Member – Scottish Society for Northern Studies
- Member – Scottish History Society
- Professional Member – Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) since 2008
- Professional Member – Greater Miami SHRM (GMSHRM) since 2011
- Professional Member – WorldatWork since 2008
Awards and Honors
- 2017 Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce HR Leader of the Year
- 2015 BHSF Philanthropist Club Executive Champion
- 2015 Baptist Health Leadership Experience (BHLE) 2015 Cohort
- 2014 BHSF Team of the Year Acknowledgement
- 2009 Coastal Organization of HR (COHR) HR Professional of the Year
